Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers concluded their work for the 2026 Legislative Session, but they will come back on April 15 if there are items that need to be addressed. Lt. Governor Delb...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was airlifted to a hospital after being shot in Jefferson County, according to authorities. Jefferson County Sheriff James Bailey said the sheriff's office recei...

Former House Speaker Philip Gunn is expected to announce on Tuesday, April 14, that he will run for governor, which would make him the second candidate to officially enter the race for the 2027 electi...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Amplify Cell Technologies, which broke ground on a billion-dollar vehicle battery plant in Byhalia, Mississippi in 2024, is laying off workers. Seventy-three workers are affected, wit...

After nearly two decades of paralysis on the issue, Mississippi officials are inching closer to establishing a state home mitigation program to protect residents from natural disasters. Storm preparat...

WESSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Wesson man was sentenced in connection to a 2025 crash that killed a four-year-old child. The Daily Leader reported Devin Shane Merrill, 28, pled guilty on March 31, 2026. He ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Funeral arrangements have been announced for Jackson County Deputy Michael Jimerson. Jimerson, 61, of Vancleave, was killed on April 1, 2026, while responding to a distu...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- One person is dead, and several others were injured following a vehicle crash in Quitman County, Mississippi, according to the Coahoma County Fire Department (CCFD) on Friday morning...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Marshall County Correctional Facility K-9 officer was killed in the line of duty after being shot on Wednesday night, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Prison...

One crew member has been rescued after the fighter jet went down in Iran, US and Israeli officials say.