Category Archives: WJTV
MHP investigates two fatal crashes in Delta
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said troopers are investigating two fatal crashes. One crash occurred on Highway 448 in Sunflower County just befor...
Aug 24, 2025
Man arrested for firing shots into Columbia home
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WHLT) - Columbia police announced a man was arrested for firing shots into a home. The incident occurred on Broadmoor Avenue around 6:10 p.m. on August 23, 2025. Man charged with chil...
Aug 24, 2025
Mississippi State, KITECH renew partnership for advanced manufacturing research
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi State University (MSU) and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) have renewed a set of agreements designed to drive joint research, innovation an...
Aug 24, 2025
Jackson march held to raise awareness about violent crime
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, held a march on Saturday to raise awareness about violent crime in the capital city. The march started at Freedom Corner and end...
Aug 23, 2025
Conference targets health equity for Black men in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Black men face some of the highest rates of chronic disease, as well as some of the lowest access to care. The annual Black Men's Health Equity Conference was held on Saturday ...
Aug 23, 2025
Winona mayor addresses city's water issues
WINONA, Miss. (WJTV) - Winona Mayor Jerry Flowers spoke to WJTV 12 News about the city's efforts to improve water quality. For decades, residents in the city have dealt with water issues, including hi...
Aug 23, 2025
Truck stolen from Jackson construction site
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for an auto theft suspect. The incident occurred at Fountain Construction in the 900 block of Martin Luther King Drive shortly before 12:30 p.m. on...
Aug 22, 2025
US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing
Just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of his killing, the federal government made public thousands of pages of records Friday on the lynching of Emmett Till. The records in the National Archives, re...
Aug 22, 2025
Tougaloo College announces search for new president
Editor's Note: Dr. Donzell Lee remains the president of Tougaloo College. The following story has been updated. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Tougaloo College Board of Trustees announced they are seekin...
Aug 22, 2025
Explosion reported at Tangipahoa Parish business: TPSO
ROSELAND, La. (WGNO) - A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for an area of Roseland after a report of an explosion at a business on Friday, Aug. 22. New Orleans Interstate 10 corridor reopens earli...
Aug 22, 2025