Category Archives: WJTV
Body found under I-55 Frontage Road bridge in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man's body was discovered underneath the I-55 Frontage Road bridge near Canton Mart. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police De...
Aug 19, 2025
Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock rul...
Aug 19, 2025
Three, including father and son, arrested for Jackson homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man, his son and an 18-year-old were arrested in connection to a fatal 2024 shooting in Jackson. The shooting occurred in the 3100 block of Booker Street on September 15, 202...
Aug 19, 2025
Don't eat this shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible radiation contamination: FDA
(WJW) - The Food and Drug Administration is investigating contamination reports in frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart. According to a press release from the FDA, Cesium-137 (Cs-137) was detected b...
Aug 19, 2025
Judge halts Mississippi's DEI ban
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal judge ruled in favor of those who are challenging certain provisions of Mississippi's ban on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. According to court docume...
Aug 19, 2025
Final defendant sentenced for card skimming scam in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Romanian man was sentenced in Mississippi in connection to a multi-state card skimming scam. Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) said on August 12, 2025, Bogdan Gabriel Rad...
Aug 19, 2025
Hurricane Erin prompts tropical storm, surge warnings for North Carolina | Tracking the Tropics
This story has been archived and will no longer be updated. For updates on this system, click here. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Dangerous rip currents are expected along the U.S. East Coast as Hurricane Erin...
Aug 19, 2025
Jackson mayor won't seek water extension for Blossom Apartments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor John Horhn provided an update on the relocation efforts at Blossom Apartments. The mayor said he will not ask U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate for a water extens...
Aug 19, 2025
Years after abuse reports, ex-coach at renowned US gymnastics academy is arrested by FBI
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. gymnastics world was only just recovering from a devastating sexual abuse scandal when a promising young coach moved from Mississippi to Iowa to take a job in...
Aug 19, 2025
Man arrested after woman found dead with gunshot wounds in wrecked car in Mississippi
PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after a woman was found dead with gunshot wounds in a wrecked vehicle in Mississippi. Bailey Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Pub...
Aug 19, 2025