Category Archives: WJTV

Capitol Police seek suspect in Jackson bank robbery
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are searching for a suspect who robbed a Jackson bank. The robbery occurred at Cadence Bank on Canton Mart Road just before 2:15 p.m. on Friday, August 8. Warran...
Delesha Banks Aug 08, 2025

Water leak delays Denver Street pothole repairs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mayor of Jackson's Office addressed the delays in the repairs to Denver Street. According to the Mayor's Office, they investigated the ongoing pothole issue on Denver Stree...
Sethanie Smith Aug 08, 2025

Warrants issued for two more suspects in Jackson neighborhood shootout
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced warrants have been issued for two additional suspects in connection to a neighborhood shootout. Police said they're searching for Jamaal Henderson, Jr....
Kaitlin Howell Aug 08, 2025

Chapel Ridge Apartments in Jackson has new owner
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An apartment complex in Jackson that was declared a public nuisance has a new owner. According to Jackson City Councilman Vernon Hartley, Ward 5, Chapel Ridge Holding...
Cameron Smith Aug 08, 2025

Jones County woman arrested for $70K SNAP benefits theft
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Jones County woman was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $70,000 in SNAP benefits. According to the Investigations Division of the Mississippi Department of Huma...
Sethanie Smith Aug 08, 2025

Fugitive captured in Pike County lake after manhunt
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An escaped fugitive was captured in Pike County. According to Pike County Sheriff Wally Jones, Kriston Ramsey, 20, was wanted for failure to appear in drug court. They were ser...
Tommy West Aug 08, 2025

Six men plead guilty in Jackson narcotics operation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Six men pled guilty to narcotics distribution offenses after an ATF Operation in Jackson in 2024 and 2025. According to court documents, the ATF Jackson Field Office began a st...
Sethanie Smith Aug 08, 2025

Lane closure set for roundabout near Jackson Airport
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be a temporary lane closure on the roundabout near the Jackson airport. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the closure will take...
Sethanie Smith Aug 08, 2025

Missing Texas teen may have traveled to Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Texas teenager, who disappeared one year ago, is still missing and may have traveled to Mississippi. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NC...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 08, 2025

Two arrested in Adams County for stealing log truck
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies arrested two men after they allegedly stole a log truck. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said deputies responded on August 4 to a request for assi...
Sethanie Smith Aug 08, 2025
