Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson City Council delays data center ordinance vote
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A proposed ordinance that would temporarily halt future data center development in Jackson drew passionate debate on May 19, 2026, as residents and supporters packed a City Cou...
May 20, 2026
Byram police help capture alligator in neighborhood
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Byram police helped wrangle an alligator in the Robinson Estates neighborhood. Officers responded to the neighborhood on May 20, 2026, after receiving a call about the alligator....
May 20, 2026
Jackson police seek to identify individuals in fatal shooting outside nightclub
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to identify several individuals in connection to a fatal outside of a nightclub. They released surveillance video in order for the public to help ide...
May 20, 2026
Katt Williams guard charged with murder claims hostile environment, plans lawsuit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A security guard for Katt Williams, who was indicted last week in connection with the shooting of comedian Reggie Carroll, plans to sue Williams for letting Carroll move into his hom...
May 20, 2026
Mississippi authorities seize large amounts of meth, marijuana
PONTOTOC COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Interdiction Unit seized 376 pounds of methamphetamine, 82 pounds of marijuana and two kilograms of powder cocaine in Pont...
May 19, 2026
Medgar Evers Library closed for HVAC repairs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Jackson Hinds Library System (JHLS) said the Medgar Evers Library branch will remain temporarily closed due to ongoing HVAC cooling issues, but officials hop...
May 19, 2026
Mississippi governor requests Major Disaster Declaration after tornadoes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced that he requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump for five counties impacted by severe storms, strong tornadoe...
May 19, 2026
Federal trial for Beth Israel arson suspect continued to August
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The trial for the man accused of the arson attack at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson has been continued again. According to court documents, the new federal trial date for ...
May 19, 2026
One airlifted, one injured in Adams County crash
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was airlifted and another was injured during a three-vehicle crash in Adams County. The crash occurred on Highway 61 North near Bags & Beyond on May 18, 202...
May 19, 2026
Former Reservoir police officer sentenced for child exploitation
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Reservoir police officer was sentenced on two counts of child exploitation. According to Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Rodney Jernigan, of Raleigh, was sentenced t...
May 19, 2026