Category Archives: WJTV

One killed, two injured in Simpson County crash
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed and two others were injured during at two-vehicle crash in Simpson County. The crash occurred on Highway 28 just before 12:30 p.m. on July 6. 2 juv...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 07, 2025

'Mama' Mosie Burks of Mississippi Mass Choir dies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A beloved member of the Mississippi Mass Choir has died. "Mama" Mosie Burks passed away on July 7. From her electrifying performances of "When I Rose This Morning" to her soul ...
Sethanie Smith Jul 07, 2025

Mississippi Lottery winners claim $2M in 2nd Chance drawing
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Eight Mississippi Lottery players turned non-winning scratch-off tickets into big wins. The winners collected a total of $2.22 million in the 2nd Chance promotional drawings he...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 07, 2025

2 juveniles arrested after Mississippi school buses are set on fire
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Marshall County Sheriff's Office is investigating after multiple school buses caught on fire outside of H.W. Byers High School in Holly Springs. Multiple school buses catch on fi...
Raven Moore Jul 07, 2025

Train derails in Mississippi; no injuries reported
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A train has derailed in Sardis, Mississippi, Panola County Emergency Operations has confirmed. Dispatch told WREG that the derailment took place just north of Sardis on Highway 51. T...
Raven Moore Jul 07, 2025

Girls camp grieves loss of 27 campers and counselors in Texas floods
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Crews picked through mountains of debris and waded into swollen rivers Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that killed nearly 90 people over the July Four...
The Associated Press Jul 07, 2025

3 injured in Hattiesburg shooting, 1 struck by vehicle
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are investigating after three people were shot and a fourth person was struck by a vehicle. The incident occurred in the 5000 block of Hardy Street aroun...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 06, 2025

Two killed in early morning shooting in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were killed during an early morning shooting in Jackson, police said. The shooting occurred on Wilmington Street around 3:15 a.m. on July 6. 23-year-old man killed i...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 06, 2025

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Flash floods in Texas killed at least 82 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing, including girls attending a summer camp. The de...
The Associated Press Jul 06, 2025

23-year-old man killed in Jackson shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 23-year-old man died after being shot in Jackson. The shooting occurred in the 900 block of Cooper Road on July 4. Woman fatally hit by vehicle in Jackson Detective Tommie Br...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 05, 2025
