Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi launches America250 Commission
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves announced the launch of Mississippi's America250 Commission (A250 MS). Members of the commission include Co-Chair First Lady Elee Reeves, Co-Chair Lynn Hos...
Jul 03, 2025
House sends GOP's 'big, beautiful bill' to Trump’s desk in major win for Republicans
The "big, beautiful bill" is heading to President Trump's desk. House Republicans passed the core of Trump's domestic policy agenda Thursday afternoon - including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on imm...
Jul 03, 2025
Four arrested in Oxford hotel robbery linked to prostitution
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Oxford police said a person was robbed by four suspects after arranging to meet a prostitute at a hotel. Police responded to the hotel in the 2200 block of West Jackson Avenue a...
Jul 03, 2025
MDOT plans temporary I-55 South closures in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced intermittent closures have been planed for Interstate 55 South in Madison County. The closur...
Jul 03, 2025
Granddaughter of civil rights leader laid to rest
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After a shooting claimed the life of the granddaughter of civil rights leader Dr. John Perkins, she was laid to rest. The family of Karah Perkins Potter, 23, gathered for her h...
Jul 03, 2025
Supreme Court to consider reviving Mississippi evangelist’s challenge to protest ordinance
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will consider reviving an evangelist's challenge to a Mississippi city's protest ordinance. Gabriel Olivier, a self-described Christian called to evangelize, asked t...
Jul 03, 2025
Family seeks answers after woman goes missing in Mississippi
SILVER CREEK, Miss. (WJTV) - A family is desperate to find their loved one after she disappeared in Mississippi. La'Datra Williams, 26, has been missing since May 20, according to her family. They sai...
Jul 02, 2025
Rankin County deputies arrest man for attacking realtor during open house
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a man after he allegedly attacked a realtor at an open house. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Cedar Ridge Boulevard on July 1 in...
Jul 02, 2025
One injured in shooting on Hickory Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was injured during a shooting in Jackson. The shooting occurred on Hickory Drive near Vernon Drive on July 2. Former federal probation officer sentenced for child ab...
Jul 02, 2025
MHP launches 2025 Independence Day Travel period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is gearing up for another major holiday travel initiative this summer. The Independence Day travel period will kick off at midnight on July...
Jul 02, 2025