Category Archives: WJTV

EPA aims to boost collaboration with Mississippi farmers
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Region 4 administrator visited Mississippi to strengthen ties with the state's farmers. Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce&...
Jakobe A. Smith Jun 11, 2025

Chapel Ridge Apartments declared public nuisance
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson apartment complex was declared a public nuisance. This comes after mountains of trash piled up at Chapel Ridge Apartments when officials said the owners stopped payin...
Delesha Banks Jun 11, 2025

Man arrested in shooting death of woman in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced a man was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a woman on Jayne Avenue. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), sa...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 11, 2025

Mississippi man arrested for multi-state fraudulent transactions
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Starkville police announced a man was arrested in connection to multiple fraudulent transactions in the city and other jurisdictions in and out of state. Police said Deshun ...
Sethanie Smith Jun 11, 2025

Ashby Foote wins Jackson Ward 1 City Council race
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Incumbent Jackson City Councilman Ashby Foote (I) is the apparent winner of the Ward 1 City Council race. The unofficial results showed Foote received 1,739 votes. Grace Greene...
Cameron Smith Jun 11, 2025

Jackson Mayor-elect John Horhn names additional transition team members
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor-elect John Horhn announced new members to his mayoral transition team. According to Horhn, Carol Palmer and Dr. Beverly Hogan were named as additional co-chairs o...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 11, 2025

Ohio man sentenced for scheme that targeted Mississippi companies
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - An Ohio man was sentenced to more than four years in prison for committing wire fraud and money laundering in connection with scamming companies in Mississippi and throughout th...
Sethanie Smith Jun 11, 2025

19-year-old killed, two injured in Rankin County crash
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 19-year-old died and two others were injured during a crash in Rankin County. The crash occurred on Damond D. Lake Road near Woodrow Martin Road close to the Puckett co...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 11, 2025

Basketball star Cameron Woodall dies in 4-wheeler crash
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former basketball star for Raymond High School and Tougaloo College died during a 4-wheeler accident. Interim Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard said Cameron Woodall, ...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 10, 2025

NCAA settlement could reshape Mississippi sports
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal judge approved a nearly $3 billion settlement, clearing the way for colleges to pay student athletes. Schools that opted into the House vs. NCAA settlement will be al...
Cameron Smith Jun 10, 2025
