Category Archives: WJTV

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - A house fire killed three people in Mississippi, officials said. The fire occurred at a home in the 2000 block of Brooksville Road around 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 2. As fi...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County Supervisor Scott Berry, District 2, announced his resignation, effective June 13, 2025. According to officials, Berry accepted a full-time, private sector p...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As the Sahara dust plume travels across the Atlantic Ocean and moves into the southeastern United States, the Mississippi Asthma & Allergy Clinic (MSAAC) is advising reside...

MAGEE, Miss. (WJTV) - Magee police arrested a man who was accused of "touching himself inappropriately" and taking pictures of elementary-aged children at a park. Magee Police Chief Denis J. Borges sa...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The owner of a Jackson apartment complex that was covered in piles of trash has filed for bankruptcy. In May, residents told WJTV 12 News about the issues at Chapel Ridge Apart...

SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Dr. Robert Sanders has been appointed as the next superintendent of the Simpson County School District, effective July 1, 2025. The Simpson County School District Board ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Lafayette County, Mississippi, inmate was captured after a brief escape from a work detail on Monday, according to the sheriff's office. At around 2:30 p.m., Lorenzo Shaw allegedly...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man and a woman are now behind bars after a one-year-old was found with unexplained injuries last Friday in Oxford, Mississippi, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office....

(WJW) - A public health alert has been issued for organic ground beef products that reportedly could be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection ...

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Voters in the City of Pearl voted in favor of a liquor referendum. The referendum would permit wine and liquor sales in the city, with certain restrictions. Click here to vi...