Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi police release body-cam footage of arrest involving handicap parking space
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The Senatobia Police Department has released body-camera footage of the arrest of a woman who was accused of illegally parking in a handicap parking space. Breshari Faulkner was arr...
May 15, 2025
Disability Rights Mississippi receives remaining funds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) received the remainder of their 2025 federal funding. The nonprofit is back to taking new cases. This comes after DRMS announced that it wo...
May 15, 2025
Man convicted in fatal shooting outside Jackson funeral home
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was convicted in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred outside a Jackson funeral home in 2020. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said a jury found Ameni Ol...
May 15, 2025
Mississippi parents warned of extortion, blackmail by terror group targeting children
Warning: This story may be disturbing to some viewers. PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Perry County deputies have issued a warning to parents about what they're calling an "online cult" targeting young c...
May 15, 2025
Sonic Boom to represent Mississippi at 2025 National Battle of the Bands
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University's (JSU) Sonic Boom of the South will once again represent Mississippi on the national stage at the 2025 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB). The...
May 15, 2025
ACLU sues Lexington over civil rights lawyer's arrest
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced a lawsuit against the city of Lexington and three police officers related to a high-profile arres...
May 15, 2025
Mississippi third-graders set record in reading assessment
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 25,399 (77.3%) of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this sprin...
May 15, 2025
Mississippi receives $32 million for Yazoo Backwater Area pumps
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is directing $136.5 million in FY2025 appropriations to Mississippi for work on ...
May 15, 2025
Brandon Amphitheater celebrates 100th live concert milestone
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Brandon Amphitheater will host its 100th live concert event on Saturday, May 17. The concert will feature Texas-based band Treaty Oak Revival and will start at 7:30 p.m. "T...
May 15, 2025
Meridian man gets 41 years for multi-state drug trafficking
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Meridian man was sentenced to more than 41 years in prison for his role in a multi-state drug trafficking organization. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Samuel Boler,...
May 15, 2025