Category Archives: WJTV
19-year-old driver dies after car goes into Lake George
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 19-year-old driver died after his vehicle went into Lake George in Yazoo County. According to Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers, Yazoo County 911 received a call from t...
May 11, 2025
18-wheeler crashes on I-20 East in Warren County
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler crashed in Warren County early Sunday morning. The crash occurred on Interstate 20 East near the 16-mile marker. The crash occurred on Interstate 20 East ne...
May 11, 2025
Driver escapes submerged vehicle in Hattiesburg creek
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A driver managed to escape from a vehicle that was partially submerged in a Hattiesburg creek. Police and firefighters responded to the crash at Gordon's Creek near the int...
May 10, 2025
Woman arrested, man sought for Natchez drive-by shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman has been arrested, and police are searching for a man in connection to a drive-by shooting in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reported police are searching for Phillip St...
May 10, 2025
Durant police seek suspect in armed robbery at ATM
DURANT, Miss. (WJTV) - Durant police are searching for a suspect responsible for an armed robbery that occurred at a Renasant Bank ATM. Police said the crime occurred in the 300 block of N. W. Depot S...
May 09, 2025
Hattiesburg honors two fallen officers 10 years after their deaths
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg honored fallen Officers Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate, who died 10 years ago. On Friday, city officials, police officers and family members came together to ho...
May 09, 2025
Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor will move forward, court says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A defamation lawsuit filed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre against Mississippi Auditor Shad White for his comments on a welfare scandal will move forward after M...
May 09, 2025
USACE reopens Steele Bayou gates after recent flooding
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District opened the gates of the Steele Bayou Drainage Structure on Friday, May 9. The gates, located 10 miles north of Vic...
May 09, 2025
Jackson police seek persons of interest in Holden Street homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for at least two people in connection to a fatal shooting on Holden Street. The shooting occurred in the 300 block of Holden Street near Segura Ave...
May 09, 2025
Mississippi teacher donates part of liver to save student
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi State University (MSU) alumna and Tupelo Public School District special education teacher Holly Allgood didn't hesitate to help one of her students. Allgood was ...
May 09, 2025