Category Archives: WJTV
Canton officials begin recount in mayoral race
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton election officials are recounting the votes to see who will be the Democratic nominee in the upcoming mayoral election. Comelia Walker called for a recount after she lost...
May 07, 2025
Guest speaks to Noem about FEMA disaster relief for Mississippi
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) spoke to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about FEMA disaster relief in Mississippi. Parts of the state were affect...
May 07, 2025
Ridgeland police arrest teen in Two Gun Tactical burglary
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police arrested a 17-year-old in connection to a burglary at Two Gun Tactical. The incident occurred at the business on Highway 51 just after 3:15 a.m. on Thursday,...
May 07, 2025
Ambulance crashes into Baptist DeSoto Hospital; suspect in custody: Police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A large police presence was seen outside a DeSoto County hospital Wednesday morning after an ambulance crashed into the building, police confirm. The Southaven Police Department says...
May 07, 2025
Keesler Air Force Base resumes operations after lockdown
UPDATE (12:55 p.m.): Keesler Air Force Base has "resumed normal operations" after it went on lockdown this morning, a news release said. The lockdown began around 8 a.m. after the base received a repo...
May 07, 2025
One dies during Pearl house fire
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - One person died during a house fire in Pearl. The fire occurred at a home on Upper Drive on Tuesday, May 6. Keesler AFB hurricane hunters gear up for 2025 season According to Pea...
May 07, 2025
Black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel chimney, conclave doesn't elect pope in first vote
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a n...
May 07, 2025
Keesler AFB hurricane hunters gear up for 2025 season
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - With the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season around the corner, hurricane hunters at Keesler Air Force Base want Mississippians to be ready. Each year, 10 aircraft based in Biloxi fl...
May 06, 2025
Vicksburg man's two sexual battery convictions reversed by court
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed two sexual battery convictions for a Vicksburg man. According to court documents, a Warren County Circuit Court jury convicted C...
May 06, 2025
Teen reported missing in Clinton found safe
UPDATE: CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police announced that Kameron Boone, 16, has been found safe and was reunited with his family. The investigation into the circumstances of his disappearance is ...
May 06, 2025