Category Archives: WJTV
1 charged, 2 detained by ICE after Rankin County stabbing incident
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies announced one man has been charged in connection to a stabbing incident, and two others were detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE...
Apr 17, 2025
Pickle Fest returns to Mississippi Ag Museum for 6th year
Editor's Note: Video above is from a previous Pickle Fest. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum will host the 6th Annual Pickle Fest. The festival has been schedul...
Apr 17, 2025
Mississippi's 2025 Municipal Primary Runoff set for April 22
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's 2025 Municipal Primary Runoff Election Day will be held on Tuesday, April 22. The ballot will feature runoffs in 28 cities: Baldwyn Bay St. Louis Belzoni Biloxi C...
Apr 17, 2025
Mississippi man killed in multi-boat crash during Major League Fishing tournament in Alabama
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WJTV) - One of the three victims, who died after two boats crashed in Alabama during a Major League Fishing Tournament, was identified as a Mississippi man. According to the Alab...
Apr 17, 2025
13-year-old Mississippi boy shot in head, killed; suspects on the run
BATESVILLE, Miss. -- The Batesville Police Department is searching for multiple suspects after the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy on Sunday night. Police say the shooting occurred just after 11:3...
Apr 17, 2025
Historical marker unveiled at Rosa Scott School in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rosa Scott School in Madison County received a State Historical Marker on Wednesday, April 16. Rosa Scott was born in 1874 and was a pioneer in education for A...
Apr 16, 2025
Oral cancer rates rise in young adults: UMMC
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center's (UMMC) Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery offered free oral cancer screenings on Wednesday at the Jackson Medic...
Apr 16, 2025
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson endorses John Horhn for Jackson mayor
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) endorsed State Senator John Horhn (D-District 26) for mayor of Jackson. Horhn will face incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba in the D...
Apr 16, 2025
Groundbreaking held for $29 million Farish Street housing redevelopment
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A major housing redevelopment project is underway in Jackson's historic Farish Street neighborhood. Gulf Coast Housing will be the developers for the project located on Farish ...
Apr 16, 2025
Conservation group names Mississippi River 'most endangered,' cites proposed FEMA cuts
(The Hill) - A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river of 2025," citing threats to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which plays a ...
Apr 16, 2025