Category Archives: WJTV
Man sentenced for fatal shooting during Yazoo County trail ride event
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was found guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault after a three-day trial in Yazoo County. According to prosecutors, Johnny House, Jr., was found guilty on Apr...
Apr 11, 2025
Woman allegedly fires shots inside Jackson business after argument
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a woman allegedly fired shots inside a business. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said the incident occu...
Apr 11, 2025
Jackson firefighters tackle house fire on Lawrence Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a house fire on Friday, April 11. The fire occurred at a home in the 300 block of Lawrence Road around 11:00 a.m. Juvenile driver charged afte...
Apr 11, 2025
Juvenile driver charged after chase in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police announced a juvenile driver has been charged after a chase. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers o...
Apr 11, 2025
4 Mississippi women arrested on food stamp fraud, Desoto County D.A. says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Four people were arrested Thursday for food stamp fraud in DeSoto County totaling approximately $131,000, District Attorney Matthew Barton says. The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, D...
Apr 11, 2025
Rankin County deputies arrest 2 for selling drugs from home
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a man and a woman who were accused of selling methamphetamine from a home. Around noon on Thursday, April 10, investigators executed a res...
Apr 11, 2025
Stocks climb but the dollar sinks as Wall Street closes a chaotic week
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are climbing Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggest fear is still high about&n...
Apr 11, 2025
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: April 11-13
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (April 11-13) around Mississippi. Cent...
Apr 11, 2025
China hits back, hikes tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%
BEIJING (AP) - China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% - the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that h...
Apr 11, 2025
Two injured during 18-wheeler fire on I-20 West in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities have blocked part of Interstate 20 in Rankin County due to an 18-wheeler fire. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the incident occurred ...
Apr 11, 2025