Category Archives: WJTV
Lauren Betts is nearly perfect to lead UCLA past Ole Miss 76-62 and into Elite Eight
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Lauren Betts was so dominant inside that she barely missed, scoring 31 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead UCLA past Mississippi 76-62 on Friday night and sending the Bruins to t...
Mar 29, 2025
Michigan State's 2nd-half rally sends Spartans past Ole Miss 73-70 as Izzo wins again in Sweet 16
ATLANTA (AP) - Jace Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Ole Miss (24-12) was ...
Mar 28, 2025
Mississippians encouraged to prepare for more severe weather
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Many communities in Mississippi are still cleaning up from severe weather this month, but another round of storms are still on the way. Brian Grantham, the director of Em...
Mar 28, 2025
Jackson police identify victim found in burned vehicle
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced the body that was found in a burned vehicle has been identified. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said based on DNA te...
Mar 28, 2025
14-year-old girl injured in Jackson shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a 14-year-old girl was shot. The incident occurred on Daniel Circle around 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28. Shots fired at multiple people ...
Mar 28, 2025
State Auditor investigates sheriff for alleged use of inmates on farm
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Auditor Shad White has opened an investigation into Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey. This follows reports that jail inmates worked on his family farm, using taxpayer-f...
Mar 28, 2025
Shots fired at multiple people in Rankin County, 3 arrested
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Three suspects were arrested in Rankin County after shots were fired at the direction of multiple people, investigators said. Deputies responded to the area of Cedar Broo...
Mar 28, 2025
25 migrants arrested in joint Rankin County and CBP operation
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Twenty-five migrants were arrested during a joint operation between the Rankin County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Division of U.S. Cust...
Mar 28, 2025
Two men arrested for mass shooting in downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two men have been arrested in connection to the mass shooting in downtown Jackson that occurred hours after the Hal's St. Paddy's Parade. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the...
Mar 28, 2025
Man accused of kidnapping of woman and her child in Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man accused of kidnapping a woman and her one-year-old child from a parking lot in Horn Lake, Mississippi, Wednesday morning was arrested in Tupelo. The victims were found safe in ...
Mar 28, 2025