Category Archives: WJTV
Trial date set for three in Jackson bribery case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A trial date has been set for three men in connection to the Jackson bribery case. The trial for Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and ...
Mar 07, 2025
Adams County deputies searching for escapee
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies are searching for an escapee. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said Micheal Fort, 21, escaped from the Adams County Jail while serving as a trustee...
Mar 07, 2025
Pascagoula police arrest man for allegedly killing his parents
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WJTV) - Pascagoula police arrested a man after allegedly killed his parents. WXXV reported the double homicide occurred at a home on Krebs Avenue around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Marc...
Mar 06, 2025
18-wheeler knocks down power lines in Jackson, causing outage
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler knocked down power lines in the City of Jackson. The incident occurred at the intersection of Ridgewood Road and Meadowbrook Road on Thursday, March 6. Passerby a...
Mar 06, 2025
Passerby alerts authorities to Rankin County house fire
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County firefighters, EOC and deputies responded to a house fire. According to Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff's Office, a passerby calle...
Mar 06, 2025
Longtime Rep. Robert Clark to lie in repose at Mississippi Capitol
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House of Represen...
Mar 06, 2025
Jackson police search for suspects in two homicides in 8 hours
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for suspects in connection to two separate homicides that occurred within eight hours of each other. The body Avion Donelson, 17, was discovered on...
Mar 06, 2025
Traffic shift on I-55 over Pearl River in Jackson starts Thursday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Crews with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will shift traffic to the new inside lanes of Interstate 55 and begin work on the outside lanes in each direction...
Mar 06, 2025
JXN Water warns customers of service cuts over unpaid bills
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - JXN Water officials want to remind residential and business customers to stay current on their water bills. Officials said customers with delinquent accounts or those who have ...
Mar 06, 2025
Motorcyclist killed in Rankin County crash
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A motorcyclist was killed during a crash in Rankin County. Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff's Office, said deputies were notified about the cras...
Mar 06, 2025