Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a male was found deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred in the 3300 block of Memphis Street on Wednesday, March 5. ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were injured during a shooting in Jackson, police said. The shooting occurred in the 700 block of McCluer Road around 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4. Pearl man senten...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be a temporary lane closure on Old Brandon Road at the Jackson Airport roundabout in Rankin County. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (...

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A Pearl man was sentenced for child exploitation, according to the Mississippi Attorney General's Office. Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Justin Daniel Higgs was sentenced ...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people were killed when severe storms moved through Mississippi on Tuesday, March 4. Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said one dea...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A DeSoto County inmate was convicted and sentenced for assaulting a jailer by tasing him late last year. The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office says John Riles, who was initially in cust...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A large fire in Jackson caused delays on Interstate 220 Wednesday morning. The fire caused smoke to go over I-220 between the Industrial Drive and Medgar Evers Boulevard exits....

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a body was discovered inside a burned vehicle. The incident occurred on Stokes Robertson Road on Tuesday, March 4. Crash on Natchez Trace...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - WJTV 12 News will broadcast the Jackson Mayoral Candidate Forum, hosted by Jackson State University, on Tuesday, March 4. More than a dozen mayoral candidates will offer their ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County plans to erect a memorial in honor of fallen Deputy Martin Shields, Jr. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones asked the Board of Supervisors for a permanent memorial fo...