Category Archives: WJTV
Duo arrested for shooting at woman driving kids to school in Mississippi
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. -- A man and woman were arrested after they allegedly shot at a woman driving her kids to school. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office says Donald Hans II and Julie Lewis are ch...
Feb 27, 2025
Pearl man sentenced for statutory rape of child
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A Pearl man pled guilty to statutory rape and gratification of lust of a child. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Dejuan Wells, 27, was...
Feb 27, 2025
Four flee from Capitol police after chase ends in crash
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are searching for four suspects who fled after a chase. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers attem...
Feb 27, 2025
Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa were dead for some time, found in different rooms, investigators say
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance worker discovered their bodies at the couple's home in Sant...
Feb 27, 2025
Memphis woman found shot to death in Jackson hotel room
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Memphis woman was found shot to death inside a Jackson hotel room, police said. According to investigators, officers responded to Studio 6 off of Interstate 55 between 1...
Feb 27, 2025
Teen wearing ski mask found shot to death in South Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said a teenager, who was wearing a ski mask, was found deceased. Police said the body of L'Nicholas Harrell, 15, was found on Shands Street near Emmanuel United ...
Feb 27, 2025
Bond denied for man accused of killing Jimmie 'Jay' Lee
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been denied for the man accused of killing Jimmie "Jay" Lee. Sheldon Timothy Herrington appeared in court in Oxford on Thursday, February 27 for a bond hearin...
Feb 27, 2025
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog found dead in their New Mexico home
Editor's note: This story was updated to correct Arakawa's age. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were apparently dead for some time before a maintenance ...
Feb 27, 2025
Jackson works to clear more blight along Highway 80
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders announced the city plans to tear down two eyesores along Highway 80. Councilman Vernon Hartley, Ward 5, said the city received $250,000 from the state to demoli...
Feb 26, 2025
Mississippi kratom advocates push for safety regulations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Experts and advocates pushed for legal adult access with safety regulations for kratom in Mississippi. Kratom is "an herbal substance collected from tropical trees native to So...
Feb 26, 2025