Category Archives: WJTV

Amtrak expected to return to Mississippi Coast this summer
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Amtrak services along the Mississippi Gulf Coast will soon return after nearly 20 years. The Southern Rail Commission said a new station will make the goal of connecting Mobile,...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 22, 2025

Roosevelt State Park opens renovated campsites
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced the newly renovated campsites for RV camping at Roosevelt State Park in Morton will be availa...
Malaysia McCoy Feb 22, 2025

Man shot while trying to rob Jackson business: police
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police said a man was shot while trying to rob a Jackson business. Officers responded to the incident at a location on Highway 80 just after 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Februa...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 21, 2025

Byram police arrest man for shooting another after meeting on dating app
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Byram police announced a gang member was arrested for allegedly shooting another man he met on a dating app. Byram Police Chief David Errington said on Thursday, February 20, off...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 21, 2025

Man sentenced for fatal shooting at Lexington bar
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was sentenced in connection to a deadly shooting at a Lexington bar. A Holmes County Circuit Court jury found Ivyon Anderson guilty of first-degree murder on Thursd...
Kristopher White Feb 21, 2025

Man wanted after Madison County chase found hiding in ditch
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Gluckstadt police announced a man was arrested after a chase on Interstate 55 Friday afternoon. Gluckstadt Police Chief Barry Hale said officers were pursuing a vehicle ...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 21, 2025

3 shot and killed at Louisville motor vehicle office, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Three people were shot and killed outside a motor vehicle office in Louisville on Friday, police said. Officers were called to the office around noon and found a man dead and tw...
The Associated Press Feb 21, 2025

Absentee voting now underway in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Absentee voting is officially underway in the City of Jackson. According to Municipal Clerk Angela Harris, one voter cast their ballot on Friday, February 21. The sample ballot...
Cameron Smith Feb 21, 2025

Jackson man pleads guilty to 'sextortion' scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man pled guilty to federal charges relating to a "sextortion" scheme that targeted multiple victims across several states. According to court documents, Marquez Camer...
Kristopher White Feb 21, 2025

Hattiesburg Zoo will become cashless venue, increase admission prices
HATTIEBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The Hattiesburg Zoo will transition to a cashless venue, and admission prices will increase by $2. According to Hattiesburg Zoo officials, this change will begin on March 1,...
Sethanie Smith Feb 21, 2025
