Category Archives: WJTV
Two teens plead guilty in death of USM football player
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Two teenagers pled guilty in connection to the June 2024 shooting death of Southern Miss football player MJ Daniels. The Hattiesburg American reported Allen Gardner, 18, an...
Feb 20, 2025
Jackson mayor says Hotel O demolition will begin soon
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said an eyesore along Interstate 55 will be coming down soon. On Wednesday, February 19, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MD...
Feb 20, 2025
Attala County child dies during mobile home fire
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - A child died during a house fire in Attala County. Breezy News reported the fire happened at a mobile home on Attala Road 4151 in the Sallis area just before 1:15 a.m. on Thu...
Feb 20, 2025
Lt. Governor Hosemann returns to Mississippi State Capitol one day after collapse
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) returned to the Mississippi State Capitol one day after he collapsed on the Senate floor. Hosemann was welcomed back by his colleagues w...
Feb 20, 2025
Jackson crews respond to gas station fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a fire at gas station. The fire occurred on Highway 80 at Metro Drive just before 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19. Assistant Jackson Fire ...
Feb 20, 2025
Mississippi children receive life-changing vision aids
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Six Mississippi children with severe visual impairments received life-changing vision aids on Wednesday, February 19. The children received high tech video magnifiers worth $3,...
Feb 19, 2025
Capitol police arrest man for fatal shooting on Bailey Avenue
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers arrested Jo...
Feb 19, 2025
Bond hearing rescheduled for Timothy Herrington
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - The bond hearing for the man accused of killing Jimmie "Jay" Lee has been rescheduled. According to the Administrative Office of Courts, the bond hearing for Sheldon Timoth...
Feb 19, 2025
Aircrafts collide in midair near Arizona airport; 2 reported dead
MARANA, Ariz. (NEXSTAR) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating a deadly aircraft collision near the Marana Regional Airport i...
Feb 19, 2025
MDEQ approves demolition of Hotel O in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An eyesore along Interstate 55 in Jackson will soon be gone. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) said the demolition for Hotel O will begin on February 2...
Feb 19, 2025