Category Archives: WJTV
Freezing temperatures arrive in Mississippi. Here's how to keep your home safe
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi will experience extremely cold temperatures this week. Officials with the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) said the severe cold can pose a threat to your home...
Jan 06, 2025
Three suspects identified in fatal New Year's Eve shooting in Adams County
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The three suspects, who were arrested in connection to a deadly New Year's Eve shooting in Adams County, have been identified. The Natchez Democrat reported the suspects were i...
Jan 06, 2025
2 escape hostage situation after Yazoo County deputies cut hole in apartment's wall
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo County deputies cut a hole into an apartment in order to help two people escape from a hostage situation. Deputies said they received a call about "unknown trouble" ...
Jan 06, 2025
Live updates: Congress certifies Trump's election victory
Congress on Monday formally certified President-elect Trump's 2024 election victory. Vice President Harris oversaw the process, affirming Trump's victory as well as her decisive defeat to him after a ...
Jan 06, 2025
Marshall Co. Sheriff: Police chase led to fatal crash
*Marshall County originally said that two people were killed and three people were injured. They have since said that there were just two other victims.* MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Two people were killed after...
Jan 06, 2025
One injured after train crashes into fallen tree in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was injured after a train crashed into fallen tree in Rankin County. The incident happened near the intersection of Gulde Shiloh Road and Highway 80 on Sunday,...
Jan 05, 2025
More than 4,000 customers without power in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - More than 4,000 customers lost power during Sunday's severe storms in Mississippi. According to Entergy Mississippi's website, 4,348 customers were without power just before 8:...
Jan 05, 2025
LIST: Storm shelters open in Mississippi on Jan. 5
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to the possibility of severe weather on Sunday, January 5, some storm shelters will open. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the following she...
Jan 05, 2025
The FBI says the man responsible for New Year's truck attack visited New Orleans twice before
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-fre...
Jan 05, 2025
British man and a nursing assistant were the last victims identified in New Orleans attack
New Orleans (AP) - A British man who was killed when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street packed with holiday revelers was identified Saturday as the stepson of a former nanny t...
Jan 05, 2025