Category Archives: WJTV

Man, woman wanted in Colorado captured in Mississippi
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Mississippi deputies announced that a man and a woman, who were wanted in Colorado, have been captured. Pearl River County deputies said they received a call from a ...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 30, 2024

Jimmy Carter to receive state funeral in January
(AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore trust in government when he assumed...
The Associated Press Dec 30, 2024

'A loving person': Friends remember Natchez teen who died after tree fell on home
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The death of a teenager in Natchez has shaken the community. Storms swept through Mississippi on Saturday, December 28, causing tremendous amounts of damage. Tykeria Rogers, 18...
Tia McKenzie Dec 29, 2024

One injured in Jackson shooting after suspects try to steal reserve deputy's vehicle: police
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating a shooting involving an off-duty reserve deputy and the suspects who were allegedly trying to steal his vehicle. The incident occurred at a gas st...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 29, 2024

Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100 years old
James Earl Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States and 76th governor of Georgia, has died at 100-years-old. Known from boyhood as Jimmy, Carter rose from the dusty peanut f...
Tom Ingram Dec 29, 2024

Three wanted for carjacking Jackson Lyft driver
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for at least three suspects after a Lyft driver was carjacked and assaulted. Officers responded to Autumn Woods Apartments on Flag Chapel Road arou...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 29, 2024

Entergy Mississippi crews work to restore power to thousands of customers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Entergy Mississippi crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers following Saturday's severe storms. As of 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 29, the company reporte...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 29, 2024

More than 93,000 Mississippi customers without power due to storms
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Thousands of people are without power after severe storms moved through Mississippi on Saturday, December 28. According to PowerOutage.us, more than 93,000 customers are withou...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 28, 2024

1 dead, 4 injured during severe storms in Mississippi
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez teen died after a tree fell on a home during the severe storms on Saturday, December 28. The Natchez Democrat reported the tree fell on a home on Westwood Road. Natch...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 28, 2024

Videos show apparent tornadoes moving through Mississippi
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An apparent tornado moved through Franklin County on Saturday, December 28. Karla Wallace, a WJTV 12 News viewer, submitted a video that showed the storm moving through...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 28, 2024
