Category Archives: WJTV
Child dies after being found unresponsive in Natchez pool
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police are investigating a child's death after the juvenile was found unresponsive in a swimming pool. According to Natchez Police Chief Lee Best, officers received a c...
Apr 29, 2026
Two Tallahatchie County employees arrested for fraud
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Auditor Shad White announced two Tallahatchie County Road Department employees were arrested. According to White, Willie Garner and Willie Williams defrauded Tallahatchie...
Apr 29, 2026
Mississippi launches Rural Health Transformation Program Office
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the establishment of the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Office and launch of the official Mississippi RHTP webs...
Apr 29, 2026
Mississippi students to be honored for stopping bus from crashing
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Five Mississippi middle school students will be honored for keeping their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway. The Youth ...
Apr 29, 2026
Bond set for woman charged in deaths of two Jackson students
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been set for the woman arrested in connection to the shooting deaths of two teenagers in Hinds County. During her initial court appearance on April 28, 2026, Milisen M...
Apr 29, 2026
Man charged with trying to kill Trump at dinner took photo with knife in hotel: DOJ
The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and is accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes...
Apr 29, 2026
Supreme Court rules on Voting Rights Act, striking down Louisiana map
The Supreme Court declared Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander on Wednesday, a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that weake...
Apr 29, 2026
'Never seen anything like this': Death of Natchez woman shocks community
Editor's Note: The details in this story may be disturbing to some readers. NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The brutal crime of a son charged with killing his mother has sent shockwaves through the City of Na...
Apr 28, 2026
Probation revoked for Natchez man charged in shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man will serve time in prison after investigators said he was involved in a violent shooting while on probation. Jalin Johnson is charged with attempted murder, two c...
Apr 28, 2026
Man sentenced for fatal Jackson gas station shootout
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 30-year-old man, who was convicted in connection to a fatal shootout at a Jackson gas station in 2021, has been sentenced. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said Chri...
Apr 28, 2026