Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi's first Topgolf location officially opens
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Topgolf opened its first location in Mississippi on Friday, December 20. The new, two-story facility in Ridgeland features multiple golf bays, event spaces and food. Official...
Dec 20, 2024
Infant reported missing in Mississippi found on mother’s doorstep
UPDATE: GRENADA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Grenada County deputies said A'Marion Nason was returned home in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was left on his mother's doorstep in a plastic box wrapp...
Dec 19, 2024
State Route 28 bridge expected to reopen in Spring 2025
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A bridge repair project is underway on State Route 28 over the Pearl River at the Copiah/Simpson County line. Officials said the 80-year-old steel truss bridge was struck...
Dec 19, 2024
Jackson airport anticipates 2024 holiday travel surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) anticipates a significant passenger demand during the year-end holiday period. As Jacksonians and central Mississippi...
Dec 19, 2024
VIDEO: Porch pirate steals packages from Laurel home
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - A porch pirate in Laurel was caught on camera. Laurel public defender Matt Sherman said his Ring camera captured video of a white car pulling into his driveway on Monday. The vi...
Dec 19, 2024
Hattiesburg police arrest 5th suspect in death of Laurel man
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police arrested a fifth suspect in connection to the death of a 21-year-old man from Laurel. Police said La'Marion Strickland, 19, of Hattiesburg was arrested a...
Dec 19, 2024
Attorneys seek protective order in Jackson bribery case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Prosecutors are seeking a protective order to block the release of sensitive information in the case of the Jackson bribery scandal. On December 9, representatives from the U.S...
Dec 19, 2024
Brandon man accused of threatening to 'blow up' Rankin County Sheriff's Office
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies and Pearl police arrested a man who allegedly threatened to "blow up" the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rank...
Dec 19, 2024
Mississippi National Guard general named interim Crystal Springs police chief
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - Crystal Springs has an interim police chief. Mayor Sally Garland said Tony Hemphill has stepped down from the role, and his last day will be on December 31, 2024. Hemph...
Dec 19, 2024
Former Capitol police officer indicted for excessive force
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An indictment was unsealed on Wednesday in the Southern District of Mississippi charging former Capitol Police Flex Unit officer Jeffery Walker with felony deprivation of right...
Dec 19, 2024