Category Archives: WJTV
18-wheeler overturns on I-55 in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler overturned on Interstate 55 in Copiah County. The crash occurred on I-55 South near the 75-mile marker during the early morning hours of Thursday, December ...
Dec 12, 2024
Propeller plane crashes onto a Texas highway, sending 4 people to hospitals
VICTORIA, Texas (AP) - A twin-engine propeller plane crashed onto a Texas highway and split in two Wednesday afternoon, damaging cars and sending four people to hospitals, authorities said. The Piper ...
Dec 12, 2024
Inmate who escaped from Mississippi State Penitentiary captured
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced the inmate, who escaped from the Mississippi State Penitentiary, has been captured. According...
Dec 11, 2024
Man charged with DUI after leading Capitol police on chase
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested a man after he allegedly led officers on a chase and ran his vehicle into their patrol cars. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Departme...
Dec 11, 2024
State rests case in retrial of William "Polo" Edwards
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The state rested its case in the retrial of the man accused of killing a local community activist in 2022. William "Polo" Edwards has been charged in the death of Better M...
Dec 11, 2024
Five arrested after nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana seized in Mississippi
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Authorities arrested five men after they seized nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana in Mississippi. On Sunday, December 8, authorities executed a search warrant operation, whi...
Dec 11, 2024
Mississippi man charged with killing Texas police officer
VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (WJTV) - A Mississippi man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a Texas police officer. CBS News reported Terrell police officer Jacob Candanoza, 28, was co...
Dec 11, 2024
Man sentenced for ammunition offense involving shooting of MHP trooper
ABERDEEN, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his illegal possession of ammunition during an incident in which a Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) trooper was shot. Sta...
Dec 11, 2024
18-wheeler crash causes soft drinks to spill on I-20
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler that was carrying soft drinks crashed in Jackson. The crash occurred on Interstate 20 West before the Ellis Avenue exit on Wednesday, December 11. During the cras...
Dec 11, 2024
Two killed, one injured in Natchez shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were killed and another person was injured during a shooting in Natchez. The shooting occurred in the area of Lewis Drive and Hope Lane during the early morning hour...
Dec 11, 2024