Category Archives: WJTV
Baseball championship at Smith-Wills Stadium canceled
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Hank Aaron Sports Academy and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) announced that the Hope Credit Union Baseball Cha...
Nov 27, 2024
Man wanted for double homicide in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gulfport police are searching for a man in connection to a double homicide. Police said they responded to a shooting in the 500 block of Graves Avenue just before 8:00 p.m. on...
Nov 27, 2024
Mississippi woman charged with sexual battery of child
KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Kemper County deputies announced a woman was arrested for the sexual battery of a child. According to deputies, the sheriff's office initiated an investigation into Adreo...
Nov 27, 2024
No. 15 Ole Miss nurses slim playoff hopes into Egg Bowl against rival Mississippi State
This was supposed to be the capper on Mississippi's playoff-worthy season. Win, and in. Things aren't nearly so clear-cut now for the 15th-ranked Rebels (8-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) entering Fri...
Nov 27, 2024
Man wanted for child exploitation in Mississippi captured in Colorado
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WHLT) - The man wanted for child exploitation and child molestation in Mississippi has been captured in Denver, Colorado. Woman convicted of attacking two Hattiesburg police officers ...
Nov 27, 2024
Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi attorney general is requesting an execution date for a man who's been on death row for 30 years, but his lawyer says the request is premature because the inmate s...
Nov 27, 2024
Candidates in tight race for Mississippi Supreme Court as St. Pe’ wins Court of Appeals seat
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Amy St. Pe' won an open seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday, wrapping up one of two runoffs in judicial races between candidates who advanced from the Nov. 5 gene...
Nov 27, 2024
Mississippi siblings sentenced in murder for hire plot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A brother and sister from Clinton were sentenced on Tuesday for their actions in a murder for hire plot. According to court documents, Joshua Druid Bryan, 29, and Regan Emily B...
Nov 26, 2024
SWAC closes investigation into JSU football allegation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) said they do not have enough substantial evidence to prove any allegations of unethical conduct by Jackson State Univ...
Nov 26, 2024
MHP announces 2024 Thanksgiving Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will begin the 2024 Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period this week. The enforcement period will take place from Wednesday, November 27 at 6:0...
Nov 26, 2024