Category Archives: WJTV
Pearl police officer, driver injured during crash on I-20
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people, including a Pearl police officer, were injured during a crash on Interstate 20. The incident occurred on I-20 near the 51 mile marker just after 7:45 p.m. on Wednesda...
Nov 14, 2024
Canton man convicted in shooting death of wife
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Canton man has been convicted in connection to the death of his wife. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Myles Flint Johnson, 53, was f...
Nov 14, 2024
Bond set for three accused of assaulting woman in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police arrested and charged three suspects in connection to a "violent assault" that was streamed live on Facebook. The incident occurred on Saturday, November 9 at...
Nov 13, 2024
Mississippi invests more than $110 million toward economic development
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the state will invest more than $110 million toward economic development, infrastructure upgrades, workforce development, tourism, and ...
Nov 13, 2024
Former Mississippi community college honor society advisor pleads guilty to embezzlement
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The former advisor for a national honor society at a Mississippi community college pled guilty to one count of embezzlement. Former bookkeeper for Mississippi school pl...
Nov 13, 2024
Lights being installed along Highway 18 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lights are going up along part of Highway 18 in Jackson. City crews are installing lights along Highway 18 between Thousand Oaks Drive and TV Road. Councilman Brian Grizzell, W...
Nov 13, 2024
89-year-old man charged with murder in Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An 89-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in Oxford, Mississippi, according to authorities. On Tuesday, around 6:48 a.m., the Oxford Police Department responded to...
Nov 13, 2024
Woman wanted for murder in Virginia captured in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman, who was wanted for murder in Virginia, was captured in Mississippi. Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service said Akea Faison, 33, was arrested in Jackson on Tuesday, ...
Nov 13, 2024
Longtime Flowood mayor announces retirement
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - After nearly four decades of service, Flowood Mayor Gary Rhoads announced he will retire and will not seek reelection. Rhoads was first elected as mayor on June 6, 1989. H...
Nov 12, 2024
Groups seek a new hearing on a Mississippi mail-in ballot lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal appeals court panel incorrectly interpreted federal and state laws when it ruled that Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that are cast and postmarked by...
Nov 12, 2024