Category Archives: WJTV
Dirt Cheap stores to close after parent company files for bankruptcy
(NEXSTAR) - Dirt Cheap, a chain of "extreme value" stores with 60-plus locations across the Southeast, has filed for bankruptcy, court documents indicate. The store's parent company filed documents wi...
Oct 14, 2024
Man who fled from Pearl crash dies at Jackson hospital
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A man who fled from an accident in Pearl has died after being transported to a local hospital, authorities said. Pearl police said the crash occurred in the 2300 block of Highway...
Oct 14, 2024
Man charged in fatal shooting at Jackson park
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man turned himself in to Jackson police in connection to a homicide at Manhattan Park. Detective Tommie Brown said Johnathan Fortenberry was arrested on Monday, October 14. H...
Oct 14, 2024
Body discovered in wooded area in Northwest Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a body was discovered in a wooded area. Detective Tommie Brown said the body was discovered on Friday, October 11 near Forest Avenue and ...
Oct 14, 2024
Canton man sentenced for sexually abusing minor
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Canton man pled guilty to one count of gratification of lust of a minor in Madison County Circuit Court. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett ...
Oct 14, 2024
One-on-one with Mississippi's candidates in 2024 US Senate race
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and his Democratic opponent, Ty Pinkins, spoke to WJTV 12 News ahead of the November General Election. Wicker, a Pontotoc native, has been s...
Oct 14, 2024
Woman accused of stabbing man to death inside Jackson McDonald's
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man to death inside a McDonald's restaurant in Jackson. The incident occurred at the McDonald's on Northside Drive on Sunday,...
Oct 13, 2024
New tropical disturbance pops up in the Atlantic: National Hurricane Center
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. As of the NHC's Sunday morning update, the system has a 30% chance of development as i...
Oct 13, 2024
Daylight saving time ends soon: What if we didn't 'fall back' this year?
(NEXSTAR) - Despite local and federal efforts, nearly every state will soon partake in the biannual practice of changing from daylight saving time to standard time. Daylight saving time ends on Novemb...
Oct 13, 2024
Southaven mother indicted in young daughter's murder
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Southaven, Mississippi woman has been indicted on capital murder charges in the death of her young daughter in March. Jessica Tabor, 31, was arrested by Southaven Police on March 22...
Oct 12, 2024