Category Archives: WJTV
National Hurricane Center monitors potential disturbance in Caribbean
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Rainfall and thunderstorms continue in the central tropical Atlantic as the remainder of Gordon moves north, the National Hurricane Center said. This system is expected to interac...
Sep 18, 2024
Capitol police investigate after one critically injured in shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are investigating after a person was critically injured during a shooting. The shooting occurred near Alexander Street around 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 1...
Sep 18, 2024
Body found in Ridgeland identified as Vicksburg man
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - The body of a man, who was found deceased in Ridgeland last month, has been identified. Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers said the man was identified as Howard Hendren Henne...
Sep 18, 2024
Mississippi high court rejects the latest appeal by a man on death row since 1994
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal by a man who has been on death row for 30 years after he was convicted of killing two college students. The d...
Sep 18, 2024
3 charged in Mississippi neglect case after call for baby leads to horse, dogs
PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. - A welfare check on a nine-day-old infant at a Mississippi home led authorities to charge three people under accusations they neglected the child and several animals. The Panola ...
Sep 18, 2024
JTRAN union workers' strike comes to an end
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The JTRAN union workers' strike has come to an end. Charles Tornes, Jr., president of the local Amalgamated Transit Union, told WJTV 12 News that the strike ended on Tuesday, S...
Sep 17, 2024
Suspicious package sent to Mississippi election officials
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A suspicious package was sent to the Mississippi Secretary of State's Elections Division on Monday, September 16. Similar packages were distributed to other states across the c...
Sep 17, 2024
Memphis man sentenced after chase leads to crash in Mississippi
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Memphis man pled guilty to felony evasion after a chase ended in a crash in Madison County nearly a year ago. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bram...
Sep 17, 2024
AG orders Jackson to turn over deed to Smith-Wills Stadium
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Attorney General's Office has ordered the City of Jackson to turn over the deed to Smith-Wills Stadium. Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) sent a letter to t...
Sep 17, 2024
Magee police arrest man with machete near high school
MAGEE, Miss. (WJTV) - Magee police arrested a man who was walking near a school with a machete in hand, authorities said. According to Magee Police Chief Denis J. Borges, the incident occurred near Ma...
Sep 17, 2024