Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi sees increase of wildfires due to dry conditions
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) said parts of Mississippi are experiencing an abnormally dry period. State Forester Russell Bozeman said this is the ti...
Aug 22, 2024
Live updates: Harris calls for unity, addresses war in Gaza in DNC speech
Vice President Harris on Thursday laid out her plans for the presidency in accepting the Democratic Party's nomination. Harris leaned into her backstory as the multiracial child of immigrant parents i...
Aug 22, 2024
Man arrested for multiple copper thefts in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a man for allegedly stealing copper wire. According to investigators, a deputy observed a black 2011 Nissan Rouge on Highway 471 near High...
Aug 22, 2024
Massive tire fire affecting nearby Jackson businesses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters are working around the clock to extinguish the massive tire fire that has been burning since Saturday, August 17. Thermal drone images from the Mississippi...
Aug 22, 2024
Vicksburg man arrested after deputies seize drugs, guns
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County deputies arrested a Vicksburg man after they seized drugs and firearms. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said investigators arrested Kory Kevin Grayer, 34, on ...
Aug 22, 2024
University of Mississippi advisor arrested for enticement of child
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An academic advisor at the University of Mississippi was arrested this week after Oxford Police say he committed a crime against a child. "It kind of makes me nervous," said Universi...
Aug 22, 2024
Fire damages Jackson apartment complex
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An early morning fire damaged a Jackson apartment complex. The fire occurred at Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments in the 200 block of Rebel Woods Drive around 12:30 a.m. on Thursda...
Aug 22, 2024
Man shot, 300 pounds of marijuana seized in Purvis
PURVIS, Miss. (WHLT) - Purvis police said a man was shot and more than 300 pounds of marijuana were seized. On Tuesday, August 20, police responded to a call in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Dr....
Aug 21, 2024
New Mississippi National Guard maintenance shop opens in Brandon
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday at a new maintenance shop in Brandon. The Brandon Field Maintenance Shop...
Aug 21, 2024
College town’s police say they don’t need help with cleanup after beer spill
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A college town in Mississippi temporarily closed a street Wednesday after a delivery truck dropped dozens of cases of beer. The spill happened in Oxford, home of the University of...
Aug 21, 2024