Category Archives: WJTV
Part of I-55 will be closed in Madison County this weekend
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police announced there will be minor traffic delays on Interstate 55 on Sunday, August 25. Beginning at 7:00 a.m., Entergy crews will install power lines across I-5...
Aug 21, 2024
14-year-old accused of killing father in Forrest County
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County deputies arrested a 14-year-old after he allegedly shot and killed his father. The shooting occurred on Scenic Drive in the Glendale Community on Tuesday,...
Aug 21, 2024
9 shot in Jackson, including 3-year-old girl
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said nine people, including a three-year-old girl, were shot overnight during two separate shootings. The first shooting occurred around 8:30 p...
Aug 21, 2024
Trial underway for Mississippi man charged in brutal killing of mother
Viewer warning: The details in this case are considered graphic. STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A trial is underway for the Wiggins man charged in the brutal killing of his mother in 2018. WXXV reported...
Aug 21, 2024
Man pleads guilty to drive-by shooting at Mississippi community college
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man pled guilty in connection to a drive-by shooting at Southwest Mississippi Community College. The Daily Leader reported 21-year-old Bryan Cameron, Jr., pled guilty to ...
Aug 21, 2024
Shots fired into home, vehicle in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after shots were fired into a home and a vehicle. The incident occurred on Palm Street at Ridgeland Drive in South Jackson on Tuesday, August 2...
Aug 21, 2024
Escaped Mississippi inmate taken into custody after hourslong standoff in Chicago
HERNANDO, Miss. (WGN) - An escaped Mississippi inmate was in custody Wednesday after an hourslong standoff with U.S. Marshals near Chicago's United Center, where the Democratic National Convention is ...
Aug 20, 2024
Brandon police, other departments receive pay raise
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Brandon approved a pay raise for multiple city departments. Leaders said police officers, firefighters, 911 dispatchers and Public Works employees will receive a pa...
Aug 20, 2024
McComb police seize illegal guns nearly every shift
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb police said they're having to take guns off the street nearly every shift. During a training session, officers showed the destruction guns, like AR-15s, can cause. S...
Aug 20, 2024
Playground for students with special needs opens at Madison school
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Students and teachers at Madison Middle School celebrated the opening of a new playground swing for students with special needs. A ribbon cutting for the new swing was held on ...
Aug 20, 2024