Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi governor vetoes winter storm relief bill
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to loan money to cities and counties affected by the winter storm, while they wait on FEMA reimbursem...
Mar 24, 2026
Murder suspect on 'Canada's 25 Most Wanted' list caught in Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The 14th suspect listed on 'Canada's 25 Most Wanted', accused of a 2024 murder, was arrested in Oxford, Mississippi, on Monday, according to the United States Attorney's Office of th...
Mar 24, 2026
Body found burned in South Jackson, investigation underway
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A body was found burned in South Jackson, police said. According to investigators, police received a call about human remains in a wooded area off of Greenway Drive around 10:4...
Mar 24, 2026
Texas man sentenced for trafficking cocaine in Mississippi
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Texas man was found guilty by a Rankin County jury of aggravated trafficking of cocaine. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney John K. "Bubba" Bramlett said Jo...
Mar 24, 2026
Woman charged in connection to 2015 Brookhaven cold case
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police announced a woman was arrested in connection to a 2015 cold case homicide. The Daily Leader reported Marionne Keys, 28, of Brookhaven, was arrested in conn...
Mar 24, 2026
Space heater blamed for man's death on Mississippi Coast
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - The State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO) announced that a space heater was to blame for the death of a 77-year-old man on the Mississippi Coast. Investigators responded to th...
Mar 24, 2026
Trump administration adds State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney to short list of nominees for CDC director
State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney is among the contenders to head the nation's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The deadline to appoint a new director ...
Mar 24, 2026
1960s Klan material transferred to Mississippi Department of Archives and History
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) transferred 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). Officials said the...
Mar 24, 2026
Child dead, 2 injured after Coahoma County shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A child was fatally shot, and two other children were injured after a shooting in Coahoma County, Mississippi, on Sunday, according to the Coahoma County Sheriff's Office. On Mar. 22...
Mar 24, 2026
Mom wants dogs put down after daughter loses arm and leg in mauling
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An arrest has been made in a Mississippi dog attack that seriously injured a woman and caused her to lose an arm and a leg while in the hospital. 35-year-old LaKesha Newsom was vicio...
Mar 24, 2026