Category Archives: WJTV

Search continues for teen wanted in fatal Brookhaven shooting
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police are still searching for a 14-year-old who allegedly killed a 23-year-old man in June 2024. The Daily Leader reported the U.S. Marshal's Service is assistin...
Kristopher White Jul 24, 2024

Jackson man sentenced in human trafficking operation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man was sentenced in connection to a human trafficking operation in Pearl. Attorney General Lynn Fitch said James West, Jr., pled guilty to promoting prostitution, po...
Kristopher White Jul 24, 2024

Infant injured during triple shooting in Clarksdale
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Three people, including an infant, were shot in Mississippi on Monday, the Clarksdale Police Department announced. At about 10:25 p.m., officers responded to the 800 block of Cuyahog...
Raven Moore Jul 24, 2024

WATCH LIVE: Biden will make a case for his legacy in Oval Office address
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even though President Joe Biden won't be on the ballot this November, voters still will be weighing his legacy. As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take...
The Associated Press Jul 24, 2024

Nine stolen vehicles recovered in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Several stolen vehicles were recovered in Jackson on Tuesday thanks to the Auto Task Force, which is made up of members of the Jackson Police Department (JPD) and the Capitol P...
Cameron Smith Jul 23, 2024

Video: Hydrothermal explosion sends visitors running at Yellowstone National Park
YELLOWSTONE, Wyo. (KTVX) - Part of Yellowstone National Park has been shut down after officials say a hydrothermal explosion scattered debris and destroyed a nearby boardwalk that visitors were standi...
Derick Fox Jul 23, 2024

New emergency hospital to open in Smith County
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Smith County will be the home of a new emergency hospital. Work has begun to transform the old hospital in Raleigh into the Smith County Emergency Hospital. Covington Coun...
Brandon Raines Jul 23, 2024

Jackson police chief calls for end to gun violence
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson family continues to mourn after losing their loved one to gun violence in the capital city. "My plea to the community is for the parents to hold their children accoun...
Tia McKenzie Jul 23, 2024

Trial set for woman charged in death of abducted child in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman charged in connection to the abduction of two Louisiana girls, which ended with one of them deceased in Mississippi, appeared in court on Tuesday, July 23. Accor...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 23, 2024

Texas man charged after Rankin County deputies seize 44 pounds of meth
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a Texas man after they seized 44 pounds of methamphetamine. On Monday, July 22, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said a deputy conducted...
Kristopher White Jul 23, 2024
