Category Archives: WJTV

Domestic violence suspect arrested after Ridgeland standoff
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police announced a domestic violence suspect was arrested after barricading himself inside an attic. Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers said dispatch received a cal...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 15, 2026

Germantown student hospitalized after eating gummy
GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gluckstadt police said a student at a local high school ate a non-controlled substance gummy, which resulted in a negative reaction. The incident occurred at Germantown High...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 15, 2026

Hinds CC President Emeritus Dr. Clyde Muse dies
RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds Community College President Emeritus Dr. Clyde Muse died on April 15, 2026. He was 96. Muse retired from Hinds CC on June 30, 2020, after having served as president since...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 15, 2026

Man sentenced for fatal shooting on Jackson interstate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After almost five years since a fatal shooting on a Jackson interstate, a family has received some form of justice. The family of Miesha Robinson, 28, said they're at ease now ...
Marie Mennefield Apr 15, 2026

Ole Miss' Cotie McMahon wins Gillom Trophy
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Just two days after being selected as the 11th overall pick in the first round of the WNBA Draft to the Washington Mystics, Ole Miss' Cotie McMahon was awarded the 2026 Gillom T...
Sethanie Smith Apr 15, 2026

Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard wins Howell Trophy for 3rd time
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard became the first three-time male winner of the Howell Trophy awarded by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Named after Mississippi State l...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 15, 2026

Family files lawsuit after 5 killed in train and van crash in Mississippi
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Family members of some of the victims, who were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the train's operator...
Sethanie Smith Apr 15, 2026

Pass Christian man indicted for woman's killing in 2025
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Pass Christian man has been indicted on the charges of first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of a woman. The Sun Herald reported a Har...
Sethanie Smith Apr 15, 2026

Trey Johnson named new head men's basketball coach at JSU
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University's (JSU) Division of Athletics Vice President/Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson announced Trey Johnson as the new head men's basketball coach at his...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 15, 2026

Greenwood Leflore Hospital warns workers of mass layoffs ahead of expected closure
Greenwood Leflore Hospital issued a formal notice Monday warning employees of potential large-scale layoffs as the hospital prepares to close on June 15, officials said. In a statement, the hospital s...
Gwen Dilworth Apr 15, 2026
