Category Archives: WJTV
Man arrested for kidnapping 7-month-old in Jackson
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities said a man has been arrested in connection to the kidnapping of a 7-month-old girl, who was later found safe. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Polic...
Jul 08, 2024
Fire damages home on Turtle Lane in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Reservoir firefighters responded to fire at a Rankin County home. They received a call about the fire around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 8 at a home in the 500 block of Tur...
Jul 08, 2024
MHP responds to 4 fatal crashes during 2024 Independence Day Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to four fatal crashes during the 2024 Independence Day Holiday Travel Period. The travel period ran from Thursday, July 4 to Sund...
Jul 08, 2024
Three teens accused of killing Jackson security guard during robbery
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three teenagers have been arrested by Jackson police after they allegedly killed a security guard during a robbery. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said the incident occurred ...
Jul 08, 2024
Beryl downgraded to tropical storm after landfall
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Texas' Gulf coast early Monday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. At 5 a.m., the hurricane's center was said to have made landfa...
Jul 08, 2024
Tropical Storm Beryl on the verge of hurricane strength as it nears Texas
This story has been archived. For the latest on Beryl, click here. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to reach hurricane strength early Monday morning before making landfall in Texa...
Jul 07, 2024
Man dies after being shot multiple times on Livingston Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was shot and killed at a nightclub early Sunday morning in Jackson. The shooting happened shortly after 5:00 a.m. at Club Twilight in the 3000 block of Livingston Road. 7...
Jul 07, 2024
7-month-old girl found unharmed after Jackson auto theft
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Detective Tommie Brown said the child was found abandoned at Brent's Drugs in the Fondren neighborhood. He said the child was unharmed, but she was transported to a loc...
Jul 06, 2024
Two Mississippi escapees captured after being found in abandoned home
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The two inmates who escaped from the Claiborne County Detention Center have been captured. According to the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, 24-year-old Tyrekennel C...
Jul 06, 2024
Hattiesburg man charged with making bomb threat against Smith County business
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hattiesburg man was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against a Smith County business. Smith County deputies said the bomb threat was reported at Georgia Pacif...
Jul 06, 2024