Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi deputies save 18-wheeler driver minutes before vehicle caught fire
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Rankin County deputies saved an 18-wheeler driver minutes before the vehicle caught fire. The incident happened on Monday, July 1 just before 4:45 p.m. on Interstate ...
Jul 03, 2024
Truck crashes under bridge on I-55 in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A truck crashed under a bridge on Interstate 55 in Hinds County. The crash happened on I-55 North under the Wynndale Road bridge on Wednesday, July 3. MDOT will limit cons...
Jul 03, 2024
Your Hometown: Simpson County, Mississippi
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Simpson County is full of surprises, including the D'Lo Water Park. The water park is situated on the Strong River in D'Lo near Mendenhall. The park has everything from ...
Jul 03, 2024
Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the stat...
Jul 03, 2024
Man dies after being shot in North Jackson neighborhood
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has died after being shot multiple times in a North Jackson neighborhood. The shooting happened in the 5900 block of Lake Trace Circle shortly after midnight on Wednesday...
Jul 03, 2024
MHP announces 2024 Independence Day Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) will conduct its 2024 Independence Day Holiday Travel Period. The travel period will begin on Thursday, July 4 at 6:00 a.m. and conclude on...
Jul 03, 2024
Mississippi alderwoman attends first town hall meeting since drug arrest
BYHALIA, Miss. -- Byhalia had its first town hall meeting since Alderwoman Delainer Richmond was arrested and charged after police allegedly found illegal drugs and guns inside her home. Tuesday's tow...
Jul 03, 2024
Bugs, fungus affecting Mississippi's oak trees
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) said oak trees in Central Mississippi are being threatened. According to the MFC, there has been a significant outbreak...
Jul 03, 2024
Fire damages apartments on County Line Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to an apartment fire Wednesday morning. The fire happened at Somerset Place Apartments on East County Line Road just before 2:45 a.m. on July 3, ...
Jul 03, 2024
Stolen vehicles recovered in Jackson salvage yard
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Several stolen vehicles were recovered in Jackson on Tuesday, July 2. Jackson police said they received a call round 11:00 a.m. regarding a stolen vehicle. The Auto Task Force,...
Jul 02, 2024