Category Archives: WJTV
Family, friends attend funeral for Callie and Erin Brunett in Louisiana
HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) - The mother and daughter from Loranger, who were killed last week, have been laid to rest. Family and friends of Callie, 35, and Erin, 3, Brunett packed the Harry McKneely & S...
Jun 20, 2024
Two injured in shooting on Belvedere Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after two people were injured during a drive-by shooting and shooting into an occupied home. The shooting happened in the 500 block of Belveder...
Jun 20, 2024
Jackson church cancels service due to illegal dumping
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Illegal dumping is causing major issues for one Jackson community. Pastor David Coleman, with Full Gospel Christian Center, said he wants answers about the dumping of waste in ...
Jun 20, 2024
Jackson neighbor upset with code violations in city
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A resident in South Jackson urged the city to take action to help keep the city's image clean. Ernest Ward, president of the Association of South Jackson Neighborhoods, demande...
Jun 20, 2024
Mississippi landscape architect arrested for fraud
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A landscape architect in Mississippi has been accused of fraud, according to authorities. State Auditor Shad White said John Jackson, the owner of JPA, Inc., was ar...
Jun 20, 2024
Ridgeland restaurant reopens after failing health inspection
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A well-known restaurant in Ridgeland has reopened after it failed a recent health inspection. According to the Cock of the Walk Facebook page, the Mississippi State Depa...
Jun 20, 2024
Donald Sutherland, celebrated actor from 'M*A*S*H,' 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88, son Kiefer announces
(NEXSTAR) - Donald Sutherland, the prolific actor who starred in such films as "M*A*S*H," "Ordinary People" and "The Hunger Games," has died at the age of 88, son Kiefer Sutherland revealed Thursday. ...
Jun 20, 2024
Mississippi reports first West Nile Virus case of 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus for 2024 in Rankin County. According to the Centers for ...
Jun 20, 2024
Ex-JSU football player pleads guilty to pandemic fraud seeking more than $1M
A former Jackson State and USC football player has pleaded guilty to illegally seeking more than $1 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits and obtaining more than $280,000 using that fraud scheme. ...
Jun 20, 2024
Tangipahoa Parish Grand Jury indicts two in Brunett abduction, murder case
LORANGER, La. (WGNO) - A Tangipahoa Parish Grand Jury convened on Thursday, June 20, to consider charges in the Brunett abduction and murder case. The community will also be mourning Callie Brunett an...
Jun 20, 2024