Category Archives: WJTV
Man sentenced for 2023 Yazoo County drive-by shooting
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Yazoo County man pled guilty in connection to a 2023 drive-by shooting that injured two people. On March 18, 2026, the District Attorney's Office announced that Akyrion ...
Mar 19, 2026
Clinton woman dies in Copiah County crash
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Clinton woman was killed during a crash in Copiah County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP). The crash occurred on Highway 27 near Baldwin Lane around 1...
Mar 19, 2026
Kemper County woman gets probation for SNAP fraud
KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Kemper County woman pled guilty in connection to a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud case. According to the Mississippi Department of Human Service...
Mar 19, 2026
Federal judge dismisses former Ole Miss employee’s lawsuit over Charlie Kirk-related firing
University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes, a former executive assistant in the development office, following a social media post she shared criticizing political stances of ...
Mar 19, 2026
Ibuprofen distributed nationwide recalled: FDA
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- The FDA is recalling children's ibuprofen after the recalling firm received complaints of a gel-like mass and black particles in the products. Strides Pharma, Inc. is recalling 89,...
Mar 19, 2026
Iran hits multiple Gulf refineries after Israeli strike on its offshore gas field
Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors' energy sites Thursday, hitting a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineri...
Mar 19, 2026
18-year-old killed at Jackson apartment complex
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are conducting a homicide investigation after an 18-year-old was killed. According to investigators, the shooting occurred at Pine Ridge Garden Apartments on Reb...
Mar 18, 2026
Man convicted of child sexual battery in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was convicted on multiple counts related to child sexual battery and gratification of lust in Rankin County. The Rankin County Sheriff's Office announced Curtis Edw...
Mar 18, 2026
Grand jury won't indict man in fatal Natchez gas station shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - An Adams County Grand Jury decided not to indict a man in connection to a fatal shooting at a gas station in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reported Sixth Circuit District Attor...
Mar 18, 2026
Mississippi Senate revives PERS reform through House bill
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Senate is giving it another shot to try and get bills to reform the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) of Mississippi across the finish line. The same b...
Mar 18, 2026