Category Archives: WJTV
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo procedure at Walter Reed, will transfer power to deputy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and will transfer power temporarily to his deputy, Pent...
May 24, 2024
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: May 24-26
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (May 24-26) around Mississippi. Centra...
May 24, 2024
Jackson councilman holds meeting on MLK Drive bridge closure
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Community members showed up to a town hall meeting on Thursday to learn more about the bridge that was closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jackson. Jackson City Councilma...
May 23, 2024
Two arrested for Jackson double homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police have arrested two suspects wanted in connection to a double homicide. Detective Tommie Brown said Bernard Brown, 54, and Delbrico Tims, 18, were both charged wit...
May 23, 2024
Jackson leaders speak out after FBI raids DA's business, office
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) remains tight-lipped about what or who is at the center of an investigation after raids in Jackson on Wednesday, May 22. The Downtown ...
May 23, 2024
Jackson Airport sees high demand for 2024 summer travel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The summer travel season is underway at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN). According to JAN officials, airlines are reporting a surge in demand for res...
May 23, 2024
Mississippi Supreme Court declines to rehear Willie Cory Godbolt appeal
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On May 23, 2024, the Mississippi Supreme Court declined to rehear the appeal of the Lincoln County man convicted in the 2017 killings of eight people. In 2020, Lincoln County j...
May 23, 2024
Jackson man flees from checkpoint, MHP says
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) are searching for a man who fled from a checkpoint. Officials said troopers conducted a routine traffic stop at a checkpoint ...
May 23, 2024
Richland police arrest man during undercover drug operation
RICHLAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Richland police arrested a Jackson man during an undercover drug operation. Investigators said Fredrick Tyrone Hart, 34, was arrested on Monday, May 20 at a local department s...
May 23, 2024
$10 million lawsuit filed against Mississippi police department
SENATOBIA, Miss. (WJTV) - The Carlos Moore Law Group has filed a federal lawsuit against the Senatobia Police Department after an officer allegedly assaulted a woman. Attorney Carlos Moore said Shante...
May 23, 2024