Category Archives: WJTV
Silver Alert issued for 55-year-old Jackson man
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Silver Alert has been issued for a 55-year-old Jackson man. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Joseph Turner was last seen on Wednesday, May 1 in ...
May 02, 2024
Biloxi councilman pleads guilty to drug conspiracy involving vape shops
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - A Biloxi City Councilman pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, pled guilty in U.S. Distr...
May 02, 2024
Altercation at Mississippi police department leads to officer-involved shooting
MENDENHALL, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred at a Mississippi police department. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of...
May 02, 2024
House proposal calls for ballot referendum on Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - House Speaker Jason White (R-Miss.) has announced that the newest House conference report will call for a ballot referendum on Medicaid expansion. "The referendum process will ...
May 01, 2024
Jackson man accused of killing mother in shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly killing his mother in Jackson. Detective Tommie Brown said 43-year-old Michael Grayer was arrested around 2:00 p.m. on Wedne...
May 01, 2024
Double amputee Sonic Boom member an inspiration on, off the field
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A double leg amputee, who was born with a rare birth condition, is planning to walk across the stage at Jackson State University's (JSU) commencement. Jahkee Johnson said JSU h...
May 01, 2024
Witness: Woman fires shots at suspects who broke into Jackson home
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One suspect has been arrested and two are wanted for breaking into a woman's home in Jackson. The incident happened on Daniel Circle on Wednesday, May 1. A woman said three you...
May 01, 2024
State rests its case in Beth Ann White retrial
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the state rested its case after calling 16 witnesses to the stand in the retrial of the woman accused of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother an...
May 01, 2024
Teen charged in death of 14-year-old in Jackson appears in court
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The teenager charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of a 14-year-old in Jackson appeared in court for his preliminary hearing on Tuesday, April 30. John Foote,...
May 01, 2024
Woman sentenced for embezzling from Brandon High band booster funds
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Rankin County woman who pled guilty to embezzling from the Brandon High School band booster funds has been sentenced. According to court documents, Donna Gladney Floyd...
May 01, 2024