Category Archives: WJTV
Belvedere Drive shooting being investigated as double homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said the shooting that killed two people in 2600 block of Belvedere Drive is now being investigated as a double homicide. Detective Tommie Brown said through fur...
Apr 30, 2024
Dau Mabil's family argue over right to request autopsy
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tuesday was a dramatic day in court as lawyers for Dau Mabil's family and his widow grappled over who has the right to request an independent autopsy. Hinds County Chancery Jud...
Apr 30, 2024
Flowood man sentenced for possessing thousands of images of child porn
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - A Flowood man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for possession of abusive child pornography materials. Timothy Daniel Steele, also known as Timothy Danie...
Apr 30, 2024
'So erratic': Witnesses testify in Beth Ann White retrial
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Opening statements began on Tuesday, April 30 in the retrial of the woman accused of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old son....
Apr 30, 2024
Bill to legalize online sports betting in Mississippi dies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A bill that would have legalized mobile sports betting in Mississippi has died. House Bill 774, also known as the Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act, died in conference on ...
Apr 30, 2024
Two women accused of shoplifting across southeast captured in Mississippi
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Two women accused of shoplifting across the southeast have been captured in Mississippi. D'Iberville police said Cristina Pantelica, 37, and Alandro Badanac, 19, were arres...
Apr 30, 2024
Third suspect arrested for fatal Hinds County club shooting
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A third suspect has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting at a Utica club. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Anthony Brown, 48, was arrested on Monday even...
Apr 30, 2024
Natchez inmate dies in Louisiana jail
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man, who was an inmate in the Concordia Parish Correctional Facility, has died. Man wanted for 2023 double homicide in Natchez captured The Natchez Democrat reported ...
Apr 30, 2024
Lake Caroline residents react after plans halt for gas station
LAKE CAROLINE, Miss. (WJTV) - Residents in Lake Carolina are awaiting the next move as developers withdrew plans for the Stribling Market gas station. For months, Lake Caroline residents have been voi...
Apr 30, 2024
Puppies rescued from Mississippi rest stop dumpster
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- A security guard says three puppies were dehydrated and hungry when they were rescued from a dumpster at a truck stop along I-55 in Hernando Friday. JC Thomas said maintenance workers...
Apr 30, 2024