Category Archives: WJTV
Suspect wanted for breaking into two Crystal Springs businesses
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - Crystal Springs police are searching for a suspect who broke into two businesses. One injured in Mississippi officer-involved shooting after chase Police said the suspe...
Apr 27, 2024
One injured in Mississippi officer-involved shooting after chase
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities said a suspect was shot by a Clay County deputy after a chase. The incident happened on Friday, April 26 when a deputy tried to stop a vehicle. Bailey Martin, p...
Apr 27, 2024
Mississippi police were at odds as they searched for missing man, widow says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In the weeks after Sudanese Civil War refugee Dau Mabil vanished without a trace in Mississippi, officers from two police agencies blamed each other for the stalled investigation...
Apr 26, 2024
Two arrested for stealing AT&T internet lines in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies arrested a man and a woman for allegedly stealing copper by cutting AT&T internet lines. Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said deputies were di...
Apr 26, 2024
Gun found in backpack of Ridgeland High School student
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Madison County School District said a student was found with a gun on the Ridgeland High School campus. The incident happened on Friday, April 26. Accordin...
Apr 26, 2024
Report: Driver had Kratom chemical in system at time of fatal Rankin County crash
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County authorities said a toxicology report showed that a chemical in Kratom was in a driver's system when a fatal crash happened earlier this year. The crash happ...
Apr 26, 2024
Mississippi Senate sends Medicaid expansion counteroffer to House
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Senate Medicaid expansion conferees sent the House a counteroffer on a Medicaid expansion plan. The Senate has budged on their federal poverty limit percentage, inc...
Apr 26, 2024
Mississippi sees first documented cicada of 2024
CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Cicadas are now emerging in Mississippi! According to the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service, Choctaw County saw its first documented cicada for 2024 t...
Apr 26, 2024
Multiple shots fired into Brandon home
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police are investigating after multiple shots were fired into a home. The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 in the 100 block of Faith Way. O...
Apr 26, 2024
Woman killed in shooting on Jefferson Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was shot and killed on Jefferson Street in Jackson. The shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 on Jefferson Street. Jackson man killed in motorcycle ...
Apr 26, 2024