Category Archives: WJTV
William 'Polo' Edwards wants judge to recuse herself from case
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing a local community activist in 2022 asked the judge presiding over the case to recuse herself. William "Polo" Edwards was arrested and charged in...
Apr 24, 2024
Woman pleads guilty to embezzling from Brandon High band booster funds
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Rankin County woman accused of embezzling from the Brandon High School band booster funds pled guilty in the case. Donna Gladney Floyd, of Pearl, was scheduled to go to tri...
Apr 24, 2024
Temporary lane closures on U.S. 80 in Brandon underway
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be temporary lane closures on U.S. 80 in Brandon for more than a month. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the inside lanes of U...
Apr 24, 2024
Mississippi man pardoned by President Biden
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi man was one of 11 individuals who were pardoned by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, April 24. The president announced Bobby Darrell Lowery, 50, of Jackson, was par...
Apr 24, 2024
Man killed in shooting on N. Flag Chapel Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on Tuesday, April 23. Two arrested for fatal shooting in Rankin County The shooting happened in the 300 block o...
Apr 24, 2024
Mississippi House, Senate conferees discuss Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi House and Senate conferees on Medicaid expansion held their first public negotiations on their differing plans to provide health insurance to working Mississipp...
Apr 23, 2024
Jackson settles lawsuit with George Robinson's family
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson is set to make the full and final payment to Bettersten Wade, who filed a lawsuit against the city following her brother's death. Wade filed the lawsuit say...
Apr 23, 2024
JPD: Woman carjacked on Raymond Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a woman was carjacked on Sunday, April 21. The incident happened in the 2000 block of Raymond Road. Detective Tommie Brown said the woman...
Apr 23, 2024
19-year-old charged in Jackson murder appears in court
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 19-year-old accused of killing a man in Jackson in early April appeared in court on Tuesday. The court ruled that the state the burden for the murder charge against Valenci...
Apr 23, 2024
Charge downgraded for teen charged in death of 14-year-old in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A charge has been downgraded for one of the three teenagers accused of killing a 14-year-old in Jackson. Siyaski Crawford, 15, of Rankin County, appeared in court on Tuesday, A...
Apr 23, 2024