Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson State hosts 2024 Thee I Love Bash
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State students got the chance to compete for prizes and more during a basketball skills competition in the Thee I Love Bash on Saturday, April 20. Cateatra Mallard, dir...
Apr 21, 2024
2 dead, 6 hurt in shooting at Tennessee block party: police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - Police in Memphis, Tennessee, say eight people were shot, two fatally, during a block party Saturday evening. Memphis Police responded to Orange Mound Park shortly after 7 p.m....
Apr 21, 2024
Two killed in murder-suicide on Belvedere Drive in Jackson
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said the shooting that killed two people on Belvedere Drive on Saturday, April 20 was a murder-suicide. Detective Tommie Brown said investigators learned...
Apr 20, 2024
One killed, five injured in Jones County crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - One person was killed and five others were injured during a two-vehicle crash in Jones County. The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at the inters...
Apr 20, 2024
Lawrence County sheriff on Dau Mabil investigation
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There are still questions after a Belhaven man's body was found in the Pearl River in Lawrence County on Saturday, April 13. Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett said w...
Apr 20, 2024
Man arrested for fatal shooting on Clinton Avenue
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection to a recent homicide. Detective Tommie Brown said Marcus Haynes was arrested on Saturday, April 20. He was wanted for on...
Apr 20, 2024
Mississippi lawmakers go back and forth on education funding
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers are going back and forth on how to handle public education funding before the 2024 Legislative Session wraps up. The House has not backed down from its Mi...
Apr 19, 2024
MDAH Board approves demolition permit for Eudora Welty Library
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) Board of Trustees approved a demolition permit for the Eudora Welty Library building in Jackson during its April 19 qu...
Apr 19, 2024
Storms knock down trees, damage homes in Pickens
PICKENS, Miss. (WJTV) - Severe storms caused damage in the Town of Pickens on Thursday, April 18. The storms knocked down powerlines and trees. Homes were also damaged in the area. Severe storms cause...
Apr 19, 2024
Singer and 'American Idol' finalist Mandisa dies at 47
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Gospel singer Mandisa, who rose to national fame on the competition show "American Idol," died at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. She was 47. Mandisa Hundley, ...
Apr 19, 2024