Category Archives: WJTV
Man arrested for fatal shooting on I-55 N. Frontage Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 36-year-old man in connection to the shooting death of a 63-year-old man. The shooting happened in the 5700 block of Interstate 55 North Frontage Road...
Apr 14, 2024
'Cicada-geddon': Mississippi will soon be bombarded with cicadas
(NEXSTAR) - Many in the U.S. will soon be face to face with the biggest bug emergence in centuries. In what some are calling "cicada-geddon," trillions of cicadas underground are on track to crawl out...
Apr 14, 2024
Mississippi man charged in triple homicide near casino, other violent crimes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A second man who has been charged in the Tunica County homicide that claimed the lives of two men and a pregnant woman has also been connected to several other violent crimes. The T...
Apr 13, 2024
Human remains recovered from Pearl River in Lawrence County
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Lawrence County authorities are investigating after human remains were recovered from the Pearl River. Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett said the sheriff's office re...
Apr 13, 2024
Belhaven man has been missing for nearly three weeks
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - It's been nearly three weeks since Belhaven resident Dau Mabil was reported missing. Mabil was last seen on March 25 in the Belhaven Heights area. Since then, several attempts ...
Apr 13, 2024
Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot
SYDNEY (AP) - A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said, with hundreds fleeing the chaotic scene, many weeping as they carried...
Apr 13, 2024
Mississippi couple loses everything after storms
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Neshoba County family is working to piece back together their lives following this week's storms. Twenty-two homes were damaged in Neshoba County, including the home o...
Apr 12, 2024
Man arrested for fatal shooting, kidnapping in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting and for the alleged kidnapping of a two-year-old. The incident happened on Friday, April 12 at Shadowood Apartment...
Apr 12, 2024
Deputies work to solve murder of Pelahatchie man
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies are working to find the suspect responsible for the death of a Pelahatchie man. Investigators said Kenneth Lee Shoemaker was assaulted on October 3...
Apr 12, 2024
Bond denied for former Jackson police officer charged with murder
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been denied for the former Jackson police officer charged with murder. Marcus Johnson, 33, made his initial appearance in court on Friday, April 12 after he was extrad...
Apr 12, 2024