Category Archives: WJTV
MS man charged with capital murder after death of infant
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Mississippi man is now in jail after deputies say he was involved in the death of an infant in Lafayette County last month. Matthew Brown is charged with capital murder. Matthew Br...
Apr 06, 2024
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
Gasoline prices are ending the week several cents higher on average than the week prior, according to AAA data.For now, prices have remained relatively stable given analysts' forecast that drone attac...
Apr 06, 2024
2 dead, 7 hurt including officer in mass shooting at Florida mall
DORAL, Fla. (WFLA) - Two people were killed and seven others were injured in a mass shooting at a Florida mall Saturday morning, according to police. WTVJ reported that the shooting happened at about ...
Apr 06, 2024
Bill to restructure PERS Board dies in Mississippi Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers hoped to tackle the issue of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) this Legislative Sessions. However, this year's effort, House Bill 1590, died ...
Apr 05, 2024
Capitol police arrest driver after chase with two infants in car
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 20-year-old driver has been charged with child endangerment after a chase in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), sa...
Apr 05, 2024
People continue search for missing Belhaven man
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of a missing Belhaven man asked for any information that can help locate their loved one. Flyers are scattered throughout the Belhaven neighborhood in Jackson as 37-...
Apr 05, 2024
Man wanted on felony charges arrested on USM campus
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Officials with the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) said a wanted man was arrested after threatening self-harm. University police were alerted by the Simpson County...
Apr 05, 2024
Mississippi state budget is expected to shrink slightly in the coming year
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Budget writers in the Mississippi Legislature will have slightly less money to spend during the coming year than they did in the current one. Top members of the House and Senate ...
Apr 05, 2024
Your Hometown: Byram, Mississippi
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Byram's foundations date back all the way to the late 1800s. Byram was found in 1870 but gave up its city status during the Great Depression. The city was re-incorporated in 2009...
Apr 05, 2024
Mississippi man accused of looking into stall of woman changing clothes
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood police arrested a man who allegedly looked over dressing room walls at a woman trying clothes in Target. The incident happened around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 at...
Apr 05, 2024