Category Archives: WJTV
High-ranking gang member arrested in Byram: authorities
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities announced a Morton man, who is an alleged high-ranking gang member, was arrested in Hinds County. According to the Gulf Coast Regional Task Force with the U.S. Marsha...
Mar 12, 2026
IHL aims to hire next JSU president by end of semester
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The search for Jackson State University's (JSU) next president is still underway. The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) enlisted the help of the JSU Board Searc...
Mar 12, 2026
Mississippi first responders seek retirement reform
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - First responders urged lawmakers to reach a deal that would allow employees in the Tier 4 and Tier 5 of Mississippi's retirement system to retire after 25 years of service. The...
Mar 12, 2026
Zero Out Jackson to aid seniors with unpaid water bills
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new initiative was announced by community members in the Jackson-metro area on Thursday to help elderly residents with outstanding water bills. Organized by Zero Out Jackson,...
Mar 12, 2026
Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says
An attacker armed with a rifle rammed his vehicle into one of the nation's largest reform synagogues Thursday, driving through a hallway as security opened fire, fatally shooting him, authorities said...
Mar 12, 2026
Gunman in Old Dominion University shooting served time for ISIS support, officials report
One person was killed and two others were hurt in a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, according to officials at the Virginia school. The suspected gunman is also dead, the offic...
Mar 12, 2026
1 dead, 3 injured in Mississippi due to severe storms
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed and three others were injured in Lawrence County due to the severe storms. According to the Lawrence County coroner, the death occurred on Highway 27 sout...
Mar 12, 2026
Man arrested in DeSoto County less than an hour after release from Tunica County jail
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man was arrested in DeSoto County, Mississippi, after he allegedly conspired to move evidence less than an hour after being released from the Tunica County Jail on Tuesday, accordi...
Mar 12, 2026
Community worries grow over approval of turbines at xAI
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Opponents of xAI's development in Southaven face a new hurdle. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has approved a permit allowing 41 natural gas turbines at the site....
Mar 12, 2026
Woman recovering after being shot by I-55 driver who turned gun on himself
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A woman shot Monday in a deadly interstate shooting is out of the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound to her shoulder and cuts to her hand. The victim, who did not wish to be id...
Mar 12, 2026