Category Archives: WJTV
LIST: Mississippi shelters open on March 25
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to the possibility of severe weather on Monday, March 25, some shelters will open to provide a safe space for Mississippians. Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Manag...
Mar 25, 2024
Madison County loses $2.7 million in cyber scam
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials announced Madison County lost $2.7 million in a cyber scam. The Madison County Board of Supervisors was informed of a fraudulent financial cyber event on Tuesd...
Mar 25, 2024
Woman arrested for firing shots at vehicle during Madison road rage incident
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police arrested a 25-year-old woman for allegedly firing shots at another vehicle during a road rage incident. The shooting happened around 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 2...
Mar 25, 2024
Canton man pleads guilty to having sex with underage girls
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 27-year-old Canton man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to having sex with underage girls. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said B...
Mar 25, 2024
LIST: Mississippi school closures for March 25
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to the possibility of severe weather on Monday, March 25, some school districts announced early closures. The following school districts will release early: Vicksburg Warre...
Mar 25, 2024
Former Lawrence County deputy clerk sentenced for embezzlement
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The former deputy clerk of the Lawrence County Tax Collector's Office pled guilty to embezzlement. State Auditor Shad White (R-Miss.) said Hollie Summers was arrested b...
Mar 25, 2024
Louisiana man accused of killing Greyhound bus passenger in Mississippi
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Louisiana man has been arrested for allegedly killing another passenger on a Greyhound bus in Mississippi. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Departmen...
Mar 25, 2024
'Pistol Pete' accused of shooting man in Byram
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Byram police arrested a man, who's known as "Pistol Pete," for allegedly shooting another man in the leg. The shooting happened at a home on Turtle Road on Friday, March 22. Byra...
Mar 25, 2024
15-year-old girl shot, killed in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed. The shooting happened around 4:45 a.m. at Pineview Apartments in the 1500 block of Countr...
Mar 25, 2024
Man hit, killed on Highway 80 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 on Highway 80 near the Bel Air S...
Mar 25, 2024