Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi murder suspect arrested in Indiana
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the arrest of a man with an active felony warrant from Mississippi for homicide. According to the authorities, the United ...
Mar 07, 2024
Two Vicksburg teens arrested after another teen injured in shooting
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police arrested two teenagers in connection to a shooting that happened on Wednesday. Police said Zaylen Lane, 18, and Alonzo Curtis III, 17, both of Vicksburg, wer...
Mar 07, 2024
Brandon man sentenced for sexual battery against minors
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Brandon man was sentenced to 25 years for sexual battery involving two minor children. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Christopher Co...
Mar 07, 2024
Jackson Airport prepares for Spring Break travelers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) is gearing up for Spring Break 2024. Airlines serving Jackson anticipate a significant surge in passenger traffic. St...
Mar 07, 2024
Man found shot to death inside Jackson apartment
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man's body was found inside his apartment. The incident happened around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 at Windsor Park apartments in th...
Mar 07, 2024
Mississippi Supreme Court affirms conviction of Willie Cory Godbolt
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentences in the the case of the Lincoln County man convicted in the 2017 killings of eight people. In 2020, Lincoln ...
Mar 07, 2024
Jackson police officer hit by car honored by organization
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police officers and community leaders were honored on Thursday, and among those officers was Cpl. Anthony Johnson. Johnson was presented a check from Warriors of the Ba...
Mar 07, 2024
Man shot multiple times on Porter Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times. The shooting happened around 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6 in the 1400 block of Porter Street. Detective...
Mar 07, 2024
Biden uses feisty SOTU to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Joe Biden turned his State of the Union speech Thursday night into an animated argument for a second term as he laced into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing ...
Mar 07, 2024
Man arrested for fatal shooting in McComb
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb police arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in February 2024. Jackson police search for suspects in December 2023 homicide McComb Police Chief J...
Mar 06, 2024