Category Archives: WJTV
Man charged after fatal house fire in North Mississippi
CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities arrested a man after a fatal house fire in northeast Mississippi. The fire happened on December 23, 2023, at a home in the 900 block of Highway 245 in Okol...
Feb 29, 2024
Jackson middle school student arrested after gun found in backpack
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) said a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack during dismissal on Wednesday, February 28. The incident happened at...
Feb 29, 2024
'Please discard': Chick-fil-A tells customers to throw away Polynesian Sauce dipping cups
(NEXSTAR) - Have some leftover dipping cups from Chick-fil-A in the fridge? You might wanna toss that sauce. Chick-fil-A is warning customers that a recent batch of Polynesian Sauce cups may contain a...
Feb 29, 2024
Two wanted for armed robberies at Jackson Family Dollar, Dollar General
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating armed robberies that took place at two businesses on Wednesday, February 28. Detective Tommie Brown said the first robbery happened at the Fami...
Feb 28, 2024
Man shot in leg while others held at gunpoint in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for three suspects after a man was shot in the leg. The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. on the 2800 block of Brookwood Drive on Wednesday, Febru...
Feb 28, 2024
Mississippi ex-governor expected stake in firm that got welfare money, says woman convicted in fraud
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said at a party weeks before leaving office that he had been offered a financial stake in a company that received welfare money to t...
Feb 28, 2024
Mississippi's Republican-led House passes Medicaid expansion bill
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Republican-led Mississippi House passed a bill that would expand Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents. Rep. Missy McGee (R-District 102) introduce...
Feb 28, 2024
16-year-old accused of shooting another teen in Hazlehurst
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - A 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly shooting a 15-year-old girl with a shotgun in Hazlehurst. Assistant Police Chief Tarrell Davis said the shooting happened on Map...
Feb 28, 2024
Man killed in shooting on Belvedere Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has died after being shot in Jackson early Wednesday morning. The shooting happened in the 2000 block of Belvedere Drive on Wednesday, February 28. Justice Department fin...
Feb 28, 2024
National Guard grounds helicopters days after Mississippi crash
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - The director of the Army National Guard ordered an aviation safety stand down of all Army National Guard helicopter units after two recent helicopter crashes. The stand down...
Feb 28, 2024