Category Archives: WJTV
15-year-old dead after overnight shooting in Clarksdale, MS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A 15-year-old is dead after a shooting in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Monday morning. According to the Clarksdale Police Department, officers responded to a shooting call at 2 a.m. in ...
Feb 20, 2024
Lake Caroline residents voice frustrations with proposed gas station
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, residents of the Lake Caroline community in Madison County met with county supervisors to voice their frustrations with a proposed gas station in the area. Th...
Feb 19, 2024
Lt. Governor Hosemann announces Medicaid expansion bill
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Monday was another deadline day for the Mississippi Legislature, and healthcare was once again the headlining topic of the day. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) announce...
Feb 19, 2024
A look at JPD's Crisis Intervention Team training
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Training law enforcement officers in de-escalation techniques is vital. The goal of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training is to provide information on signs and symptoms of m...
Feb 19, 2024
Double organ transplant patient from Mississippi gives birth
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Hattiesburg woman has defied the odds after becoming the University of Alabama at Birmingham's (UAB) second transplant patient to give birth. Brooke Lillie, a two-time tr...
Feb 19, 2024
Log truck overturns on Copiah County highway
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A log truck overturned on Highway 27 in Copiah County. Driver charged in fatal DUI crash in Lincoln County Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the cr...
Feb 19, 2024
Man charged with arson in Jackson after car fire spreads to two homes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been charged with arson after a car fire spread to two homes and a utility vehicle. Two men arrested after Tupelo teen killed in shooting Assistant Fire Chief Patrick...
Feb 19, 2024
Two men arrested after Tupelo teen killed in shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tupelo police arrested two suspects after a 13-year-old was shot and killed. The shooting happened on Government Street around noon on Sunday, February 18. Officers said they i...
Feb 19, 2024
Bond set for man accused of injuring Jackson police officer
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been set for the man accused of injuring a Jackson police officer. Detective Tommie Green said 32-year-old Nicholas Glover appeared in court on Friday, February 16. He...
Feb 19, 2024
Jackson Police Department welcomes new class of recruits
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Police Department (JPD) welcomed its 70th recruiting class on Monday, February 19. In less than 12 weeks, there will be more boots on the ground to serve and protec...
Feb 19, 2024