Category Archives: WJTV
Suspect injured in officer-involved shooting in Jackson after chase
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A suspect was injured during an officer-involved shooting after a chase in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said t...
Jan 28, 2024
Chiefs, 49ers advance to Super Bowl
(NEXSTAR) -- The stage is nearly set in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII, with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers ready to compete for the Lombardi Trophy. After what started as a tigh...
Jan 28, 2024
2 are in custody in Mississippi after baby girl is found abandoned behind dumpsters
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Two people were taken into custody as part of an investigation into the abandonment of a newborn girl who was found last week behind dumpsters in Mississippi, authorities s...
Jan 28, 2024
Wesson woman killed in crash on I-55 in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi troopers are investigating after a two-vehicle crash killed a 36-year-old woman. The crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 28 on Interstate 55...
Jan 28, 2024
One man killed, another injured in Jackson shooting
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Police said the victim of the shooting on Verbena Street was identified as 24-year-old Keegan Roberts. They said the second person who was injured is a juvenile, and he...
Jan 27, 2024
Brandon police arrest man accused of killing spouse
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police arrested a man for allegedly killing his spouse. Officers responded to a home on Rockford Court in Brandon around 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 27. Mississippi ...
Jan 27, 2024
Two arrested, one wanted after Adams County drug bust
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies worked with Vidalia police to arrest two suspects in a joint investigation. Investigators said the case led to the seizure of two stolen vehicles, mo...
Jan 27, 2024
Woman arrested after fatal DUI crash in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Biloxi police said a woman was arrested for driving under the influence after a crash killed one person last year. On Sunday, November 26, 2023, officers responded to the area o...
Jan 27, 2024
Mississippi guardsman returns home after suffering heat stroke
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The National Guardsman from Hattiesburg, who suffered a severe heat stroke while training at Camp Shelby in August 2023, returned home. Colby Maury-Rice spent the last five...
Jan 26, 2024
Jackson neighbors concerned about illegal dumping on Gary Drive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Years of unchecked, illegal dumping in parts of Jackson have left many searching in vain for solutions to the problem. Jackson's Solid Waste Division responded to calls this we...
Jan 26, 2024