Category Archives: WJTV
Man dead, woman injured after being shot inside car in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man and a woman were shot inside of a vehicle. The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, January 26 on Ellis Avenue near Highwa...
Jan 26, 2024
Mississippi’s top court says it won’t reconsider sex abuse conviction of former friar
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from a former Franciscan friar who was convicted in 2022 in the 1990s sexual abuse of a student at a Catholic school. Th...
Jan 26, 2024
Man accused of trying to attack Mississippi family indicted on federal charge
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of trying to attack a Carroll County mother and her children has been indicted by a federal grand jury. On Thursday, January 25, 42-year-old Steve Goss, ...
Jan 26, 2024
Body found after Hattiesburg house fire
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A body was found after a house fire in Hattiesburg. The fire happened just after noon on Friday, January 26 at a home in the 100 block of Mable Street. Tylertown man killed...
Jan 26, 2024
Tylertown man killed in crash on Highway 583
WALTHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A 61-year-old Tylertown man was killed during a crash in Walthall County. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash happened just after 5:45 a....
Jan 26, 2024
Mississippi mom charged after son found in Walmart only wearing diaper in freezing weather
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Byram police arrested a woman after a viral video showed her bringing her two-year-old son into Walmart wearing only a diaper. Police said they responded to the Walmart, located ...
Jan 26, 2024
Richland police arrest two after narcotics investigation
RICHLAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A recent narcotics investigation by Richland police ended in two arrests. According to the police department, investigators made multiple controlled purchases of different nar...
Jan 26, 2024
Winner named for 2024 Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Maya McFadden is the winner of Belhaven University's 2024 Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship. The full-ride scholarship covers tuition, room, and board at the University. Mc...
Jan 26, 2024
Jackson State students move from University Pointe after mold found
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University (JSU) students have been moved from University Pointe Apartments after mold was found in the facility. JSU officials said a routine inspection of the a...
Jan 26, 2024
Newborn baby found behind dumpster in Mississippi
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) - A newborn baby girl was found alive and alone behind a dumpster Wednesday night near Cayce, Mississippi. Marshall County authorities say the baby, a 2- to 3-week-old gi...
Jan 26, 2024