Category Archives: WJTV
How you can stay warm while managing energy use
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Freezing temperatures are expected to impact Mississippi in the coming days. Officials with Entergy Mississippi said customers can stay warm while managing energy usage and cos...
Jan 10, 2024
Pearl science teacher surprised with $25,000 award
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A fifth grade science teacher at Pearl Upper Elementary received a big surprise on Wednesday! Jennifer Hite was presented with a national Milken Educator Award, which honors...
Jan 10, 2024
73-year-old man shot, killed in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a 73-year-old man was shot and killed. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said the body of Charles Sudduth, Jr., was discovered on Del Rosa...
Jan 10, 2024
Former Mississippi State Hospital employee arrested
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former employee at the Mississippi State Hospital has been accused of falsifying his timesheets. State Auditor Shad White said Roger Lofton was a support care professional at...
Jan 10, 2024
Arkansas man sentenced for threatening mass shooting at Mississippi school
NATCHEZ, Miss. (KTVE/KARD) -- On January 10, 2024, U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that 33-year-old Kenneth Allen Moody was sentenced to serve 18 months in federal prison for telling police o...
Jan 10, 2024
Tupelo man charged in girlfriend's shooting death
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Tupelo man has been charged in connection to the shooting death of his girlfriend. Dandre McGinister (Courtesy: Verona Police Dept.) Verona police said they responded to t...
Jan 10, 2024
Suspect wanted for robbery on Medgar Evers Blvd.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for an armed robbery suspect. The robbery happened on Tuesday, January 9 in the 4000 block of Medgar Evers Boulevard. One killed in crash on I-220 ...
Jan 09, 2024
One killed in crash on I-220 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after one person was killed during a crash on Interstate 220. The crash happened on I-220 near Hanging Moss Road just before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesd...
Jan 09, 2024
Polar vortex cold looms as U.S hammered by dangerous winter weather
(NEXSTAR) - After a largely mild end to 2023, cold jet stream air from the polar vortex appears set to descend on parts of the U.S. later this week, adding to a chaotic January that saw reports of sev...
Jan 09, 2024
Two arrested for fatal shooting outside Merit Health Central
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested two suspects in connection to a homicide that happened in the parking lot of Merit Health Central. Officer Sam Brown said Jaylein Wallace, 26, and Deann...
Jan 09, 2024