Category Archives: WJTV
Missouri woman sentenced for role in triple homicide at Jackson pawn shop
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Missouri woman was sentenced for her role in a Jackson robbery that killed three people in December 2016. Jamison Townsend, 42, was sentenced in federal court to 10 year...
Jan 09, 2024
Simpson County teen shot after getting off school bus
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Simpson County deputies said a teenager was shot after getting off of a school bus. The incident happened on Monday, January 8. Greenville woman charged after four-year-...
Jan 09, 2024
Mississippi Braves leaving Pearl after 2024 season
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Braves announced 2024 will be the team's final season in Pearl. The Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves will be relocating to Columbus, Georgi...
Jan 09, 2024
Sentencing for ‘Goon Squad’ delayed until March 2024
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pled guilty to a long list of federal charges for torturing two...
Jan 09, 2024
Police: Online cult members, 2 kids vanish from St. Louis area without a trace
BERKELEY, Mo. (KTVI) - Police in St. Louis continue to investigate months after four adults and two young children living in the area vanished without a trace shortly after joining an online cult. A s...
Jan 09, 2024
Search continues for three Hinds County youth detention center escapees
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are still searching for the three teenagers who escaped from the Henley-Young-Patton Youth Detention Center for a second time. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones...
Jan 09, 2024
Overnight storms cause power outages in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Overnight storms left some Jackson neighbors without power on Tuesday, January 9. Homeowners on Nakoma Drive said they were without power for hours. Strong winds caused damage ...
Jan 09, 2024
Greenville woman charged after four-year-old's remains found in closet
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Greenville police arrested a woman after the remains of a four-year-old child were found in a closet. Investigators said they received a call about a welfare concern around ...
Jan 09, 2024
Two charged in shooting death of Canton man
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police arrested two men in connection to a homicide that happened in December 2023. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said police and agents with the U.S. Marshals Service ...
Jan 09, 2024
Tate Reeves inaugurated for second term as Mississippi's governor
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The inauguration for Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) was held on Tuesday, January 9. Reeves is serving a second term as Mississippi's governor after defeating Democrat Brandon Presl...
Jan 09, 2024