Category Archives: WJTV
Fire breaks out during firework show at Olive Branch Park
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The use of fireworks on New Year's Eve caused the field at the Olive Branch City Park to catch fire. Just three minutes after the city started its show on Goodman Road, the grass ca...
Jan 01, 2024
Judge allows new court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that he will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, over obj...
Dec 31, 2023
Man wanted for killing elderly Mississippi woman, setting her body on fire
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Scott County deputies are searching for the man accused of killing an elderly woman and burning her body. Investigators said they're searching for Sammy Patrick, who is wa...
Dec 31, 2023
MDOT shares New Year's Eve safe driving tips
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) want you to ring in the new year with safe and sober driving. "Choosing to drive sober is a commitment to the...
Dec 31, 2023
14 new Chronic Wasting Disease cases detected in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) reported 14 new positive cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The Daily Leader reported it...
Dec 31, 2023
Jackson mother, man face capital murder charges in one-year-old's death
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said capital murder warrants have been issued for a mother and her acquaintance in connection to the death of the woman's baby. Officer Sam Brown said the warran...
Dec 30, 2023
Mississippi first responders urge caution for New Year's Eve
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Paramedics at American Medical Response (AMR) are urging caution with fireworks ahead of New Year's Eve in Mississippi. Many Mississippi communities have restrictions and penal...
Dec 30, 2023
Body of missing man found in Jackson creek
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a 54-year-old man was found deceased. Officer Sam Brown said Arthur Woods, Jr., was found deceased on Monument Street near Capitol Street...
Dec 30, 2023
No. 11 Ole Miss defeats No. 10 Penn State in Peach Bowl
ATLANTA (AP) - Jaxson Dart passed for 379 yards and three touchdowns, including two to tight end Caden Prieskorn, and ran for a score as No. 11 Mississippi bullied No. 10 Penn State's proud defen...
Dec 30, 2023
Suspect identified in murder of 10-year-old boy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Coahoma County Sheriff's Office released the name of the suspect they say is responsible for the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy in Friars Point, Miss. Sunday. Demetrice Hende...
Dec 30, 2023