Category Archives: WJTV
Judge overturns Mississippi death penalty case, says racial bias in picking jury wasn't fully argued
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has overturned the death penalty conviction of a Mississippi man, finding a trial judge didn't give the man's lawyer enough chance to argue that the prosecutio...
Dec 17, 2023
Powerball jackpot surpasses $500M: How long until the next drawing?
(NEXSTAR) -- Another near-record Powerball jackpot is growing, just in time for the holidays. There was no winning ticket in Saturday's drawing, pushing the grand prize to an estimated $543 million. T...
Dec 17, 2023
Two killed, two injured in separate Jackson shootings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after two people were killed and two were injured in separate shootings early Sunday morning. The first shooting happened just after midnight o...
Dec 17, 2023
Clinton man found guilty in murder-for-hire plot
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal jury convicted a Clinton man in connection to a murder-for-hire plot. Prosecutors said Joshua Druid Bryan was convicted of murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murde...
Dec 16, 2023
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
Gasoline prices have been sitting at their lowest levels recorded all year for the past several weeks, influenced mostly by the low price of oil."With pump prices falling slowly each day, it is likely...
Dec 16, 2023
3 injured in Jackson Waffle House shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people were injured during a shooting at a Jackson Waffle House. The shooting happened at the business off of Highway 18 in South Jackson around 11:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec...
Dec 16, 2023
Sealy on retirement from Hattiesburg Police Department
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg Police Chief Peggy Sealy announced her retirement earlier this week. After more than three decades at the police department, Sealy has a long list of achievemen...
Dec 15, 2023
Two teens injured in Brookhaven shooting
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - At least two teenagers were injured during a shooting in Brookhaven. The Daily Leader reported the shooting happened on Thursday, December 14. Officers arrived at King's Dau...
Dec 15, 2023
A Mississippi House candidate is charged after a Satanic Temple display is destroyed at Iowa Capitol
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Satanic Temple display inside the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines was destroyed, and a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot running for a statehouse seat in Mississippi is accused of th...
Dec 15, 2023
Man charged with sexual battery in Claiborne County
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Claiborne County deputies arrested a man on a sexual battery charge. Investigators said Christopher Hyder was arrested on the evening of December 8, 2023. He was charg...
Dec 15, 2023