Category Archives: WJTV
Attorney for Beth Ann White requests bond for client while awaiting new trial
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Following a mistrial in the Beth Ann White case, new motions and new dates are set in the trial related to a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old ...
Dec 13, 2023
Body found on Robinson Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on Robinson Street. Captain Julian Lonie said officers responded to a call about a shooting on Robinson Street ...
Dec 13, 2023
Special agent in charge for Jackson FBI to retire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - New leadership is on the horizon for the FBI in Jackson, Mississippi. Jermicha Fomby, the current special agent in charge of the Jackson field office, is set to retire at the e...
Dec 13, 2023
First component of Mississippi governor's Medicaid reforms approved
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the federal approval of the first component of his Medicaid reimbursement reform plan. The governor announced the reforms in September 2023...
Dec 13, 2023
Jackson bridge over Hanging Moss Creek reopens
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews reopened the south frontage road over Hanging Moss Creek in Jackson. "This is a heavily utilized bridge for drivers to get...
Dec 13, 2023
Mississippi State stabbing suspect identified
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities identified the man accused of stabbing a Mississippi State University (MSU) employee on campus. Officials with MSU said 38-year-old Gavin Sudduth stabbed the emp...
Dec 13, 2023
Poore named next Madison County Schools superintendent
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Madison County School District has a new superintendent. The Madison County Board of Education announced Ted Poore was selected to serve as the next superintend...
Dec 13, 2023
MS boy gets probation, must write report on Kobe Bryant, for public urination
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The 10-year-old boy who was taken to jail in Mississippi for urinating in public was given three months probation and must write a two-page report on Kobe Bryant. 10-year-old taken ...
Dec 13, 2023
Supreme Court takes up abortion pill dispute
The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up a case that could limit the availability of the common abortion pill mifepristone, bringing the issue of abortion back to the court more than a year af...
Dec 13, 2023
Supercomputer named after Mississippi Medal of Honor recipient
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A new supercomputer for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg has been dedicated in honor of a Medal of Honor recipient. A dedication cer...
Dec 12, 2023