Category Archives: WJTV
Woman charged with DUI after fleeing accident scene
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police arrested a 66-year-old woman after she fled an accident scene on Tuesday, December 12. Frank Hutton, the public information officer with the City of Pearl, said ther...
Dec 12, 2023
Jackson man dies after being shot multiple times on Turner Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a 51-year-old man was shot and killed. The shooting happened in the 5800 block of Turner Street on Tuesday, December 12. Man wanted for r...
Dec 12, 2023
Man wanted for robbery at Jackson Raceway gas station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A South Jackson gas station shut down for part of Tuesday morning after a robbery. The robbery happened at the Raceway gas station off of Highway 18. Police said the initial ca...
Dec 12, 2023
Tempers flare over Hinds County voting issues
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Voters, candidates and advocates attended a public comment session on Tuesday before the meeting of the Hinds County Election Commission. Commissioners heard from the publ...
Dec 12, 2023
Two Natchez women arrested after chase
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Natchez women were arrested after a chase started in Brookhaven. The Daily Leader reported the two women were suspected of shoplifting at the Walmart in Brookhaven on Monda...
Dec 12, 2023
JXN Water announces Livingston Road closure
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with JXN Water announced a temporary road closure for the installation of a sewer tap. According to officials, the temporary closure for Livingston Road between East ...
Dec 12, 2023
Brett Favre interrogated in Hattiesburg about welfare funding
Attorneys interrogated former NFL quarterback Brett Favre about his involvement in the Mississippi welfare scandal for about eight hours Monday. The questions centered on how Favre lobbied welfare off...
Dec 12, 2023
Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The constitutional right of equal treatment under the law is at the center of a monthslong legal fight over a state-run court in part of Mississippi's majority-Black capital city...
Dec 11, 2023
Man accused of mass shooting in Arkabutla, MS faces death penalty
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) --- A man who was accused of a mass shooting in Arkabutla, Mississippi, is now facing the death penalty after his last court appearance in November. Man accused of Arkabutla, MS ...
Dec 11, 2023
Sen. Wicker calls for immigration reform in aid bill
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - Mississippi's senior senator is among the Republicans who have halted possible aid for Ukraine and Israel. Senate Republicans are holding out for a deal with the White House that b...
Dec 11, 2023