Category Archives: WJTV
Vicksburg 15-year-old killed in Hinds County crash
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 15-year-old from Vicksburg was killed during a crash in Hinds County. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash happened just before 11:45 p.m. ...
Dec 09, 2023
Jackson police continue search for woman missing since July
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said they're working to bring Latasha Crump Coleman home. Crump Coleman has been missing since July 2023. Fight breaks out at court in case involving missing Jac...
Dec 08, 2023
Six men charged in Mississippi human trafficking operation
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) Special Victims Unit arrested six suspects after an undercover human trafficking operation. Authorities said agents led...
Dec 08, 2023
MDOT crews to close I-55 lane at County Line Road
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be a temporary lane closure on Interstate 55 southbound at County Line Road in Madison County. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MD...
Dec 08, 2023
One killed, two injured after being ejected in Rankin County crash
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed and two others were injured after a crash near Pisgah. The crash happened on Stump Ridge Road on Thursday, December 7. Gulfport man accused of embez...
Dec 08, 2023
Gulfport man accused of embezzling more than $3 million
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Biloxi police said a Gulfport man is suspected of embezzling more than $3 million. On December 7, officers arrested Charles David Veal, 79, for felony embezzlement. Man pleads g...
Dec 08, 2023
Man pleads guilty in fatal Mississippi New Year's Eve party shooting
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - One of the suspects in a mass shooting that took place on New Year's Eve in 2021 in Gulfport pled guilty. The Sun Herald reported Isavian Preston, 25, pled guilty to the ...
Dec 08, 2023
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: December 8-10
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (December 8-10) around Mississippi. Ce...
Dec 08, 2023
Your Hometown: Canton, Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - If there's one thing Canton knows how to do, it's Christmas. Whether it's the iconic lights or the carnival rides, the city's Christmas Festival attracts families from all over....
Dec 08, 2023
Former school principal gets 30 years after secretly filming students in bathroom
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - A former Christian elementary school principal was sentenced to 30 years in prison for secretly videotaping and photographing students in the elementary school's bathrooms and ...
Dec 08, 2023