Category Archives: WJTV
Vicksburg man charged with rape, domestic violence
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Vicksburg man was arrested on several outstanding warrants, including rape and domestic violence, after a traffic stop. State Rep. Earle Banks receives probation on tax cri...
Nov 27, 2023
State Rep. Earle Banks receives probation on tax crime charge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Rep. Earle Banks (D-District 67) received probation on a federal tax crime charge. Banks received two years of probation during a sentencing hearing on Monday, Novemb...
Nov 27, 2023
Richard's Disposal files complaint over Jackson's new RFP
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Richard's Disposal has filed a complaint against the City of Jackson after the mayor issued a new request for proposals (RFP) for garbage collection. The company wants a judge ...
Nov 27, 2023
MHP responds to three fatal crashes during Thanksgiving weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol's (MHP) Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period ended on Sunday, November 26. Officials with MHP said troopers investigated 169 crashes, including thr...
Nov 27, 2023
Lincoln County woman dies after truck crashes into trees
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A crash claimed the life of a Lincoln County woman this weekend. The Daily Leader reported the crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 26 on Calvary Dri...
Nov 27, 2023
Lincoln County hunter finds possible human remains
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating after a deer hunter found possible human remains in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing said the remains were located on S...
Nov 27, 2023
What to know about Mississippi's General Election Runoff
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's General Runoff Election Day will be held on Tuesday, November 28. The ballot features runoffs in seven counties-- Claiborne, Grenada, Hinds, Montgomery, Pontotoc,...
Nov 27, 2023
21-year-old woman found dead, man in custody in Lafayette County
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man has been arrested by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office in connection to an incident that left a 21-year-old woman dead Thursday. On Nov. 23, the Lafayette County Sheriff's O...
Nov 27, 2023
Rosalynn Carter remembered as family begins three days of memorials
AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) - Rosalynn Carter embarked on her final journey Monday to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center as her family began three days of memorials for the former first lady and global human...
Nov 27, 2023
Burned body found on West Capitol Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are investigating after a burned body was found in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said Capitol po...
Nov 27, 2023