Category Archives: WJTV
20M at risk of severe storms, possible tornadoes ahead of Thanksgiving
(The Hill) -- More than 20 million people face a threat of severe thunderstorms, and some areas are bracing for tornadoes ahead of what could be the busiest holiday travel week ever. According to the ...
Nov 20, 2023
Jackson human trafficking suspect arrested, 12 victims recovered
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A multi-day human trafficking operation resulted in the recovery of 12 victims and one arrest. The Attorney General's human trafficking team, in coordination with the Capitol p...
Nov 20, 2023
Bolton teen charged in shooting death of Brandon teen
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 17-year-old from Bolton has been arrested in connection to the death of a Brandon teen. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Darius Jenkins was arrested for the shootin...
Nov 20, 2023
Body found in wooded area off of Raymond Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after an unidentified man was found dead in a wooded area. Man arrested for stabbing brother in Rankin County Officer Sam Brown said the body w...
Nov 19, 2023
Man arrested for stabbing brother in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his brother in Rankin County. The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, November 19 on Florence-Byram Road just east of...
Nov 19, 2023
Former Senatobia daycare worker says owner hurt kids, let them fight
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A former childcare worker at Peek-A-Boo Playschool in Senatobia, Mississippi, says the owner physically and verbally abused kids, and she's glad she was arrested. Senatobia daycare d...
Nov 19, 2023
County seeks capital murder charge after triple homicide near Mississippi casinos
TUNICA CO., Miss. --- The Tunica County Sheriff's Office is seeking the capital murder charge after a shooting and crash left three people dead. Friday, the Tunica County Sheriff's Office released mor...
Nov 19, 2023
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Carter, died Sunday afternoon. She was 96. The Carter Center said in a statement that the former first lady passed away just after 2 p.m. Su...
Nov 19, 2023
Eagle Lake man charged in death of Vicksburg woman
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Police arrested an Eagle Lake man in connection to the shooting death of a Vicksburg woman. Police said Mario Cortez Bailey, 21, was taken into custody Sunday morning at the ...
Nov 19, 2023
Jackson man arrested for kidnapping, stealing car from victim
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping and robbing another man at gunpoint. Officer Sam Brown said police responded to the area of Whitten Road on Saturday, Nov...
Nov 19, 2023