Category Archives: WJTV
Brandon fires Police Chief Wayne Dearman
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Brandon Mayor and Board of Aldermen fired the Brandon police chief during a board meeting on Monday, November 6. Wayne Dearman had served as the police chief for 13 months....
Nov 07, 2023
4 arrested, 1 wanted for fatal Forrest County shooting
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County deputies arrested four suspects and are searching for a fifth in connection to a deadly club shooting. The shooting happened in the early morning hou...
Nov 07, 2023
Car overturns on Interstate 20 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A vehicle overturned after a crash on Interstate 20 East in Jackson on Tuesday, November 7. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) said the left lan...
Nov 07, 2023
Man arrested after fatal shooting in Utica
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies arrested a man after a fatal shooting in Utica. The incident happened on Boyd Road just before 11:30 p.m. on Monday, November 6. Jackson police arres...
Nov 07, 2023
Mississippi voters will decide between a first-term GOP governor and a Democrat related to Elvis
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is trying to win a second term in a conservative state where his party dominates, but challenger Brandon Presley has raised more money and is making a...
Nov 06, 2023
Reeves, Presley campaign ahead of General Election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - All eyes are on incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley ahead of the General Election on Tuesday, November 7. Both candidates hit the cam...
Nov 06, 2023
Mississippi Governor's Race: How do 2019 and 2023 compare?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Polls will open for Mississippi's 2023 General Election on Tuesday, November 7, and voters will cast their ballots on what may be the tightest governor's race we've seen since ...
Nov 06, 2023
Trial date set for man accused of killing still-missing Ole Miss student
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A trial date has been set for a man indicted on a capital murder charge in the death of a University of Mississippi student who went missing last year and whose body has...
Nov 06, 2023
Jackson police arrest man for fatal shooting on Cardinal Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man in connection to an October 2023 homicide. Officer Sam Brown said Cedric Liddell was arrested for the murder of Timothy Vaughn. Copiah County depu...
Nov 06, 2023
JPD introduces new unit to combat crime
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Police Department (JPD) added some new components to help combat crime in the capital city. Police Chief Joseph Wade said JPD is implementing a new proactive sectio...
Nov 06, 2023