Category Archives: WJTV
'Trend is alarming': TSA at Jackson airport intercepts 25th firearm this year
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers said they stopped two firearms from making their way onboard airplanes at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport...
Oct 26, 2023
Suspect in killing of judge who presided over divorce case found dead in rural Maryland
A man suspected of killing the Maryland judge who ruled against him in a divorce case last week was found dead Thursday in a heavily wooded area not far from where the shooting unfolded, ending a week...
Oct 26, 2023
Thousands of Mississippians purged from voter rolls
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's General Election is just a few weeks away. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund officials said thousands of Mississippians have been purged from the voter rol...
Oct 26, 2023
Madison County man sentenced for sexual battery
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Madison County man has been sentenced for sexual battery of a child under 14. Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) said James Brown, Jr., of Madison County, was inv...
Oct 26, 2023
One injured after car hits back of school bus in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was injured in a crash that involved a vehicle and a school bus in Vicksburg. The crash happened on Thursday, October 26 around 8:00 a.m. Person shot multiple time...
Oct 26, 2023
Madison County engineers working on flood solution
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Madison County officials provided an update on plans to stop flooding across the county, especially in the City of Canton. In August 2022, flooding damaged...
Oct 26, 2023
Person shot multiple times on Burns Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are investigating after a person was shot multiple times. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25 Burns Street in Jackson. Man sentenced ...
Oct 26, 2023
In-person absentee voting for Mississippi General Election begins Saturday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Circuit clerk offices in Mississippi will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for in-person absentee voting on Saturday, October 28. The last day to vote in-person absent...
Oct 26, 2023
WATCH: Dredge ship works along Mississippi River amid low water level
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Ships and barges on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg have run aground because of the low water level due to the extreme drought conditions. The U.S. Army Corps of Enginee...
Oct 26, 2023
Maine police surround home in search for suspect in the fatal shooting of 18
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Heavily armed police surrounded a home Thursday as they searched for a U.S. Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling al...
Oct 26, 2023