Category Archives: WJTV

Suspect wanted in shooting death of Yazoo City man
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo City police are searching for a man in connection to the shooting death of Tyjuwan Wyatt. Police are looking for Ladwell Japheth Roma Brown, 24. He's accused of killin...
Kristopher White Oct 23, 2023

Shots fired near Sen. Hyde-Smith's Mississippi home
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating after shots were fired at or near U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's home. Bailey Martin, press ...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 23, 2023

One killed, one injured in Jackson crash
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One person has died and another was injured after a crash in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said Capitol police ...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 22, 2023

Search continues for police chief's son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WKRN) - The search continues for an "armed and extremely dangerous" man who allegedly shot two La Vergne, Tennessee police officers outside a store Saturday afternoon. The two office...
Brittney Baird Oct 22, 2023

Man dies after being shot in chest in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has died after being shot in the chest in Jackson. The shooting happened in the 5600 block of Gardenia Street on Sunday, October 22. Madison police arrest 5 for attemptin...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 22, 2023

Annual Oktoberfest event held in Belhaven
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In the Belhaven neighborhood, the 2nd Annual Oktoberfest took over Manship Street on Saturday, October 21. "The support that we have from this community is just incredible. It'...
Tia McKenzie Oct 21, 2023

Mississippi soldiers deploy to Middle East
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With war raging in the Middle East, U.S. soldiers across the country are being deployed. Army Reserve Soldiers with the Headquarters 365th Combat Service Support Battalion depl...
Marie Mennefield Oct 21, 2023

37 people connected to a deadly prison-based Mississippi gang have been convicted, prosecutors say
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - All 37 people facing charges in connection with a deadly prison-based gang that sold drugs and committed violent crimes inside and outside of Mississippi lockups have been convict...
The Associated Press Oct 21, 2023

Madison police arrest 5 for attempting to pass fraudulent checks
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police arrested five suspects for attempting to pass fraudulent checks. On Tuesday, October 17, police received a call about a person attempting to pass fraudulent chec...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 21, 2023

How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
Gas prices continue to fall nationwide despite concerns that conflict in the Middle East could tip into territory where the U.S. would place stricter sanctions on oil-producing countries like Iran.Gas...
Stacker Oct 21, 2023
