Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said more fire deaths have been reported statewide after a recent winter storm. According to Chaney, there have been 1...

WIGGINS, Miss. (WHLT) - A 37-year-old Wiggins man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for vandalizing and setting fire to a house of worship. A jury in the Southern District of Mississippi found Stefa...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed one of Beth Ann White's convictions and reaffirmed her other convictions. White was convicted of causing a Hinds County crash that kil...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A grand jury decided not to indict the brothers who were charged in the mass shooting that followed the 2025 Hal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival. Hinds County Circuit Clerk Z...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people were arrested in connection to a dog-fighting operation on the Mississippi Coast. The Sun Herald reported the dog-fighting operation occurred on Pintail Lan...

"We hope we are," Sheriff Nanos said Tuesday when asked whether authorities believed they were looking for someone who is still alive.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Lee County, Mississippi, Sheriff's Department announced that a deputy was struck in a fatal crash on Monday. The sheriff's dept. said that around 3 p.m., Deputy Rick Haggard, 52,...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 32-year-old man pled guilty to trafficking methamphetamine in Madison County Circuit Court. District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Kenderius Marquise Bess was sentenced...

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police announced three teenagers were arrested in connection to two vehicle theft cases. On February 1 and February 2, 2026, police said they responded to reports of two ve...

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced two more deaths have been reported in the state due to the severe winter weather. One death was reported in Desoto Co...