Category Archives: WJTV
Crews continue State Route 18 bridge replacement
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Crews continue to work on the State Route 18 bridge that's being replaced over Dabbs Creek in Rankin County. According to officials with the Mississippi Department of Tra...
Oct 09, 2023
Two wanted after Jackson home invasion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are searching for two suspects after a home invasion. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident hap...
Oct 09, 2023
13-year-old accused of killing 15-year-old in Canton
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 13-year-old has been arrested for allegedly killing a 15-year-old in Canton. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said the shooting happened on Friday, October 6 around 6:00 p.m. on...
Oct 09, 2023
Four robbed after crash on I-20 in Warren County
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Four people were robbed this weekend after a crash in Warren County. Vicksburg Daily News reported the incident happened early Sunday morning on Interstate 20 near Bovina. Na...
Oct 09, 2023
Natchez man accused of breaking into home, attacking woman
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a home and attacking a woman. The Natchez Democrat reported the incident happened in the LaGrange area on Friday, October...
Oct 09, 2023
What to expect at Mississippi State Fair on October 9-10
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 164th Mississippi State Fair is officially underway in Jackson. Officials with the fair announced the events that will be taking place on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds ...
Oct 09, 2023
At least 11 Americans killed in surprise attacks against Israel, Biden says
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war's death toll r...
Oct 09, 2023
Stokes wants part of Jackson street to be renamed after late wife
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Part of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Jackson could be renamed after the late Hinds County Judge LaRita Cooper Stokes. Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, sai...
Oct 08, 2023
Luke List makes 45-foot birdie to win 5-way playoff at Sanderson Farms
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Luke List won when he least expected it, getting into a five-way playoff Sunday in the Sanderson Farms Championship and ending it quickly with a birdie putt from just inside 45 f...
Oct 08, 2023
An Alabama city says a Mississippi city is dumping homeless people; Mississippi city denies misdeeds
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The largest city in coastal Alabama claims police from a nearby Mississippi city are dropping off homeless people, sometimes after coercing them to go. But Biloxi Mayor Andrew "FoF...
Oct 08, 2023