Category Archives: WJTV
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
A declining price for oil is keep gas prices lower this week as hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico has experts warning of the potential for higher prices in the coming weeks.Americans will also ...
Aug 26, 2023
Porch pirate steals package directly from FedEx driver, video shows: 'Never seen anything like that'
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) - A resident of Chesterfield County, Virginia, had a package stolen while the delivery driver was bringing it to her front door - a surprisingly brazen instance of porc...
Aug 26, 2023
'I was in disbelief': Woman remembers friend killed in Madison County domestic shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman said she's devastated after a fatal officer-involved shooting in Madison County. The Madison County coroner said 34-year-old Tiara Scott died in the shooting. Authoriti...
Aug 25, 2023
Mississippians asked to conserve energy amid high temperatures
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Central District Public Service Commissioner Brent Bailey asked Mississippians to be cautious about how much energy they use. The announcement comes out of concern as the recor...
Aug 25, 2023
Prosecution rests case in William "Polo" Edwards trial
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The prosecution rested its case in the trial of William "Polo" Edwards on Friday, August 25. Edwards is accused of killing Better Men Society Founder Robert Davis ins...
Aug 25, 2023
AG Lynn Fitch appeals ruling that prevents lifetime ban on voting
The office of Attorney General Lynn Fitch is asking the full U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn an earlier decision that Mississippi's lifetime ban on voting for people convicted of felonie...
Aug 25, 2023
Suspect in shooting death of Fayette man arrested in Texas
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A man wanted in connection to the shooting death of a Fayette man in Vicksburg has been arrested in Dallas, Texas. Vicksburg police said they were notified by the U.S. Marsha...
Aug 25, 2023
Court won’t revive lawsuit that says Mississippi officials fueled lawyer’s death during Senate race
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal appeals court says it will not revive a lawsuit by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life after he was arrested and accused of providing inf...
Aug 25, 2023
Focused on Mississippi: Drought at Greenwood Cemetery
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Summers in Mississippi can be brutal, anyway, with all of the heat and daily monsoon thunderstorms. But when you take away the rain for a few weeks, like we've experienced this...
Aug 25, 2023
Pike County deputies search for man wanted for arson
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies are working to find an arson suspect. Marion County crews contain 400-acre wildfire Investigators said a security camera showed a man setting fire to a...
Aug 25, 2023