Category Archives: WJTV
TCSO: Car surfing leads to Tate County teen's death
TATE COUNTY, Miss. --- Family and friends are grieving after a Tate County teenager was killed in a car surfing incident over the weekend. As Tate County deputies investigate his death, loved ones are...
Aug 24, 2023
How to keep your car safe in the extreme heat
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - High temperatures in Mississippi could affect your tires and air conditioner on your vehicle. With air conditioning running more often and for longer periods of time, vehicle o...
Aug 23, 2023
Candidates in District 66, 69 race push for votes ahead of runoff
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Runoff elections are less than one week away, and two House seats are headed for round two. WJTV 12 News spoked to the candidates for House District 66 and District 69 ahe...
Aug 23, 2023
Hinds County District 2 ballot recount underway
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Incumbent Hinds County Supervisor David Archie, District 2, demanded a ballot recount and box examination after he lost the primary election on August 8. Tense emotions fl...
Aug 23, 2023
Shadow Robinson testifies in William "Polo" Edwards trial
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman, who claimed she was stalked by William "Polo" Edwards, testified in the murder case against Edwards on Wednesday. Edwards is accused of killing Better Men Society Foun...
Aug 23, 2023
JPS football games to start later on Friday due to heat
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to an anticipated excessive heat warning throughout Central Mississippi on Friday, August 25, the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced all home football game star...
Aug 23, 2023
Second man arrested for fatal shooting on Northside Drive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A second man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting on West Northside Drive in Jackson. Captain Abraham Thompson said Michael Sanders, 19, was arrested on Tuesday,...
Aug 23, 2023
Body found in search of missing Hazlehurst man
UPDATE: HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - A body was found inside a burned mobile home, according to Hazlehurst police. Police said the home belongs to Larry King, who has been missing since Sunday, August 2...
Aug 23, 2023
Mississippi man pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Carrollton man pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. According to court documents, Robert Earl Givens, Jr., 49, participated in a scheme to defraud multiple ba...
Aug 23, 2023
Police rescue woman chained to floor of Kentucky home, video shows
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WFLA) - Police in Kentucky rescued a woman they found chained to the floor of a home in Louisville last week. The Louisville Metro Police Department was alerted to the incident on the...
Aug 23, 2023