Category Archives: WJTV
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
Tracking the Tropics: Atlantic heating up ahead of peak hurricane season
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - It's been an active week in the tropics with a total of four named storms popping up across the Atlantic. But as we near the peak of hurricane season, can we expect this trend to ...
Aug 23, 2023
Mississippi reports five human cases of West Nile Virus
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Five human cases of the West Nile Virus (WNV) have been reported in Mississippi in 2023. A report from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) showed the ca...
Aug 23, 2023
'Get out of my house!' Kansas publisher's 98-year-old mother reacts on video amid raid
MARION, Kan. (AP) - Newly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher confronting police officers as they searched her home in a raid that has drawn national scrut...
Aug 23, 2023
Suspect killed in Madison County officer-involved shooting
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Madison County. Around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, August 22, Madison County deputies res...
Aug 23, 2023
Medgar Evers Boulevard project moves forward
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Medgar Evers Boulevard roadway project is moving forward. Medgar Evers Boulevard will be reconstructed from Woodrow Wilson Avenue to Ridgeway Street in Jackson. Plans for t...
Aug 22, 2023
Mother says apology not enough after MS officers disciplined for detaining child
SENATOBIA, Miss. (WREG) --- The mother of a 10-year-old who was detained by police in Senatobia, Mississippi for urinating in public is speaking out about action taken by the police chief. Latonya Eas...
Aug 22, 2023
'Baby, wake up': Florida woman spots missing toddler resting on neighbor's porch swing
DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) - A Florida woman who helped a missing 3-year-old boy with autism reunite with his family was still marveling Tuesday at how well the potentially tragic situation ended. "It was...
Aug 22, 2023
Bolton-Edwards students receive free laptops
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Students at Bolton-Edwards Elementary-Middle School were surprised Tuesday morning by Comcast and elected officials. The surprise was part of an internet expansion announc...
Aug 22, 2023
Witnesses testify in William "Polo" Edwards trial
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The trial is underway for the man accused of killing Better Men Society Founder Robert Davis. Opening statements by the prosecution and defense were made in the trial of Willia...
Aug 22, 2023