Category Archives: WJTV
'I'm still waiting on her to come home': Mississippi mother grieves after daughter killed in fiery crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Wayne County mother has been left heartbroken after her teenage daughter and her daughter's boyfriend were killed in a fiery crash in Jones County. Officials with the Jo...
Aug 22, 2023
Jackson plans to give firefighters a pay raise
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters are finally getting a pay raise. The Jackson City Council confirmed the news during Tuesday's finance committee meeting. The Jackson Fire Department (JFD) ...
Aug 22, 2023
Mike Tyson's cannabis brand coming to Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Another celebrity is getting into the medical marijuana business in Mississippi. Tyson 2.0, Mike Tyson's cannabis brand, is coming to Mississippi in partnership with Southern Sk...
Aug 22, 2023
11-year-old boy drowns in Rankin County pond
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies said an 11-year-old boy drowned in a pond. On Monday, August 21, deputies responded to the area of Reservoir Way where it was reported that the 11-...
Aug 22, 2023
Joseph Wade named Jackson Police Chief
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced the new police chief of the Jackson Police Department (JPD). Joseph Wade, who has served as the interim police chief, was named the of...
Aug 22, 2023
A Black delivery driver loses his FedEx job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday. "I ...
Aug 22, 2023
Body found in Mississippi River in Tunica County
TUNICA COUNTY, Miss. --- The Tunica County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body was found in the Mississippi River Monday afternoon. The sheriff's office said around 4 p.m., they received a ...
Aug 22, 2023
Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence, over $15M in penalties
DENVER (AP) - As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in court, her brother vowed on Monday to move her remains to a place that Larry Rudo...
Aug 21, 2023
Mississippi officer off the job after 10-year-old detained for public urination
SENATOBIA, Miss. (WREG) --- An officer is no longer employed at the Senatobia Police Department after a 10-year-old was detained for urinating in public last week. In a statement released on Facebook ...
Aug 21, 2023
Jackson leaders continue debate over JFD pay raises
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As budget discussions continue within the Jackson City Council, leaders are still trying to find funds to give pay raises to firefighters. The Jackson Fire Department (JFD) has...
Aug 21, 2023