Category Archives: WJTV
Man wanted for robbing Utica Dollar General
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies are searching for the man who robbed the Dollar General store in Utica. Jackson police investigate Sykes Road homicide Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jon...
Aug 02, 2023
Court affirms sex abuse conviction of ex-friar who worked at a Catholic school in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2022 conviction of a former Franciscan friar in the 1990s sexual abuse of a student at a Catholic school. In a split decision Tu...
Aug 02, 2023
10 attractions you can visit in Ridgeland
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - There are plenty of places across Mississippi, including the City of Ridgeland, where you can visit attractions that help make each city unique. WJTV 12 News has compiled a l...
Aug 02, 2023
Jackson police investigate Sykes Road homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man's body was found Wednesday morning. Interim Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said the homicide happened on Sykes Road. He said the ...
Aug 02, 2023
Jackson leaders address issues with city's 911 system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new system is in place at the Jackson Police Department (JPD) to help with the massive number of calls they receive via 911. Interim Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said the...
Aug 02, 2023
Hattiesburg police arrest 17-year-old in death of 16-year-old
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police arrested a second suspect in connection to the shooting death of 16-year-old Kaydan Price. Police said they arrested an unidentified 17-year-old, who has...
Aug 02, 2023
Woman kidnapped, kept in cinder block cell in Oregon home; FBI believes there may be other victims
Editor's Note: Details in this story may be disturbing to some readers. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) - A man with ties to nearly a dozen states is in federal custody after he allegedly kidnapped a woman and ...
Aug 02, 2023
Two wanted for burglarizing former Food Depot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to find two people involved in a burglary. Homeless man stabbed, another arrested by Capitol police Officer Sam Brown said the suspects burglarized t...
Aug 02, 2023
Homeless man stabbed, another arrested by Capitol police
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested a man for stabbing another person during a fight. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers re...
Aug 02, 2023
Laurel man wanted for domestic violence in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are searching for a 22-year-old Laurel man in connection to a domestic violence case. Hattiesburg mother wants answers after 16-year-old son is killed Po...
Aug 02, 2023