Jackson MS

MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – Madison police are investigating after a juvenile pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. The incident occurred in the area of Old Canton Road and St. Augustine Drive on August 12. According to police, a juvenile driver in a 2014 Toyota Tundra was traveling northbound on Old Canton Road near Madison...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Silver Alert has been issued for a 35-year-old Rankin County man. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Justin Wilson Rust was last seen on August 5 around 9:30 p.m. in the area of Highway 18 near Puckett, driving south. He is believed to be traveling in […]

Jackson Mayor John Horhn speaks to residents of Blossom Apartments about the ongoing water crisis and efforts to relocate residents of the apartments on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Credit: Maya Miller/Mississippi Today. LaQuita Glasper said living at Blossom Apartments the last few weeks has felt like being in jail. On...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are searching for a suspect after shots were fired at a vehicle. The incident occurred on Northside Drive near Country Club in Jackson just before 12:45 p.m. on August 3. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said a witness observed one person...

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (TCN) -- A 37-year-old man recently pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the kidnapping of two children after he allegedly stabbed the girls’ mother. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Daniel Callihan pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in...

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – Ridgeland police are searching for a woman who is wanted for animal cruelty. Police said Megan Victoria, 39, is wanted for two counts of aggravated animal cruelty. Anyone with information on her whereabouts can contact the Ridgeland Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at...

BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) – Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in a Byram homicide. Byram police said they’re seeking the public’s help with the open investigation of the shooting death of Gary Henderson, Jr. The shooting happened at The Reserve of Byram Apartments on Byram...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – There is a model of a 1841 Mississippi rifle on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. “This rifle belonged to a man named Charles Gibbs, who fought with the first Mississippi Infantry in the Mexican-American War. And at the time, the colonel of the first Mississippi Infantry was...

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — The state issued a Silver Alert for a missing Prentiss County man. Someone last saw Dallas Matthews, 26, of Booneville, on Sunday afternoon on County Road 8061, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) announced on Monday morning. He wore a light gray shirt, black pants,...

The Jackson Police Department is asking for the public’s help in solving the shooting death of Javoris Gibson, which occurred on Thursday, March 7, 2024. According to investigators, the homicide took place in the 5400 block of Clinton Boulevard. No further details have been released about possible suspects....