Category Archives: WJTV
Do you like to fish? Mississippi offers Free Fishing Day
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - If you like to fish in Mississippi, you'll want to take part in a special opportunity on July 4th. Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDW...
Jul 01, 2023
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
The cost for a gallon of gas is down a few cents from last week as the July Fourth weekend gets underway. Typically, demand for gas rises around this weekend, driving prices upward.A gallon of gas was...
Jul 01, 2023
Vicksburg man arrested for Rolling Fork shooting
UPDATE: ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) - Rolling Fork police said a Vicksburg man was arrested in connection to a shooting. According to investigators, 21-year-old Jentavious Kentrail Myles was captured b...
Jul 01, 2023
Jackson opens cooling centers Saturday amid excessive heat
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Another Excessive Heat Warning is in place for Central Mississippi on Saturday, July 1. The heat wave that has engulfed parts of the South and the Midwest has ki...
Jul 01, 2023
Supreme Court rulings hailed by Mississippi conservatives
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Supreme Court decisions, ranging from student loan forgiveness to gay rights, came down on Friday, June 30. In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Biden...
Jun 30, 2023
Munition found in Southaven home, bomb squad responding
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- Multiple agencies are on the scene after munitions were reportedly found in a Southaven home Friday afternoon. According to the Southaven Police Department, contractors found what a...
Jun 30, 2023
Altercation leads to fatal officer-involved shooting in Clarke County
CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An altercation led to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Clarke County, according to authorities. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Publi...
Jun 30, 2023
GoFundMe set up for woman allegedly shot by husband at McComb hotel
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - A GoFundMe page has been set up for the woman who was allegedly shot by her husband in McComb. According to the page, Gabrielle Prenell had to undergo two major surgeries after ...
Jun 30, 2023
MHP announces 2023 Independence Day Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is preparing for the 2023 Independence Day Holiday Travel Period. The enforcement period will begin on Monday, July 3 at 6:00 a.m. and conc...
Jun 30, 2023
Cook named interim Alcorn State University president
LORMAN, Miss. (WJTV) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) approved changes in the interim leadership of Alcorn State University during their meeting on Thursday, June...
Jun 30, 2023