Category Archives: WJTV
Biden plots new course to get relief for student borrowers
(The Hill) - On Friday, President Biden announced the next actions his administration intends to take to protect student loan borrowers following the Supreme Court ruling that struck down his student ...
Jun 30, 2023
Jackson airport expects travel increase for July 4th travel period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) is expecting a significant increase in travel beginning Friday, June 30 through Wednesday, July 5 at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers I...
Jun 30, 2023
Jackson State receives first installment from Charles Barkley's $1 million pledge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University (JSU) will receive a $1 million gift from NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley's Foundation. Officials said the first $100,000 annual installment of the u...
Jun 30, 2023
LIST: July 4th events taking place in Jackson area
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Fourth of July weekend kicks off on June 30 in Mississippi, and there are plenty of fun events that you can take part in with your families. WJTV 12 News has compiled a lis...
Jun 30, 2023
Jackson opens cooling centers Friday amid excessive heat
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Another Excessive Heat Warning is in place for Central Mississippi on Friday, June 30. The heat wave that has engulfed parts of the South and the Midwest has killed more than a...
Jun 30, 2023
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Jim Crow-era voting law
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a challenge next term to a Mississippi Constitutional provision that prohibits certain felons from voting. Passed during the Jim Crow era to disenfranchise...
Jun 30, 2023
Judge Reeves rules man convicted of felony has right to firearm, criticizes U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has dismissed a gun possession case against a man convicted of a felony, citing a Supreme Court precedent he criticized last year and ruling convicted felons have a ...
Jun 30, 2023
Suspect in U-Haul accused of burglarizing Fondren ATMs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are working to find the suspect who burglarized ATMs in the Fondren area. Police said a Regions Bank ATM and a Trustmark Bank ATM were burglarized between 3:45 a...
Jun 30, 2023
Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student debt forgiveness plan
The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Biden administration's student debt relief plan in a 6-3 decision, stopping more than 40 million borrowers from receiving loan forgiveness and delivering a majo...
Jun 30, 2023
Shots fired near Vicksburg park during children's baseball game
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A children's baseball game at a Vicksburg park turned into a nightmare for parents and children on Wednesday, June 28. A children's little league game at Fuzzy Johnson Park w...
Jun 30, 2023