Category Archives: WJTV
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: June 30 - July 2
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (June 30 through July 2) around Missis...
Jun 30, 2023
Jackson moves closer to giving Henifin oversight of sewer system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, the Jackson City Council agreed to place Third Party Manager Ted Henifin in charge of the capital city's sewer system. Henifin is the federal appointee who is admi...
Jun 29, 2023
Federal judge delays implementation of Senate Bill 2343
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal judge halted the implementation of Senate Bill 2343 on Thursday, June 29. The bill includes a provision that requires written approval from the Public Safety commissi...
Jun 29, 2023
Body found behind abandoned Jackson property
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a body was found on Thursday, June 29. Captain Marco Johnson said a man's body was found on Alta Woods Boulevard behind an abandoned prop...
Jun 29, 2023
Mississippi leaders react to affirmative action decision
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, ending more than 40 years of race-conscious admissions processes in colleges throughout the country. Writing for the majo...
Jun 29, 2023
Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in Astroworld crowd surge, his lawyer says
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas grand jury has declined to indict rapper Travis Scott in a criminal investigation into a massive crowd surge that killed 10 people at the 2021 Astroworld music festival in Houst...
Jun 29, 2023
Two people dead in wreck after chase from Mississippi to Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people are dead after a one-vehicle crash that shut down South Third Street in Memphis just north of the Mississippi state line Thursday. DeSoto County authorities confirmed the i...
Jun 29, 2023
A deadly heat wave is blanketing the South and spreading east
An oppressive heat wave blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and one in Louisiana blanketed the South on Thursday, as authorities warned of dangerous, triple-digit temperatures. Forecasters said tem...
Jun 29, 2023
Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
ATLANTA (AP) - Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her "beloved aunt" died Thursday. She was 95....
Jun 29, 2023
Suspicious package found on steps of Supreme Court
A suspicious package was found on the steps of the Supreme Court Thursday, causing several road closures around the building. U.S. Capitol Police announced in a tweet that it is assisting the Supreme ...
Jun 29, 2023