Category Archives: WJTV
St. Dominic and Singing River CEOs resign
The CEOs of two of the state's largest hospital systems are resigning. Scott Kashman, head of St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, and Tiffany Murdock, head of Singing River Health System o...
Jun 15, 2023
Lexington neighbors clean up after severe storms
LEXINGTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Severe weather swept across Mississippi on Wednesday, June 14, leaving behind damage in Holmes County. Dozens of trees and power lines were knocked down as the severe storm m...
Jun 15, 2023
New clothing store opens at Outlets of Mississippi
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A new clothing store is now open at the Outlets of Mississippi in Pearl. Windsor Fashions officially opened its doors on Thursday, June 15. The store offers trendy tops, bottoms,...
Jun 15, 2023
Mississippi construction firm's CFO pleads guilty to tax crime
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - The chief financial officer (CFO) of a Mississippi company pled guilty to willfully failing to report and pay over employment taxes withheld from employees' paychecks. Accor...
Jun 15, 2023
Railroad crossing: Here's how Mississippi drivers can stay safe around the tracks
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In recognition of International Level Crossing Awareness Day on Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Transportation released safety tips about railroad crossings. ...
Jun 15, 2023
Here's the richest person in Mississippi, according to Forbes
(NEXSTAR) - Can you name the richest person in your state? Unless you have a billion dollars in your bank account, we can promise it isn't you. As of 2023, nearly every state has a billionaire r...
Jun 15, 2023
Two arrested, one wanted for Vicksburg homicide
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Vicksburg men haven been arrested and one is still wanted in connection to the death of a Fayette man. The shooting happened just after 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 8 in ...
Jun 15, 2023
‘It’s so much a death sentence’: Stroke victim waited 90 minutes for an ambulance in Jackson.
Donna Echols had just returned to her north Jackson home from her eldest son's fairytale wedding in the Bahamas and expected to greet the groom's father who had stayed behind to watch the house and he...
Jun 15, 2023
‘A circus’: Mississippi Supreme Court Justice decries efforts to keep him in lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In a rare address to a federal court Wednesday, Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph called efforts to attach him to a lawsuit challenging a new state law a "cir...
Jun 15, 2023
PHOTOS: Hail falls across the Jackson-metro area
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Severe storms moved through the Jackson-metro area on Wednesday, June 14, dropping hail in some areas. Storms knock down trees, power lines in Lexington WJTV 12 News received r...
Jun 14, 2023