Category Archives: WJTV
MEMA urges Mississippians to prepare for hurricane season
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As hurricane season in the United States begins on Thursday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) seeks to inform and prepare Mississippians over the next few mon...
Jun 01, 2023
Federal government orders desegregation in 32 Mississippi schools
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) - Federal courts have issued desegregation orders for 32 school districts in Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division's assistant attorney general said...
Jun 01, 2023
State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers retires
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced that State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers will retire at the end of June after more than 30 years with M...
Jun 01, 2023
Your Hometown: Vicksburg, Mississippi
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg is known as the River City. There are plenty of attractions in the city, including the Vicksburg National Military Park, the Coca-Cola Museum and the Civil War Muse...
Jun 01, 2023
Ridgeland remembers former police chief killed in standoff
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison Police Officer Randy Tyler was killed during a standoff in Brandon on Thursday, June 1. Tyler was a seven-year veteran of the Madison Police Department. He was part o...
Jun 01, 2023
Flora driver airlifted to hospital after semi-truck fire
FLORA, Miss. (WJTV) - A driver was airlifted to a Mississippi hospital after a vehicle fire. The fire happened around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 1 in Flora. Firefighters said they received a call ab...
Jun 01, 2023
Meridian man pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Meridian man will serve 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking 84 grams of cocaine. Rankin County Judge Dewey K. Arthur sentenced Kevorkian Grace for t...
Jun 01, 2023
Man arrested for aiding, abetting Hinds County escapee
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies arrested a man for aiding and abetting an escapee. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Michael Lynn Allen, 45, was charged with accessory and aidin...
Jun 01, 2023
Two wanted in Jackson after man shot in head
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for at least two suspects after a man was shot and killed. The shooting happened this week in the 400 block of Savanna Street in Jackson. According...
Jun 01, 2023
Two wanted for homicide at Queen Food Mart
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to find at least two suspects in connection to a recent homicide. Brandon officer shot, standoff underway in Crossgates neighborhood Officer Sam Brow...
Jun 01, 2023