Category Archives: WJTV
Four teens arrested for attempted break-in at Madison Jersey Mike's
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police said four teenagers were arrested for attempting to break into a business early Sunday morning. Police said they received a call from the management at Jersey Mi...
May 28, 2023
Silver Alert canceled for 51-year-old Jackson man
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Silver Alert issued for Marcus W. Parker has been canceled. He has been located and is safe. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) i...
May 28, 2023
List: What's open on Memorial Day?
(NEXSTAR) - While banks, post offices, and most offices will be closed for Memorial Day, many restaurants and stores will still be open on Monday, May 29. There are, of course, some exceptions. Despit...
May 28, 2023
These are most popular baby names of 2022 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Social Security Administration recently released the most popular baby names for 2022. New data from the federal agency shows Liam and Olivia were the most popular names of...
May 28, 2023
Shooting injures five at Copiah County house party
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County deputies are investigating after at least five people were injured during a shooting at an outdoor house party. Copiah County Sheriff Byron Swilley said the...
May 28, 2023
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and gas prices are inching a bit higher this week in reaction to an increase in demand as Americans hit the road.Even the surge in demand this year, though, has pushed ...
May 28, 2023
Biden, McCarthy reach debt ceiling deal to avoid default
Top leaders in both parties reached a long-sought deal on Saturday to avoid an unprecedented government default, announcing an agreement on a plan to lift the debt ceiling for two years and apply new ...
May 27, 2023
No graduation: 8th graders turned away from ceremony; parents furious
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo (KTVI) - Some parents in St. Louis County, Missouri, are fuming after their kids were turned away from their eighth grade graduation ceremony. Parents said they brought their dres...
May 27, 2023
Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb dies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Retired Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice Kay B. Cobb died on Friday, May 26 at her home in Lenoir City, Tennessee. She was 81. A memorial service will be held for Co...
May 27, 2023
Two killed, one injured in Yazoo County crash
UPDATE: YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers said one of the passengers involved in the crash has died. According to Shivers, Elijah Crogier, 61, died while in surgery at th...
May 27, 2023