Category Archives: WJTV
Yazoo City man sentenced for sexual battery of four-year-old
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Yazoo County jury found a man guilty of sexual battery that involved a four-year-old girl. According to the office of Holmes, Humphreys and Yazoo Counties' District Atto...
Apr 24, 2023
Favre remains in Mississippi welfare lawsuit, judge rules
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will remain as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money that was supposed ...
Apr 24, 2023
Lexington man says police assaulted him for filing lawsuit
A man who sued the Lexington Police Department alleging violence and racism says an officer assaulted him in retaliation for that litigation. That man, Malcolm Stewart, is "still in pain" after being ...
Apr 24, 2023
Jackson mayor addresses concerns of water workers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba tried to clear up concerns brought up by Jackson's water maintenance workers on Monday. Lumumba said he was notified about the workers protestin...
Apr 24, 2023
Man shot, killed on North 5th Avenue in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police are searching for a suspect after a man died from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said the shooting happened on Monday, April 24 in the 1800 block of North 5th Ave...
Apr 24, 2023
One Month Later: Tornado recovery continues in Rolling Fork
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) - One month ago, an EF4 tornado hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Almost all of the structures in the town were affected by the tornado, leaving many of them destroyed. Thirtee...
Apr 24, 2023
Mississippi's unemployment rate reaches record low
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced that Mississippi's unemployment rate reached a new record low of 3.5% as of March, 2023. NAACP files lawsuit after Mississip...
Apr 24, 2023
Don Lemon out at CNN
(The Hill) -- CNN host Don Lemon says he has been fired by CNN. "I am stunned," Lemon said in a message posted on Twitter on Monday, saying his agent had informed him of his firing by CNN president Ch...
Apr 24, 2023
Rankin County judge in ICU due to sepsis
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Rankin County judge has been hospitalized due to sepsis. The Brandon Police Department shared a message from Judge Thomas Broome's wife on its Facebook page. Hinds County dep...
Apr 24, 2023
Tucker Carlson and Fox News part ways
Tucker Carlson has parted ways with Fox News, the network said on Monday. "We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor," the network said in a statement. C...
Apr 24, 2023