Category Archives: WJTV
Balloon released held for 4-year-old allegedly killed by mother
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A balloon release was held in memory of a four-year-old boy who was allegedly shot and killed by his mother. The boy's grandmother, other family members and friends of Keshaun ...
Apr 22, 2023
Walk to Save Black Men's Lives held in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2nd Annual Walk to Save Black Men's Lives took place in downtown Jackson on Saturday, April 22. The African American Wellness Agency created the walk and run to raise aware...
Apr 22, 2023
NAACP files lawsuit after Mississippi governor signs House Bill 1020
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The NAACP Office of General Counsel and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit to challenge two new Mississippi laws that were signed by Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.), in...
Apr 22, 2023
JPS superintendent proposes new construction, relocation for schools
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On April 18, Jackson Public Schools (JPS) Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene presented a proposal to the Board of Trustees for school construction and proposed relocations and co...
Apr 22, 2023
Fayette police arrest 65-year-old man for arson
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Fayette police arrested a 65-year-old man for arson. According to police, firefighters received a call about a fire at a home on Shannon Street just after 6:30 p.m. on...
Apr 22, 2023
Mississippi governor signs controversial House Bill 1020
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed House Bill 1020. According to the bill, Capitol police would be given primary jurisdiction within the expanded Capital Complex Improvement...
Apr 21, 2023
Silver Alert issued for 19-year-old Itawamba County man
ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 19-year-old Hunter Ray Patterson, of Mantachie. He is described as five feet ten inches tall, we...
Apr 21, 2023
IHL names search committee for Jackson State president
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) appointed the members of the search committee for the Jackson State University (JSU) President Search. Jack...
Apr 21, 2023
Jackson water employees could lose jobs in coming weeks
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some City of Jackson workers voiced their concerns after receiving word that they would be fired in the coming weeks. Workers at the City of Jackson Water Maintenance and Distr...
Apr 21, 2023
Body of Warren County child found in pond
UPDATE: WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace told Vicksburg Daily News that the child's mother and her boyfriend were both charged with murder in connection to the child's d...
Apr 21, 2023