Category Archives: WJTV
MEMA, Red Cross help lodge Mississippi tornado survivors
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is entering into an agreement with the American Red Cross to assist in temporarily lodging displaced residents from the March 2...
Apr 11, 2023
Mississippi governor signs bill expanding car tag authorization for disabled veterans
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed a bill that would revise the disability rating requirements for certain motor vehicle and motorcycle license plates and tags w...
Apr 11, 2023
Jackson police search for attempted armed robbery suspect
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to find a man in connection to an attempted robbery. According to police, the incident happened at a location on Highway 80 and Lynch Street on Sunda...
Apr 11, 2023
What are the symptoms of Candida auris, the drug-resistant fungus spreading in 28 states?
(NEXSTAR) - A potentially deadly fungus that's resistant to treatment has been confirmed in at least 28 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned, but identifying the dangerous pat...
Apr 11, 2023
Mississippi School of Math and Science mulls possible move
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - The leader of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is exploring relocating the school from Columbus to nearby Starkville, partly in an effort to obtain new facilit...
Apr 11, 2023
How gas prices have changed in Jackson in the last week
Gas prices are rising as warmer temps set in across the country and production gets squeezed by oil-producing Middle Eastern countries.The U.S. is bracing for another summer of sweltering gas prices i...
Apr 11, 2023
Sex Abuse, Beatings and an Untouchable Mississippi Sheriff
Terry Grassaree was dogged for years by questions about how he did his job as a law enforcement officer in Macon, Miss., a tiny, rural town near the state's eastern border. There were allegations of r...
Apr 11, 2023
Indiana 7-year-old dragged down street by school bus
ANDERSON, Ind. (WXIN) - A 7-year-old girl is recovering after she was dragged down the street by her school bus in Anderson, Indiana, according to her family and local police. Grace Brown described wh...
Apr 11, 2023
Adult, two children injured in Hinds County crash
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies are investigating after three people, including two children, were injured in an accident. Sheriff Tyree Jones said the two-vehicle accident happened...
Apr 10, 2023
Clinton police arrest man for attempted carjacking
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police arrested a man for attempting to carjack a person in the city. According to Marlee Price with the City of Clinton, the suspect was being pursued by Warren County...
Apr 10, 2023