Category Archives: WJTV
Chipotle coming to City of Pearl
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Another Chipotle restaurant is expected to open in the Jackson-metro area. According to a post on the City of Pearl's Facebook page, the business will be located at the Crossgate...
Apr 10, 2023
Jacksonians face second week without garbage pickup
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jacksonians are voicing their frustration when it comes to the trash situation in the city. With Jackson entering a second week with no garbage pickup, neighbors are left holdi...
Apr 10, 2023
Richard's Disposal sues Jackson over garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - No decision was made on Monday at the City of Jackson's emergency meeting about the lack of a garbage contract. After the City Council voted to continue it's lawsuit against Ma...
Apr 10, 2023
Mississippi Match 5 player wins more than $400,000
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One lucky Mississippi Match 5 player won more than $400,000 after hitting Saturday's night jackpot. Back-to-back triples were also randomly drawn in Cash 3. Leaders with the Mi...
Apr 10, 2023
Madison firefighters rescue ducklings from drain
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison firefighters reunited a mother duck with her ten ducklings after they fell into a drain on Monday, April 10. Officials with the Madison Fire Department (MFD) said the d...
Apr 10, 2023
Bond set at $2.1M for man accused of shooting at Natchez tourists
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of shooting at tourists in Natchez had his bond set at over $2.1 million. The shooting happened outside the La Fiesta restaurant on John R. Junkin Drive. Police...
Apr 10, 2023
Here's where Mississippi stands on math and reading proficiency amid 20-year lows
Several studies within the past year have shown just how detrimental remote learning has been to academic progress during the coronavirus pandemic, especially for students already disadvantaged by rac...
Apr 10, 2023
Mississippi fire academy instructors save drowning child
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Instructors with the Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA) saved a seven-year-old boy from drowning on Sunday, April 2. MSFA officials said instructors were performing a swim t...
Apr 10, 2023
Drone helps locate, capture Clinton murder suspect
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Clinton Police Department's first drone helped locate and capture a murder suspect in late March. The Clinton Courier reported that the department deployed a drone to locat...
Apr 10, 2023
Mississippi Insight for April 9, 2023: One on one with Zakiya Summers
Jackson legislator Zakiya Summers offers her thoughts on the just-completed 2023 session and bills directly impacting the Capital City. And we'll examine the continuing feud among Jackson leaders over...
Apr 10, 2023