Category Archives: WJTV
CDC warns of drug-resistant, deadly fungus: How is it spread?
(NEXSTAR) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Candida auris as an "urgent" threat as it spreads rapidly through U.S. hospitals, tripling in just three years. The fungu...
Mar 29, 2023
One injured in Sherman officer-involved shooting
SHERMAN, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that injured one person in Sherman. Officials said the shooting happened on Wednesda...
Mar 29, 2023
Man arrested for Charleston Drive homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 35-year-old man in connection to a homicide that happened in January 2023. Man wanted for kidnapping ex-girlfriend in Jackson Police said Christopher ...
Mar 28, 2023
Man wanted for kidnapping ex-girlfriend in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a man who allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend. Officer Sam Brown said police are searching for 30-year-old Earl Walters. He said Walters went...
Mar 28, 2023
No felony charges for masked day care workers scaring kids
ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) - A grand jury has declined to bring felony charges against four former Mississippi day care workers who were filmed scaring young children while wearing Halloween masks, Monroe C...
Mar 28, 2023
Tornado relief items collected at Mississippi State Fairgrounds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Residents in the Mississippi Delta are in desperate need of supplies after tornadoes ripped through multiple counties on Friday, March 24. On Tuesday, people donated items, inc...
Mar 28, 2023
Crews work to restore power in Rolling Fork
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - While debris continues to be removed from in and around Rolling Fork, crews are working to restore power to the town after an EF4 tornado hit the area on Friday, March 2...
Mar 28, 2023
Daughter: Mississippi tornado victim was ‘beautiful soul’
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) - With her sister behind the wheel, Queen'terica Jones rushed across the flat Mississippi Delta as a powerful tornado bore down on their mother's home. The howling winds lifte...
Mar 28, 2023
Negotiators inch closer to final version of House Bill 1020
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lawmakers are one step closer to developing a final version of the controversial proposal, House Bill 1020. A committee report was filed late Monday night, but the bill was rec...
Mar 28, 2023
Seven tornadoes cause devastation across Mississippi. Here's how you can help
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) continues to assess the damage in multiple counties affected by the March 24 tornadoes and severe weather. As of Tue...
Mar 28, 2023