Category Archives: WJTV
How to avoid life-threatening situations after severe storms
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) continues to monitor the health impacts of the deadly tornadoes that hit the state on Friday, March 24. Officials said ...
Mar 28, 2023
Covenant school shooting: Nashville shooter didn't target specific people, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN/NEXSTAR) - Police in Nashville are still searching for answers after six people were killed in a shooting at the Covenant School on Monday. On Tuesday afternoon, the Metro Nashv...
Mar 28, 2023
UMMC to host free oral, head and neck cancer screenings
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Ear, Nose and Throat and the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center (JHCHC) will host free oral, head and neck cancer scre...
Mar 28, 2023
Bond set for Mississippi woman accused of killing husband on Facebook Live
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond was set for the Columbus woman accused of killing her husband on Facebook Live. The bond for Kadejah Brown, 28, was set at $750,000, according to the Lowndes County Justi...
Mar 28, 2023
Boil water notice issued for Silver City after tornado
SILVER CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - A boil water notice has been issued for the Town of Silver City after the area was hit by a tornado on Friday, March 24. Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of He...
Mar 28, 2023
State Fire Marshal investigates fatal Hope Farm fire
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that happened at one of the oldest historic houses in Natchez. High tornado death toll in Mississippi like losing family...
Mar 28, 2023
15-year-old arrested for Agape Drive homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested another suspect in connection to a homicide that happened on Agape Drive on March 15. Police said Nikkiffar Allen, 15, was arrested and charged with mur...
Mar 28, 2023
High tornado death toll in Mississippi like losing family
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) - Lonnie and Melissa Pierce lived a quiet, peaceful life in the Mississippi Delta before a powerful tornado swept up a neighbor's semi-truck and dropped it onto their brick ho...
Mar 28, 2023
Nashville school shooting: Body camera video shows police confront, kill active shooter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Nashville police released body camera video Tuesday showing the moments officers confronted an active shooter at The Covenant School. The shooter killed six people before bei...
Mar 28, 2023
Pike County parents arrested after death of two-month-old
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a mother and a father after their two-month-old infant died. Investigators said they responded to the 100 block of Morgans Lane on March 24 af...
Mar 28, 2023