Category Archives: WJTV

Former Six Flags site to potentially be home to water park, sports complex, restaurants and more
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The master plan for the former Six Flags site in New Orleans East is out. As of right now, developers are calling it Bayou Phoenix. The lot spans over 200 acres and has been vacan...
Amy Russo Mar 28, 2023

Surveillance video shows shooter enter Nashville school
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Newly released video shows the moments a shooter made their way into a Nashville school where several people died Monday. The Metro Nashville Police Department released surve...
Lucas Wright Mar 28, 2023

Warming-fueled supercells to hit South more often, study finds
America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more freque...
The Associated Press Mar 28, 2023

Man arrested for West McDowell Road homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 27-year-old man in connection to a homicide that happened on Saturday, March 25. Man claims self-defense after two killed in Jackson Police said Cadar...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 27, 2023

Jackson metro cleaning up after severe storms on Sunday
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Cleanup is underway after severe thunderstorms ripped through the Jackson metro area on Sunday, March 26. Winds up to 70 mph left damage across the metro. Several large trees a...
Brandon Raines Mar 27, 2023

Relief efforts underway for Mississippi storm victims
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After deadly tornadoes swept through Mississippi, cities surrounding Sharkey County are trying to rebuild. Many organizations are providing much needed help for families and th...
Morgan Gill Mar 27, 2023

Volunteers help Silver City tornado victims recover
SILVER CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - After tornadoes caused major damage across Mississippi, neighbors in Silver City are banding together to get storm victims the supplies they need. Crews are working as quic...
Tia McKenzie Mar 27, 2023

Man arrested in Agape Drive homicide case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested in connection to a homicide case that happened earlier in March. Jackson Police Department (JPD) Captain Abraham Thompson said Avant Tims, 20, was arrested a...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 27, 2023

Mississippi tornado victims wonder, 'How can we rebuild?'
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) - The tornado that collapsed the roof and two walls of Jermaine Wells' Mississippi home also hurled a massive tractor tire that landed near him in the living room as his wife ...
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, ROBERT BUMSTED and REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press Mar 27, 2023

EF4 tornado devastates Rolling Fork
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WJTV) - While taking in the scope of damage in Rolling Fork, the town took on widespread destruction in every direction with almost the entire town affected. Rolling Fork is the c...
Ken South Mar 27, 2023
