Category Archives: WJTV
Organizations demand more transparency in Jackson's water system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition and Poor People's Campaign met with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discuss Jackson's ...
Mar 22, 2023
Hinds County murder suspect arrested in Lauderdale County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County fugitive was arrested in Lauderdale County, according to Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens. Owens said Williams, who was completing a sentence in th...
Mar 22, 2023
Meet Dak: Mississippi State introduces new mascot
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi State University (MSU) will introduce Bully XXII during the 2023 Super Bulldog Weekend. Dak, who will be formally known as Bully XXII, is the new live English Bu...
Mar 22, 2023
Mississippi initiative proposal, minus abortion, in limbo
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Senate leaders are not saying whether they will support a new initiative process that would allow voters to put proposed state laws - but nothing dealing with ab...
Mar 22, 2023
Outbreak linked to eyedrops leaves 68 infected, 8 blind and 3 dead, CDC says
(WFLA) - U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. The outbreak has infected 68 people in 16 states, a...
Mar 22, 2023
Brookhaven homicide suspect captured in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Brookhaven homicide suspect was captured after a three-hour manhunt in Pike County on Tuesday, March 21. Pike County deputies said Rashan D. Smith, 37, was arrested outsi...
Mar 22, 2023
Mississippi governor signs bill banning ballot harvesting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, March 22, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed Senate Bill 2358, which bans ballot harvesting in Mississippi. Mississippi governor signs postpartum Medicai...
Mar 22, 2023
East High School shooting suspect found dead near car in Park County
DENVER (KDVR) - The Park County Sheriff's Office said the body of the East High School shooting suspect was found near his vehicle. The suspect is accused of shooting two administrators on Wednesday. ...
Mar 22, 2023
Lotus band member, son still missing after kayaking in Arkansas
DENVER (KDVR) - A rescue mission for a musician and his son has turned into a recovery mission after the pair went missing while kayaking in Arkansas, according to the band's Twitter. Chuck Morris of ...
Mar 22, 2023
Only 1 Black rep gets role in talks on Mississippi policing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - One Black lawmaker and nine white ones have been chosen to negotiate final versions of bills that could expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Mis...
Mar 22, 2023