Category Archives: WJTV
New Orleans rideshare driver nearly carjacked when passenger demands vehicle at gunpoint after arriving at destination
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Police are investigating an attempted carjacking in New Orleans after a rideshare driver was held at gunpoint after driving a man to his location. According to details released in...
Mar 07, 2023
Mississippi Senate pushes for fully funding public schools
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Senate leaders are pushing to rewrite the state's education budget formula, which has only fully funded public schools twice since it was put into law in 1997. Lt. Go...
Mar 07, 2023
Slain man's mother decries plan to expand Mississippi police
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year told some state lawmakers Monday that she strongly opposes giving the state-ru...
Mar 06, 2023
Jackson business owners try to regroup after downtown fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Downtown businesses are picking up the pieces after a weekend fire this weekend. The fire damaged one of Jackson's oldest commercial buildings. The Jackson Fire Department (JFD...
Mar 06, 2023
Jackson delegation speaks on legislation impacting capital city
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson delegation in the Mississippi Legislature held a hearing Monday afternoon regarding Jackson-based legislation. The controversial House Bill 1020 was the focus of th...
Mar 06, 2023
Shoppers afraid to return to Hattiesburg mall after shooting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - People in Hattiesburg are shaken up after a shooting at Turtle Creek Mall on Saturday, March 4. Shoppers and neighbors said they're in disbelief that a shooting would happe...
Mar 06, 2023
Jackson mayor: Funds for water bill relief program coming from federal program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba wanted to set the record straight about the water bill relief effort by the People's Relief Campaign. This comes after Councilman Kenneth Stokes...
Mar 06, 2023
Warren County deputy involved in crash on Fisher Ferry Road
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Sunday, March 5, a Warren County deputy was involved in a crash on Fisher Ferry Road. The Vicksburg Post reported the deputy and an ambulance recently left a medic cal...
Mar 06, 2023
Interim JSU president says students will be top priority
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony said she wants to enhance the brand of Jackson State University (JSU) after being named the interim president. Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony (Courtesy: Jack...
Mar 06, 2023
‘Leaving for greener pastures.’ Mississippi’s nurse vacancy rates are their highest in at least a decade
Amid continued risk of closures, Mississippi hospitals are increasingly missing one critical piece of their staff: Nurses. Many of the state's hospitals are emptying. Service lines are being dis...
Mar 06, 2023