Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi Democrats outline plans to combat House Bill 1020
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson representatives outlined plans to combat the controversial House Bill 1020. The bill would setup a separate judicial entity within the Capitol Complex Improvement Distr...
Feb 23, 2023
Adams County man gets life for 2019 homicide
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An Adams County man was sentenced for the murder of a man and the aggravated assault against his former girlfriend. Christopher Randall (Courtesy: Adams County Sheriff's O...
Feb 23, 2023
Hattiesburg man accused of fracturing child's skull
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A man was arrested for allegedly fracturing a child's skull in Hattiesburg. Officials with the Hattiesburg Police Department (HPD) said 29-year-old Jonathan Pittman Jr., of...
Feb 23, 2023
Natchez leaders approve measure for Eola Hotel funds
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Natchez Board of Aldermen approved a measure to direct public money to the developers and investors of the Eola Hotel property. Natchez leaders vote to post police chief po...
Feb 23, 2023
Police investigate after shots fired outside Jackson school
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police and Jackson Public School (JPS) Campus Enforcement are investigating an incident outside of Whitten Middle School. A heavy police presence was seen outside the s...
Feb 23, 2023
61-year-old man hit, killed by vehicle in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A 61-year-old man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Vicksburg. Vicksburg Daily News reported the incident happened on North Washington Street around 8:30 a.m. on ...
Feb 23, 2023
Natchez leaders vote to post police chief position in house
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Natchez Board of Aldermen voted 4-2 to post the city's police chief position in house for current police department personnel only. The Natchez Democrat reported the post w...
Feb 23, 2023
'Parent's worst nightmare': Florida woman must give birth despite baby having little chance of survival
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) - Deborah Dorbert was excited to be a mom again. When Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, and Florida banned abortions after 15 weeks, she did not think it woul...
Feb 23, 2023
Mississippi Insight: Special edition on state's Black businesses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Part of WJTV 12 News' coverage of Black History Month in February is a special report focusing on the state of Black businesses in Mississippi. The U.S. Small Business Administ...
Feb 23, 2023
Meeting addresses concerns about Jackson bill proposals
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Dozens of residents attended a community discussion on several legislative bills about the City of Jackson on Wednesday. Local pastors and bishops argued that several bills in ...
Feb 23, 2023