Category Archives: WJTV
LIST: Early school dismissals for Thursday, Feb. 16
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to reports of possible severe weather, some school districts announced closures or early dismissals for Thursday, February 16. MEMA prepares for Spring Severe Weather Prepa...
Feb 15, 2023
July trial date set for woman accused of killing mother, infant in Hinds County crash
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A July trial date has been set for the woman accused of causing a crash that killed a mother and infant in Hinds County. Beth Ann White appeared in front of Hinds County Circui...
Feb 15, 2023
Natchez man arrested for kidnapping, threatening girlfriend
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man was arrested in Louisiana for allegedly kidnapping and threatening to kill his estranged girlfriend. The Natchez Democrat reported Michael T. McCallon, 31, was ar...
Feb 15, 2023
Jackson lawmakers, authorities aim to find solutions to violent crimes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, Mississippi lawmakers and law enforcement came together to host "A Conversation on Crime in the Capital City." The purpose of the forum was to discuss what law enfo...
Feb 15, 2023
Man shot in hip after fight with 18-year-old in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are investigating after a man was shot in the hip by an 18-year-old. Vicksburg Daily News reported the shooting happened just after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb...
Feb 15, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Education visits Jackson schools
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona traveled to Jackson on Wednesday to visit schools in the city. Water discharge decreased at Barnett Reservoir Cardona visited Casey E...
Feb 15, 2023
Gun found in student's vehicle on Clinton High School campus
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Clinton Public School District said a firearm was recovered from a student's vehicle on Wednesday. According to officials, administrators at Clinton High Schoo...
Feb 15, 2023
Water discharge decreased at Barnett Reservoir
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) announced they will decrease the water discharge at the Barnett Reservoir to 29,000 cubic feet per seco...
Feb 15, 2023
One escaped Grenada County inmate captured, other dead
GRENADA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Grenada County deputies announced one of the escaped inmates was taken into custody, and the other was found dead. The Grenada Star reported authorities responded to a w...
Feb 15, 2023
Judge excludes roadside shooting testimony in Murdaugh murder trial
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - Judge Clifton Newman will decide Wednesday whether to allow testimony about Alex Murdaugh's botched suicide-for-hire attempt in his double murder trial. Murdaugh is accu...
Feb 15, 2023