Category Archives: WJTV
Lawmaker seeks fines for Jackson over river pollution, despite ongoing federal enforcement
Rep. Becky Currie, R-Brookhaven, is hoping to bring more accountability over Jackson's ongoing pollution of the Pearl River through the city's failing wastewater system, despite a federal agency alrea...
Feb 07, 2023
Corporal punishment was used in schools 4,300 times last year. Here’s what districts are doing to change that.
Shortly after moving to Madison, Jamie Bardwell learned that the Madison County School District requires parents to opt out in writing from corporal punishment being used on their children, a fact she...
Feb 07, 2023
Search underway for man who fell off barge in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Search and rescue crews are working to find a man who fell from a barge into the Mississippi River near the Natchez Port. The Natchez Democrat reported the unidentified ma...
Feb 07, 2023
Two arrested after Rankin County deputies find 44 kilos of cocaine inside vehicle
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested two men after they said they found 44 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a vehicle. Investigators said a deputy made a traffic stop on Mon...
Feb 07, 2023
Jury to hear about financial crimes in Murdaugh murder trial
Watch a live feed of the Alex Murdaugh murder trial above. Follow reporter Riley Benson @realrileybenson on Twitter for updates from Walterboro. Tune in to News 2 at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m...
Feb 07, 2023
Another lawsuit filed over Jackson garbage collection
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As the City of Jackson awaits a decision from the Mississippi Supreme Court on the garbage collection dispute, the City Council has taken steps to move forward if Richard's Dis...
Feb 06, 2023
Man shot, killed with toddler inside vehicle in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a fatal shooting that led to a crash. The shooting happened on Monday, February 6 on Ridgeway Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Two...
Feb 06, 2023
Two women plead guilty to community college embezzlement
COAHOMA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two former Coahoma Community College employees pled guilty to conspiracy and embezzlement on Monday, February 6. State Auditor Shad White said Gwendolyn Jefferson and St...
Feb 06, 2023
Poll: 65% of Mississippi voters want ballot initiative process restored
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to polling by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), 65% of voters support restoring the ballot initiative process in Mississippi. The Mississippi Supreme Court deem...
Feb 06, 2023
Lumumba wants body cam footage of man's death released
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said he wants the body camera footage of the incident that left one man dead and three police officers on administrative leave released to the p...
Feb 06, 2023