Category Archives: WJTV
Will Baptist and UMMC battle over burn care?
The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi Baptist Medical Center are vying to run a burn center in Mississippi - and both are seeking lawmakers' help to establish them. Dr. Derek Cu...
Jan 25, 2023
Feds: Investigation into Tyre Nichols' death may take time
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police, "may take some ...
Jan 25, 2023
Victims in two states help police nab alleged carjacker
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- Police say a man responsible for a carjacking in Memphis and an auto theft in Cleveland, Mississippi, was booked in the Shelby County Jail on Monday. Altrez Logan, 23, is faci...
Jan 25, 2023
Water system in Mississippi’s Capital could get new owners
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson's troubled water system could get a new set of owners under legislation advanced Tuesday by Republican lawmakers in Mississippi. The bill would transfer ownership to a ne...
Jan 25, 2023
Mississippi could expand mental health training for officers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi could expand training for law enforcement officers to respond to people who need mental health care, under a bill that's moving toward consideration in the state Hous...
Jan 24, 2023
Jackson groups reach out to teens to curb crime
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A rash of crimes being committed by youth in Jackson has people talking about ways to reduce crime and gun violence among them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Jan 24, 2023
Ole Miss police investigate crash that killed campus visitor
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Police at the University of Mississippi are investigating a crash that killed a campus visitor. According to university officials, the one-vehicle crash happened on January 13. ...
Jan 24, 2023
LIST: Severe weather shelters open on Tuesday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With the possibility of severe weather on Tuesday, January 24, emergency officials and cities in Mississippi are preparing for the storms. Counties with the most emergency shel...
Jan 24, 2023
‘He’s too good at lying not to do it’: Alleged conman claims former NFL defensive lineman and ‘gentle giant’ used ‘brute strength’ in kidnapping
A group of ill-advised businessmen and investors, including one of Mississippi's own star athletes and former NFL player Jerrell Powe, were done being jerked around. Several of them hopped on a ...
Jan 24, 2023
Former FedEx driver files lawsuit against Brookhaven, police chief & others
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - A former FedEx driver has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the City of Brookhaven, Police Chief Kenneth Collins and two men who allegedly fired shots at him. The Daily Lea...
Jan 24, 2023