Category Archives: WJTV

Madison Crumbl Cookies becomes certified test store
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison's Crumbl Cookies location recently became a certified testing store, which means customers will have the chance to sample new and experimental cookie flavors every week...
Biancca Ball Jan 05, 2023

Jackson receives nearly $800 million for water infrastructure repairs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced the capital city has received nearly $800 million to help repair this city's water infrastructure. In 2022, Congress passed a bill tha...
Morgan Gill Jan 05, 2023

16-year-old Pearl shooting suspect charged as an adult
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A 16-year-old shooting suspect has been charged as an adult for attempted murder and a drive-by shooting in Pearl. Pearl police said Markinan Demon Walker, 16, of Clinton, was of...
Biancca Ball Jan 05, 2023

Capitol police investigate triple shooting on Monument Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police responded to a triple shooting in Jackson on Wednesday, January 4. Teen shot, killed on Meadow Lane in Jackson The shooting happened on Monument Street. Investig...
Malaysia McCoy Jan 05, 2023

Biden announces new migration programs ahead of border visit
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) - The Biden administration announced on Tuesday it would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a maj...
Tom Dempsey Jan 05, 2023

Damar Hamlin awake at hospital, showing "remarkable improvement"
CINCINNATI (WIVB) -- According to doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Bills safety Damar Hamlin is awake after going into cardiac arrest during Monday night's game against the Cinc...
Adam Duke Jan 05, 2023

Family faces eviction after pregnant woman falls through floor
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- A group of community leaders is taking a stand after they say a pregnant woman fell through the floor of her second-story apartment. Members of Tabernacle Church of God ...
Ashley Paul Jan 05, 2023

Teen shot, killed on Meadow Lane in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a teenage female was shot and killed. The shooting happened on Meadow Lane around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4. Man arrested for sta...
Kaitlin Howell Jan 04, 2023

Man arrested for statutory rape in Carroll County
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Carroll County deputies arrested a man on a statutory rape charge on Wednesday, January 4. Two killed in Neshoba County house fire Deputies were dispatched to a home in ...
Biancca Ball Jan 04, 2023

Mississippi lawmakers look to overturn governor's vetoes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some state lawmakers are working to overrule vetoes administered by Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.). First reported by Mississippi Today, Reeves vetoed 10 projects approved by l...
Richard Lake Jan 04, 2023
