Category Archives: WJTV
Human remains found near Vicksburg casino
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg Police are investigating after human remains were found near a casino on Tuesday, December 27. Police were notified Tuesday morning of a possible deceased person cl...
Dec 27, 2022
Homeless man died in cold weather trying to get to family
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 57-year-old homeless man, who died from cold weather exposure Christmas day, was trying to travel from Louisiana to Tennessee to get to family members, officials said. Charle...
Dec 27, 2022
Jackson-Maddox Road Well under boil water notice
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A boil water notice has been issued for the Jackson-Maddox Road Well System due to loss of system pressure. The City of Jackson's Water/Sewer Utilities Division issued the prec...
Dec 27, 2022
Winter weather upends water systems across the Deep South
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes, forcing some people to take drastic measu...
Dec 27, 2022
Clinton man arrested after Vicksburg hostage situation on Christmas Day
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Clinton man faces aggravated assault and kidnapping charges after a hostage situation on Christmas Day in Vicksburg. The incident happened just after 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, D...
Dec 27, 2022
'Worst case scenario': Water pressure remains low in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba held a news conference on Tuesday, December 27 to discuss the ongoing water crisis. He warned that the city will be vulnerable until a proper wa...
Dec 27, 2022
Longtime Primos owner Kenneth Primos, Sr., dies at 98
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The longtime owner of a popular Jackson-metro area restaurant chain has died. Officials with Primos Cafe said Kenneth Angelo Primos, Sr., son of Primos founder Angelo "Pop" Pri...
Dec 27, 2022
Young mother killed in Marshall County house fire
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) -- A woman was killed in a house fire in Marshall County early Monday morning. Yellow tape blocked off a Marshall County home that was still smoldering hours after a fata...
Dec 27, 2022
Boil water notice issued for 2,200 Fayette customers
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Fayette was placed under a boil water notice Sunday, December 25. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) said the notice affects 2,200 cust...
Dec 27, 2022
Former Yazoo County murder suspect arrested for aggravated assault
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Investigators said a man, whose murder charges were dropped this month, was arrested again for aggravated assault. According to the Yazoo Herald, Noah Combs, 27, was charged...
Dec 27, 2022