Category Archives: WJTV
Family mourns after football player fatally shot in Mississippi
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. -- A DeSoto County family is mourning the loss of a professional football player who was shot and killed in Walls, Mississippi over the weekend. On the gridiron is where Christian...
Dec 20, 2022
Home for the Holidays: 7 children adopted during Jackson ceremony
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - This holiday season became extra special after four families and seven children finalized their adoptions in Hinds County Chancery Court on Monday. The mass adoption ceremony i...
Dec 19, 2022
Ridgeland man pleads guilty to making threats against CDC director
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A Ridgeland man pled guilty to making threats against Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky. Prosecutors said Robert Wiser Bates, 39, pl...
Dec 19, 2022
Teen accused of stabbing man multiple times in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-year-old was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man multiple times on Saturday, December 17. The incident happened just after 7:00 p.m. in the 12000 Block of John Lee Road....
Dec 19, 2022
Jackson water system 'vulnerable' ahead of cold weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As frigid temperatures are set to reach Jackson by the end of this week, Jackson's water system may be in danger again. Temperatures are expected to stay in the low teens from ...
Dec 19, 2022
MDOT suspends highway construction ahead of holidays
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - 'Tis the season for holiday travel! With more vehicles on the highways, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) wants to help keep your holidays merry and bright by...
Dec 19, 2022
2 Monroe women accused of stealing over 60 items from Walmart; arrested
All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- On December 18, 2022, the Monroe Police Department was dispatched to the Walmart Supercenter on Louisville Avenue in re...
Dec 19, 2022
Jan. 6 panel refers criminal charges against Trump
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) - The House Select Committee investigating the violent attacks at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, referred four criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and ass...
Dec 19, 2022
Lawsuit details student's allegations against ex-LSU coach
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A former student who accused ex-LSU football coach Les Miles of sexual harassment in 2013 sought a $2.15 million settlement with LSU and Miles, according to documents filed in ...
Dec 19, 2022
111 homes damaged by severe weather in Mississippi
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said counties have reported 111 homes were damaged during the severe weather on December 13-14, 2022. Four injurie...
Dec 19, 2022