Category Archives: WJTV
T.C. Taylor named head football coach at Jackson State
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - T.C. Taylor has been named the 22nd head coach for the Jackson State football team. Taylor will replace Deion Sanders, who accepted the head coaching job in Colorado. Taylor wi...
Dec 13, 2022
1 arrested, 1 wanted after Capitol police chase in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested a man and are searching for a second man after a chase in Jackson on Monday, December 12. Police said officers attempted a traffic stop on a man for rec...
Dec 13, 2022
Remembering Mike Leach: Beloved Mississippi State Football Head Coach Dies Suddenly at 61
Mississippi State announced Tuesday morning that Bulldogs football head coach Mike Leach died Monday night at age 61. Leach, who was at MSU football practice on Saturday and reportedly in good spirits...
Dec 13, 2022
College football world reacts to passing of Mike Leach
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - The college football world and Mississippi leaders are reacting to the death of Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach. He was 61. Leach was taken on Sunday from S...
Dec 13, 2022
Mississippi State pioneering football coach Mike Leach dead at 61
LUBBOCK, Texas (KLBK/KAMC) - Mississippi State University head football coach Mike Leach died Monday, according to his family in a statement. He was 61. "We are uplifted by the outpouring of love and ...
Dec 13, 2022
Face masks encouraged in Mississippi amid threat of COVID, flu, RSV
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging the public to wear face masks indoors once again due to a 'tripledemic.' The CDC has reported a strong concern of ...
Dec 12, 2022
Commission seeks to change Mississippi voting laws
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Voter accessibility and redistricting were two of the key topics at the Hinds County Voter Commission meeting. State and county officials addressed concerns with Mississippi's ...
Dec 12, 2022
Man arrested after 4-month-old found unresponsive at Biloxi hotel
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Biloxi police arrested a Louisiana man after a four-month-old child was found unresponsive at a hotel. Police said they responded to a hotel in the 1700 block of Beach Boulevard...
Dec 12, 2022
Jackson mayor holds weekly news conference
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba will host a weekly news conference on Monday, December 12. Councilman hosts toy giveaway for children in Jackson Mayor Lumumba will discuss...
Dec 12, 2022
Woman sentenced on murder charge after victim dies in coma
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was sentenced to 40 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), with 10 years suspended, in connection to the death of another woman. Brit...
Dec 12, 2022