Category Archives: WJTV
'Unlikely' Jackson water plant will be fully prepared for winter
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As winter weather approaches, Jackson officials are hoping that the fragile water system won't be knocked out again by cold weather. In February 2021, Jackson was without water...
Nov 07, 2022
Nearly 52,000 absentee ballots requested in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As of Sunday, November 6, 2022, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 51,849 absentee ballots requested, 51,232 absentee ballots sent and 46,...
Nov 07, 2022
Meet the candidates running for Hinds County Chancery, Circuit Court judges
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The General Election in Mississippi will be held on Tuesday, November 8. In Hinds County, there are several candidates who are running for judge positions in the Chancery and C...
Nov 07, 2022
Drawing of $1.9B Powerball jackpot is Monday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The drawing for the estimated $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot is Monday, November 7. The jackpot has grown to the largest is game history with an estimated cash value of $929.1 ...
Nov 07, 2022
Over $175K secured for Mississippians after data breaches
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A total of $175,612.90 was secured for Mississippians after Experian and T-Mobile data breaches affected about 89,046 people in the state. Experian, one of the big-three credit...
Nov 07, 2022
Human remains found in abandoned South Jackson home
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after human remains were discovered at an abandoned home. This comes after they received reports of a dog carrying a severed human arm. Man arr...
Nov 07, 2022
Vicksburg mayor rallies for new JSU football stadium
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. announced that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted a "Resolution in Support of a New Stadium for Jackson State University (J...
Nov 07, 2022
Focused on Mississippi: Low water levels on Mississippi River
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Those of us who are used to seeing tugboats and their rafts of barges riding unobstructed, majestically atop the mile-wide waters of the Mississippi River are taken aback somew...
Nov 07, 2022
Tyson Foods CFO arrested, allegedly fell asleep in wrong home
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) - Tyson Foods' chief financial officer John R. Tyson was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly becoming intoxicated and falling asleep in the wrong home. John R....
Nov 07, 2022
Man arrested in Louisiana for Natchez armed robberies
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested in Vidalia, Louisiana, for the armed robberies of two Natchez businesses. Officials with the Natchez Police Department (NPD) said the first armed robbery occ...
Nov 07, 2022