Category Archives: WJTV
What manufacturing workers make in Mississippi
Manufacturing has long been one of the United States' most common occupations. During what can be thought of as the golden age of manufacturing in America, tens of millions of Americans were employed ...
Oct 21, 2022
Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Mississippi
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over...
Oct 21, 2022
MBI investigates officer-involved shooting in Lucedale
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened in George County on Friday, October 21. MBI officials said the s...
Oct 21, 2022
Sister of slain reality star asks: 'How can you sleep?'
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Relatives confronted the man who fatally shot a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" when he was sentenced to 32 years in prison. "How can you...
Oct 21, 2022
Things happening in Mississippi this weekend: Oct. 21-23
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (October 21-23) around Mississippi. Ce...
Oct 21, 2022
Car found buried on grounds of California mansion, believed to have been there since 1990s
SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) - Police in California have launched an investigation into the discovery of a car that was found buried in the yard of a Silicon Valley mansion. Landscapers working on ...
Oct 21, 2022
Mississippi man sentenced to 4 years for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An Olive Branch, Mississippi man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his part in the January 6 Capitol riot. Matthew Bledsoe was found guilty of the felony offense of obstr...
Oct 21, 2022
Record-low Mississippi River becomes attraction for hidden treasures
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) -- The record-low Mississippi River is quickly becoming a major attraction for people to see what's considered a historical event and to hunt for hidden treasures. Thomas B...
Oct 21, 2022
Emmett Till honored with statue in Mississippi community
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, not far from where white men kidnapped and kill...
Oct 21, 2022
Jackson man reflects on arrest during Civil Rights Movement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - When it comes to the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi certainly has storied past. There are thousands of stories being told at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. Inside ...
Oct 20, 2022