Category Archives: WJTV
Will Greyhound relocate from Jackson to Vicksburg?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As Greyhound weights a relocation from the City of Jackson, Vicksburg may be the future home of the bus service. According to Ward 5 Councilman Vernon Hartley, Greyhound has be...
Oct 20, 2022
Log truck driver killed in Rankin County crash
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a fatal crash involving a log truck and other vehicles. The crash happened just after 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October...
Oct 20, 2022
Nancy New defense: MDHS civil case not actually about recouping misspent welfare money
Nonprofit founder Nancy New and former welfare director John Davis, defendants in the state's civil litigation over the misspending of millions of federal grant funds, have asked the court to stay the...
Oct 20, 2022
EPA opens civil rights investigation into Jackson water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the State of Mississippi concerning the Jackson water crisis. Most homes and busi...
Oct 20, 2022
When is the drawing for the $550 million Powerball jackpot?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Powerball jackpot remains unclaimed, but you have another chance to win on Saturday. "There was a drawing last night for Powerball. The Powerball is drawn on Mondays, Wedne...
Oct 20, 2022
Mississippi man sentenced for threatening race war
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A Mississippi man will spend more than two years in prison after he reportedly made threats to start a race war. According to the United States Department of Justice, 21-year-old Au...
Oct 20, 2022
Where are Mississippi's most haunted places?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi is rich in history. Where there's history, hauntings seem to follow. Paranormal occurrences have been reported across the state. Haunted Rooms America keeps up with...
Oct 20, 2022
Bond set for second suspect in fatal Oxford hit-and-run
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - One of the suspects in a deadly hit-and-run in Oxford has had formal charges filed against him, and his bond was also set. Walker Fielder, 21, of Madison, died after being hit b...
Oct 20, 2022
Former Mississippi daycare workers arrested after scaring children
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Four former daycare workers in Monroe County have been charged with felony child abuse after scaring children at a facility. Video of the incident went viral on a social ...
Oct 20, 2022
Oxford woman accused of shooting man during domestic incident
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - An Oxford woman was arrested for allegedly shooting a man. The shooting happened on Tuesday, October 18 just before 11:00 a.m. on Molly Barr Road. Man dies after officer-involve...
Oct 20, 2022