Category Archives: WJTV
Mother grieves 8-month-old son who died in house fire
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi mother is grieving the death of her eight-month-old son who was killed in a house fire. The fire happened on Sunday, September 25 at a home in St. Martin. ...
Sep 28, 2022
The Rock visits Mississippi trailer park where he lived as a teen
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)-- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson took a trip down memory lane visiting the trailer park in Walls, Mississippi where he spent his teenage years. Bob Turner, the owner of the Lake View ...
Sep 28, 2022
Hurricane Ian tracker 2 pm: Storm brings flooding, strong winds to Florida, expected to make landfall as 'catastrophic hurricane' soon
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Hurricane Ian is bringing catastrophic storm surge, winds and floods to Florida as it moves into the peninsula Wednesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. In its 2 p....
Sep 28, 2022
Tindell on recent shootings involving Capitol police
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Public Safety Commissioner spoke to WJTV 12 News after three shooting involving Capitol Police in less than two months. There was one on August 14 near Adelle Street and La...
Sep 27, 2022
Man sentenced for Ridgeland home invasion
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced that a man was sentenced in connection to a Ridgeland home invasion. According to Bramlet...
Sep 27, 2022
NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials "all but assured" a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state's majority-Black capital city o...
Sep 27, 2022
Group wants better healthcare for Mississippi mothers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local women's group said minority women in Mississippi are dying disproportionally from lack of access to postpartum health care, and they want lawmakers to pass legislation ...
Sep 27, 2022
Brandon truck driver involved in fatal Alabama crash
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WJTV) - A 18-wheeler driver from Brandon, Mississippi, was involved in a fatal crash in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The crash happened on Interstate 59 near the 68 mile marker just a...
Sep 27, 2022
Will Jackson receive its ARPA funds?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson could receive at least $84,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds due to a dollar-for-dollar match program. The funds are expected to be put towar...
Sep 27, 2022
State Treasurer announces unclaimed money event in Brandon
BRANDON, Miss (WJTV) - State Treasurer David McRae announced that there will be a unclaimed money event in the City of Brandon. The event will be held on Saturday, October 1 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00...
Sep 27, 2022