Category Archives: WJTV
The Addams Family Fortune scratch-off game arrives in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Just in time for the Halloween season, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) announced The Addams Family Fortune scratch-off game will be available in retailers beginning T...
Sep 27, 2022
How to schedule monkeypox vaccinations in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Eligible Mississippians can now make their own appointments for monkeypox vaccinations through the Monkeypox Vaccine Scheduler. Appointments for monkeypox vaccination can be ma...
Sep 27, 2022
Funds to aid Jackson's water system held up as governor rose
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Years before people in Jackson were recently left without running water for several days, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped block money to fund water system rep...
Sep 27, 2022
11 AM UPDATE: Ian to approach Florida as 'extremely dangerous hurricane,' track shifts just south of Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Hurricane Ian, now a Category 3 storm emerged in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday morning with its sights set on the Tampa Bay area, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tampa Ba...
Sep 27, 2022
Man killed in shooting at American Best Inn in Jackson
Editor's Note: This story has been updated following new information from authorities. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed at American Best Inn on ...
Sep 27, 2022
Daughter of 'Basketball Wives' star killed in Memphis crash
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - The daughter of Brooke Bailey, one of the stars of the reality TV show "Basketball Wives," was killed in a crash in Memphis early Sunday morning. In a crash report from the Mem...
Sep 26, 2022
Two arrested in Crystal Springs after fatal shooting
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - Crystal Springs arrested two suspects and are searching for a third after a fatal shooting. The shooting happened on Friday, September 23 between 10:30 p.m. and 11:00 p...
Sep 26, 2022
JPD: Man arrested while washing vehicle he stole
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man for allegedly stealing a vehicle from a gas station. Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn said Delmontries Clinton, 39, was arrested on Sunday, Septembe...
Sep 26, 2022
Why were children more affected by pool chemicals at Flowood YMCA?
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Multiple children had to be treated at local hospitals for exposure to chlorine and other pool chemical fumes in Flowood. According to Flowood Fire Chief Jeffery Welborn, a fac...
Sep 26, 2022
2 arrested after Rankin County deputies find cocaine in car
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested two men after they said they found five kilograms of cocaine during a traffic stop. On Monday, September 26, a deputy made a traffic stop ...
Sep 26, 2022