Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson neighbors file lawsuit over city's water system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The first federal class action lawsuit has been filed by Jackson residents over the collapse of the city's water system. As the city works to find solutions to Jackson's unstab...
Sep 21, 2022
Power restored to Jackson water booster station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility remained at steady pressure over the past 24 hours and is currently working at 85 PSI. Overnight, city officials said the booster stati...
Sep 21, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: Where will Invest 98L go after it forms?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- A tropical wave in the Atlantic that could eventually head toward the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become a tropical depression soon, according to the National Hurricane Center....
Sep 21, 2022
Woman arrested after crashing vehicle into Hattiesburg restaurant
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police arrested a woman after they said she intentionally drove her vehicle into a business on Tuesday, September 20. Police responded to the crash at the Krisp...
Sep 21, 2022
Man celebrating birthday killed outside Mississippi casino
D'LBERVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was found dead outside a Mississippi Gulf Coast casino after celebrating his birthday. The Sun Herald reported 36-year-old Nicholaus Craig, of California, was found s...
Sep 21, 2022
Man arrested for homicide at Yazoo City apartment complex
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo City Police Chief Kenny Hampton said an arrest was made in connection to the death of a woman. Lavonte Ellington was arrested by Yazoo City police in the Tchula area i...
Sep 21, 2022
Raleigh High School football player killed in crash
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating after a Raleigh High School football player was killed in a crash. The two-vehicle crash happened on Highway 18 near ...
Sep 21, 2022
Lincoln County man killed in possible domestic fight
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Lincoln County deputies are investigating after a man was killed during a possible domestic fight. The Daily Leader reported the shooting happened just before 2:00 p.m. ...
Sep 21, 2022
Merit Health Central is moving many services from Jackson to the suburbs. Employees wonder what’s next
Merit Health Central is struggling: services and units are closing or being moved, and current and former employees say the hospital is unable to maintain safe staffing levels. The private hospital, o...
Sep 21, 2022
Four men charged in death of Claiborne County 15-year-old
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Claiborne County deputies arrested four men in connection to the death of a 15-year-old on Monday, September 19. Investigators said 15-year-old Jeremiah Howard was sho...
Sep 21, 2022