Category Archives: WJTV

Two men indicted for embezzlement in Jackson County
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, State Auditor Shad White announced Charles Smith and Jonathan Smith have been indicted for embezzlement by a grand jury in Jackson County. The two men are accused of...
Biancca Ball Sep 19, 2022

Hazmat crew responds to chlorine leak at O.B. Curtis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson hazmat crew and the Ridgeland Fire Department responded to a chlorine leak at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility on Monday, September 19. According to the Missi...
Rachel Hernandez Sep 19, 2022

16-year-old injured in Vicksburg shooting
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are investigating after a 16-year-old was shot in the leg. Pedestrian killed by car on U.S. 49 in Simpson County Vicksburg Daily News reported a woman showed...
Biancca Ball Sep 19, 2022

Fishermen sentenced for poaching paddlefish in MS lake
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two commercial fishermen from Kentucky illegally harvested paddlefish and paddlefish roe from a Mississippi lake, and it cost them their livelihood for five years, the U.S. Attorney's...
David Royer Sep 19, 2022

Pedestrian killed by car on U.S. 49 in Simpson County
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man died after he was struck by a car on U.S. 49 in Simpson County on Sunday, September 18. Teen charged in Northpark Mall shooting Officials with the Mississippi Depa...
Rachel Hernandez Sep 19, 2022

The world says goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) - Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers - and crowds who thronged...
The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire Sep 19, 2022

Yazoo City leaders unsure of sidewalk grant
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Yazoo County Board of Mayor and Aldermen is hesitant to put up $300,000 for a sidewalk grant that they believe could be better used for roads. The Yazoo Herald reported ...
Rachel Hernandez Sep 18, 2022

Children learn about STEM at Mississippi Science Fest
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Many came out to take part in the last day of the Mississippi Science Fest. The purpose of the event is to promote careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields i...
Thao Ta Sep 18, 2022

Water giveaways wrap up around Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Saturday was the last day for many water giveaways in Jackson after the boil water advisory was lifted. Volunteers came out to Lynch Street C.M.E. Church to help pass out cases...
Thao Ta Sep 18, 2022

Parents Circle tours Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A group of grieving Israelis and Palestinians who have lost children to violence are visiting Jackson this weekend. The group learned about racial tensions from the past and pr...
Brandon Raines Sep 18, 2022
