Category Archives: WJTV
Ezekiel Kelly trial gets gag order from judge
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The man accused of a shooting rampage across Memphis last Wednesday went before a judge Tuesday. Original Story: Four dead, three injured in Memphis shooting rampage A gag order was p...
Sep 13, 2022
New COVID-19 booster available at Mississippi county health departments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Starting Tuesday, September 13, appointments for the new bivalent COVID-19 booster shot are available at all Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) county health departm...
Sep 13, 2022
Woman accused of embezzling from Vicksburg Pizza Hut
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was arrested for embezzlement for allegedly taking money from a Vicksburg Pizza Hut. Police said Jazzlyn Parker, 23, was arrested on Friday, September 9 and charged w...
Sep 13, 2022
Jackson mayor proposes referendum on garbage service
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba spoke out about the city's garbage collection dispute. The mayor and city council have been at odds over the garbage collection contract for mon...
Sep 13, 2022
Hinds County supervisors disagree over funds to help Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County supervisors said he's worried that county funds will not be used properly to fix Jackson's failing water infrastructure. Supervisor David Archie, District 2, sai...
Sep 13, 2022
EPA launches inquiry of Jackson water system
The Environmental Protection Agency has sent a team from its Office of Inspector General to Jackson to investigate the city's water management, NBC News reported Friday. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba sai...
Sep 13, 2022
CDC confirms 52 monkeypox cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 52 cases of monkeypox in Mississippi as of Monday, September 12. Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of...
Sep 13, 2022
Driver arrested after video shows him hitting, running over man in wheelchair
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A 17-year-old motorist has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in Texas, during which a man in an electric wheelchair was struck by a truck and left with life-threatening in...
Sep 13, 2022
Vicksburg man charged with murder in Texas
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Vicksburg man faces a murder charge in Dallas, Texas. Vicksburg Daily News reported Javis Dixon, 26, was arrested after a shooting at Big T Plaza on Saturday, September 10....
Sep 13, 2022
Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal
Text messages entered Monday into the state's ongoing civil lawsuit over the welfare scandal reveal that former Gov. Phil Bryant pushed to make NFL legend Brett Favre's volleyball idea a reality. The ...
Sep 13, 2022