Category Archives: WJTV
Water crisis grant aims to help Jackson restaurants
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Visit Jackson announced a program aimed at providing some monetary relief due to the water crisis in the form of a grant program. Dr. Rickey Thigpen, president and...
Sep 08, 2022
Water production increases at O.B. Curtis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson city leaders announced overall water production at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility increased from earlier in the week. The plant produced 24.1 million gallons ...
Sep 08, 2022
Jury selection underway for Natchez man accused of killing 4-year-old
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Jury selection is underway in the trial of the man accused of capital murder in the death of a four-year-old girl in Natchez. James Christopher Anderson is also charged with fe...
Sep 08, 2022
Man arrested for cocaine possession in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A man is facing jail time after police said he was caught with cocaine during a traffic stop in Hattiesburg on Thursday, September 8. Officials with the Hattiesburg Police ...
Sep 08, 2022
Man dies after chase involving Capitol police
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police said a man died after a chase in Jackson. According to investigators, officers observed a 2007 white Toyota Tundra driving recklessly at a high rate of speed on ...
Sep 08, 2022
Cash 4 players win more than half-a-million dollars
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - More than 200 Cash 4 players in Mississippi won upwards of half-a-million dollars in combined winnings from the Sunday, Sept. 4 evening drawing with the winning combination of ...
Sep 08, 2022
How Jackson neighbors can get help paying water bills
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The local organization, MS Strong, is working to help Jackson neighbors who have been affected by the water crisis pay their water bills. Those who are having financial difficu...
Sep 08, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96 after 70 years on the throne
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace anno...
Sep 08, 2022
What we know about Ezekiel Kelly, suspect in Memphis mass shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - A shooting rampage across Memphis came to an end Wednesday night, and Memphis police took 19-year-old Ezekiel Dejuan Kelly into custody. Kelly was arrested at 9:20 p.m., and ci...
Sep 08, 2022
Man wanted for shooting rampage across Memphis in custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)-- A man is in custody after multiple active shootings across Memphis Wednesday night. The suspect was identified as 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly. It's not yet known how many people ...
Sep 07, 2022