Category Archives: WJTV

No Mardi Gras 2023? Mayor Cantrell says dwindling police force could call off Carnival Season
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell wrapped up her final District A budget town hall on Thursday night, this time in Lakeview. With the meeting came homeowners with plenty of questio...
Anna McAllister Aug 19, 2022

Missing former couple found dead after music and car show
(NewsNation) - Two people who were reported missing after not coming home from a Nevada music and car show have been found dead, authorities said. Juan Almanza Zavala, 36, and Janette Pantoja, 29 were...
Sydney Kalich Aug 19, 2022

Biden keeps student loan borrowers in suspense over payment pause
(The HIll) - President Biden is keeping student loan borrowers in suspense over whether he'll decide to again extend a freeze on repayments with less than two weeks to go until the Aug. 31 cutoff date...
Alex Gangitano Aug 19, 2022

Former JSU Coach Gives Back to the Youth
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A Former Jackson State and Jackson Public School basketball coach is giving back. Every Wednesday night at St. Andrew Wayne Brent along with other coaches are helping kids wi...
Blake Levine Aug 18, 2022

How you can prevent the spread of monkeypox
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - As of Wednesday, August 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported there have been 17 monkeypox cases in Mississippi. Now, doctors are sharing more ways o...
Malaysia McCoy Aug 18, 2022

Jackson mayor insists there's a plan for water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) laid out recommendations for the City of Jackson amidst the ongoing water crisis. Thompson said the city needs to be transparent about wha...
Richard Lake Aug 18, 2022

MDWFP to hold meeting on Chronic Wasting Disease in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) will hold a public meeting in Vicksburg to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The meeting will be held...
Jaylan Wright Aug 18, 2022

Another person shot by DeSoto County deputy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- Another person was reportedly shot by a DeSoto County deputy Thursday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation confirms. This shooting happened in Olive Branch at around 2:30 p.m. T...
Courtney Anderson Aug 18, 2022

Rick Ross says 'there will be mistakes' after Wingstop violations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)-- World-renowned rapper Rick Ross says he's learning lessons after his family's Wingstop locations across Mississippi were fined for violating labor laws...
Jordan James Aug 18, 2022

Judge: DOJ has 1 week to provide redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (NewsNation) - The federal judge overseeing the search warrant on former President Donald Trump's Florida home declined on Thursday to unseal the affidavit. Instead, Judge Bruc...
J.J. Bullock Aug 18, 2022
