Category Archives: WJTV
MEMA to help pay for individual safe rooms
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Neighbors in certain disaster-prone areas can apply for the Individual Safe Room Program through the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). MEMA will help neighbors in s...
Jul 29, 2022
Six workers injured in explosion at Kearney Park
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities in Madison County responded to an explosion that happened Friday morning. According to Madison County Fire Coordinator Minor Norman, they received a call jus...
Jul 29, 2022
Deputies: 13-year-old shoots girlfriend in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies are investigating after they said a 13-year-old boy shot his 16-year-old girlfriend while filming a video. The shooting happened around 2:00 p.m. o...
Jul 29, 2022
Suspect's uncle no longer lead attorney in MS murder case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)- The uncle of a University of Mississippi graduate who has been charged with the murder of fellow university graduate Jimmie "Jay" Lee will no longer be the lead attorney on the ...
Jul 29, 2022
Family of Emmett Till holds rally outside Mississippi courthouse
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Family members of Emmett Till and supporters rallied outside the Leflore County District Attorney's Office, demanding justice for the kidnapping and murder of Till. Till's fami...
Jul 28, 2022
Vicksburg police warn of THC-laced candy, snacks
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are warning parents about growing concerns over gummy candy and snacks infused with THC being sold to children and teens. Police Chief Penny Jones said some ...
Jul 28, 2022
Former correctional officer charged with COVID-relief fraud
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Flora woman was arrested Monday after being indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges related to her alleged fraud scheme involving federal COVID-19 Paychec...
Jul 28, 2022
Entergy Mississippi implodes remainder of retired power plant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Entergy Mississippi imploded the remainder of the Rex Brown Steam Electric Station, a natural gas-fired plant that served the company's customers for 71 years. The controlled i...
Jul 28, 2022
Family still searching for Jackson man missing 6 years
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of a missing man is pleading with the public for answers in the disappearance of Kourtenay Davis. "When we actually knew he was missing, January 16, it was actually ...
Jul 28, 2022
MSDH reports rare bacteria found on Mississippi coast
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Wednesday, July 27 that a rare bacteria in the United Stat...
Jul 28, 2022