Category Archives: WJTV
Pearl mayor blames death of USPS employee on chase suspect
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl Mayor Jake Windham addressed the recent death of a United States Postal Service employee after Pearl police officers chased a man into the City of Jackson. "I am saddened a...
Jul 22, 2022
How to get a free at-home COVID-19 test in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Starting Monday, July 25, free at-home COVID-19 tests will be available at all Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) county health departments. According to health offi...
Jul 22, 2022
Reservoir park renamed after Bobby Cleveland
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Lakeshore Park at the Ross Barnett Reservoir has been renamed to Bobby Cleveland Park at Lakeshore. The Clarion Ledger reported the Reservoir Board of Directors voted una...
Jul 22, 2022
Biden ran fever but COVID-19 symptoms have 'improved,' doctor says
(The Hill) - President Biden's COVID-19 symptoms have "improved" but he ran a 99.4 degree fever on Thursday evening, his physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor wrote in a memorandum on Friday. O'Connor said tha...
Jul 22, 2022
Brookhaven father wants answers for son's murder
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of a 20-year-old man who was shot and killed held a balloon release and church service in his honor. Jerrivonte Harris was found dead inside a home on Old Wesson ...
Jul 22, 2022
Mega Millions jackpot now $660M: Can you increase your odds of winning?
(NewsNation) - The Mega Millions grand prize has reached a whopping $660 million, but even as the big prize has increased, the odds of winning all that money have remained the same - a staggering...
Jul 22, 2022
Error leads to high water bills for Jackson customers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - City of Jackson officials provided an update on soaring water bill issues that are frustrating many Jackson neighbors. Over 1,400 neighbors received water bills for the month o...
Jul 22, 2022
Congressman Guest co-sponsors federal abortion bill
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) has co-sponsored a federal abortion ban bill that would ban all abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The Heartbeat Protection A...
Jul 21, 2022
MDE: Board has taken no action to allow guns in schools
UPDATE: The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) responded to the Mississippi State Board of Education's policy update regarding weapons on school campuses in the state's public schools. MDE is o...
Jul 21, 2022
New trial ordered for Yazoo County woman accused of killing father
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled on July 21, 2022, to reverse the 2021 conviction and sentence of the woman accused of killing her father in Yazoo County. Courtney Will...
Jul 21, 2022