Category Archives: WJTV
Judge rules in favor of Jackson City Council over garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A hearing was held on Friday, July 8 in the case between the Jackson City Council and Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba over the city's garbage contract. Retired Court of Appeals...
Jul 08, 2022
Arrest made after discovery of possible human remains under home in Louisiana
AMITE, La. (BRPROUD) - In April of this year, the Amite Police Department asked the public to keep an eye out for 59-year-old Angela Stearns. Almost three months after that request went out, detective...
Jul 08, 2022
Woman wanted in Hattiesburg forgery case
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are searching for a woman who is wanted in connection to a forgery case. Two teens accused of stealing vehicle in Hattiesburg Police said Melanie Johnson...
Jul 08, 2022
Biden signs order on abortion access
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) - President Joe Biden took executive action Friday to protect access to abortion as he faces mounting pressure after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to the pro...
Jul 08, 2022
Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated in shock attack
NARA, Japan (AP) - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech - an attack th...
Jul 07, 2022
'Very unusual': Rabbit with tentacle-like growths found in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - What's up, Doc? Whether it's Bugs Bunny, Roger Rabbit or Peter Cottontail, you typically think of bunnies as cute. But for residents of one South Dakota neighborhood, cute's...
Jul 07, 2022
Man found guilty of sexual battery of 16-year-old
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was found guilty of sexual battery against a then 16-year-old girl in Hinds County on Thursday, July 7. Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens announced that D...
Jul 07, 2022
Mississippi abortion clinic files appeal to reopen
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An appeal has been filed in the Mississippi Supreme Court regarding the case Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Thomas E. Dobbs. The challenge by the Jackson Women's Health...
Jul 07, 2022
Local mental health expert talks mass shootings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The United States has seen a record number of mass shootings in 2022. So far, not a single week has gone by without at least four mass shootings. An expert explained how consta...
Jul 07, 2022
UMMC experts offer heat safety tips
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) held a news conference on Thursday to help spread the word on the dangers of the heat in order to help people stay out of th...
Jul 07, 2022