Category Archives: WJTV
Teen shot multiple times on Prentiss Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a teenage male was shot in the 100 block of Prentiss Street. Home destroyed by fire in Warren County According to Deputy Police Chief Der...
Jul 06, 2022
Pediatric COVID cases rising for the first time since May
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Pediatric COVID-19 cases are rising in America. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, nearly 76,000 children tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Dr. Timothy Quin...
Jul 06, 2022
Jackson approaches 2-week mark for boil water notice
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There is no clear date on when Jackson's citywide boil water notice will be lifted. The city has been under a boil water notice for almost two weeks. Some neighbors said they'r...
Jul 06, 2022
What's next for Mississippi's only abortion clinic?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, July 7, Mississippi's only abortion clinic will close its doors. One day before the closure, there were protesters on both sides of the abortion debate outside the...
Jul 06, 2022
MSDH reports 1,350 COVID-19 cases
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi have been spiking in recent weeks. On Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 1,350 new ...
Jul 06, 2022
Two Mississippi district attorneys say they will not prosecute people who provide or seek abortions
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a federal right to abortion, two Mississippi district attorneys say they will not prosecute those who seek, provide or help someone obtain an abor...
Jul 06, 2022
Jackson to hold water distributions on Wednesday, Thursday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson will distribute cases of botted water to neighbors in need on Wednesday, July 6 and Thursday, July 7. Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, bottled water wil...
Jul 06, 2022
Petal man arrested for child exploitation
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County deputies announced a man was arrested on a child exploitation charge after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received multipl...
Jul 06, 2022
Jury finds man guilty of murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jurors found a 32-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle. The Los Angeles County jury also found Eric R. Holder Jr....
Jul 06, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: What to expect in July
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The first month of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is now over and things are looking relatively quiet in the tropics as we begin July -- but will it stay that way throughout ...
Jul 06, 2022