Category Archives: WJTV
Two get life for 2018 Natchez double homicide
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Adams County men were sentenced to life plus ten years in prison for the 1st degree murders of Tavonte White and Alicia Justice. White, 23, of Natchez, and Justice, 21...
Jun 25, 2022
Biden signs landmark gun measure: 'Lives will be saved'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shooti...
Jun 25, 2022
Congress approves free student meal extension through summer
Congress passed a bill Friday that aims to keep up the expanded, pandemic-era distribution of free meals for all students this summer. Final passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act in the U.S. House came les...
Jun 24, 2022
Mississippians react to Supreme Court's abortion ruling
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A major ruling came down on Friday from the U.S. Supreme Court with the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The significance of the ruling is that it started in Mississippi with Dobbs ...
Jun 24, 2022
Driver rescued from fiery wreck on I-20 in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Rankin County deputy rescued the driver of an 18-wheeler from a car wreck that happened on Interstate 20 on Friday, June 24. Rankin County Sheriff's Office authorities ...
Jun 24, 2022
Rebels prepare for CWS finals against Oklahoma
OMAHA (WJTV) - The Ole Miss Rebels may be off on Friday, but they're gearing up for their first ever national championship game on Saturday, June 25. The Rebels defeated Arkansas on Thursday, sending ...
Jun 24, 2022
What's next for the Jackson Women's Health Organization?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Emotions ran high at a news conference held by the Jackson Women's Health Organization on Friday, June 24. Speakers condemned the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and pledged t...
Jun 24, 2022
Vicksburg leaders implement citywide curfew for minors
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg Mayor and Board of Aldermen issued a 60-day citywide curfew for minors under the age of 17. The curfew comes after a rise in violence and crimes among underage ...
Jun 24, 2022
Ole Miss fans travel to Omaha for CWS finals
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - The Ole Miss baseball team is only two or three games away from winning their first ever national championship. Fans were out and about in Oxford on Friday preparing for Saturda...
Jun 24, 2022
What Mississippians are saying about the abortion ruling
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade sparked both outrage and celebration in the state. "I don't think that everybody understands the implications of this ...
Jun 24, 2022