Category Archives: WJTV
Entergy Mississippi customers will receive lower bills after settlement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, June 23, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced Entergy Mississippi customers would receive credits on their energy bill as early as this summe...
Jun 23, 2022
Mississippi county to pay $2.75M in diabetic inmate’s death
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi county has agreed to a $2.75 million settlement in a federal lawsuit for the wrongful death of an insulin-dependent inmate held in the county jail. William Joel Di...
Jun 23, 2022
Mississippi Department of Education offices temporarily relocate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education's offices, located at the Central High School (CHS) building, 359 N. West St., in downtown Jackson, will temporarily relocate to alterna...
Jun 23, 2022
Port Gibson man killed in crash on Highway 18
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to a crash that killed a Port Gibson man. The crash happened just before 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 23 on Highway 18 in Hin...
Jun 23, 2022
Mississippians await Supreme Court's abortion ruling
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With only one day left on the Supreme Court's schedule to release opinions in this year's term, Americans are still waiting for a ruling on the intensely watched Roe v. Wade de...
Jun 23, 2022
Despite a downward trend in teen births, Mississippi tops nation in 2020
Mississippi again leads the nation in teen births despite declining rates both in the state and across the country. Mississippi's rate dropped significantly over the past two decades but still l...
Jun 23, 2022
MSDH reports more than 1,500 COVID-19 cases
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi have been spiking in recent weeks. On Thursday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 1,572 new c...
Jun 23, 2022
2 more sentenced in death of off-duty Mississippi trooper
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Two more men have been convicted in the murder of off-duty state trooper Lieutenant Troy Morris. Treyon Washington and CDarrius Norman were both convicted. Damion Whittley was ...
Jun 23, 2022
Senate advances gun-safety bill, overcoming filibuster
(The Hill) -- The Senate advanced a bipartisan gun-safety bill past the threat of a filibuster Thursday, setting up a final vote for later in the day or Friday on the farthest-reaching gun legislation...
Jun 23, 2022
Live: Jan. 6 panel hears DOJ officials' testimony
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) - The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is set to hear from former Justice Department officials who faced a pressure campaign from former...
Jun 23, 2022