Category Archives: WJTV
Should teachers be armed in the classroom?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - While some leaders in other states have discussed allowing teachers to go to school with guns, Mississippi teachers shared their thoughts. "I do have concerns about the guns ge...
Jun 02, 2022
Group wants $700K for crime-reducing center in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Local organizers are pushing for a new center in Jackson that would focus on reducing crime in the city. The People's Advocacy Institution is taking the lead on the plan. Leade...
Jun 02, 2022
Mississippi county official faces felony drug charge, others
PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) - A county official in northeastern Mississippi is free on bond after a weekend arrest for speeding and a felony drug charge. Pontotoc County Fifth District Supervisor Gary Dan Mc...
Jun 02, 2022
Lane closures to affect I-20 in Jackson for striping
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that alternating lane closures will take place on Interstate 20 in Jackson for striping. Mississippi ...
Jun 02, 2022
Man accused of killing boy, shooting teen denied bond
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man accused of killing a boy and shooting a teenager on Ventura Drive was denied bond. Otha Brown has been accused of shooting the two brothers, Adrian, 12, and Onterrio...
Jun 02, 2022
Mississippi Market Wholesale Show helps provide platform for businesses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Market Wholesale Show took place on June 2 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. The event is designed to bring Mississippi-based business owners and artisa...
Jun 02, 2022
Man accused of faking death found guilty of sex crimes
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi veteran accused of faking his own death was found guilty of 14 child sex crimes in Jackson County. In 2020, Jacob Blair Scott, of Moss Point, was charged w...
Jun 02, 2022
Watchdog opens investigation into FDA response to formula recall
(The Hill) -- A federal watchdog on Thursday said it will investigate whether the Food and Drug Administration properly inspected an infant formula manufacturing plant operated by Abbott Nutrition. Th...
Jun 02, 2022
Meteorologists update 2022 hurricane outlook and it's only looking worse
(NEXSTAR) - Meteorologists at Colorado State University updated their forecast for the 2022 hurricane season Thursday, and it's not looking good. Earlier this year, the university's outlook called for...
Jun 02, 2022
Silver Alert issued for 72-year-old Greenwood man
GREENWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 72-year-old Fred Hoskins, of Greenwood. MBI officials said he is six feet and two inches tall, weighs ...
Jun 02, 2022