Category Archives: WJTV
EMCF corrections officer accused of trying to smuggle contraband into prison
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A corrections officer at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF) has been accused of trying to smuggle contraband into the prison. The Meridian Star reporte...
Jun 02, 2022
Ex-Riverwalk employee indicted for cheating at gambling
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Riverwalk Casino employee has been indicted for cheating at gambling. Woman arrested for armed robbery at Carter Jewelers in Vicksburg Vicksburg Daily News reported ...
Jun 02, 2022
Jackson to receive $1M for JTRAN improvements
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson is set to receive $1 million in American Rescue Plan funds to improve and restore transit services that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifty transi...
Jun 02, 2022
12 News Investigates: Neighbors tired of issues at Jackson apartment complex
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Last week, WJTV 12 News received an anonymous tip from a Jackson apartment resident who claimed their roof had been leaking since Easter. We followed up one week later, and the...
Jun 02, 2022
Local governments turn away $73M of federal pandemic aid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - From small towns to big cities, every government across the U.S. was offered a slice of $350 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds to help shore up their finances, cov...
Jun 02, 2022
Welfare agency says it can’t ‘take providers by the hand’ to ensure proper spending of $354M in child care funds on tight deadline
Private child care providers across Mississippi are scrambling to spend around $150 million, the remainder of their federal stabilization funds, in the next four months. The centers, which were hit ha...
Jun 02, 2022
Willie Nelson concert in Brandon canceled
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Willie Nelson Family Band performance scheduled for Friday, June 17 at Brandon Amphitheater has been canceled. Depp and Heard face uncertain careers after trial Venue staff...
Jun 02, 2022
Abbeville family fears police retaliation while attempting to file a complaint against officer
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- An Abbeville family wants to file a complaint against a police officer but have been unsuccessful. They say now they are feeling unsafe. The use of force this family is filing...
Jun 02, 2022
Ivey issues reward payment for Casey White capture
(WHNT) - Governor Kay Ivey has issued the $5,000 reward payment to an individual who assisted in the capture of Casey White. Ivey said on Wednesday evening she had directed the state's Finance Departm...
Jun 02, 2022
One injured in 18-wheeler crash on I-59 in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - One person was injured during an 18-wheeler crash that happened on Interstate 59 northbound on Thursday, June 2. Man wanted for failure to register as sex offender in Jones...
Jun 02, 2022