Category Archives: WJTV
Remnants of Agatha kick off Atlantic hurricane season
(NewsNation) - This year's hurricane season started with a storm in Mexico that is one of the strongest to ever come ashore from the eastern Pacific in May. Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudsli...
Jun 01, 2022
Remains of mummified infant found in Florida
WEWAHITCHKA, Fla. (WMBB) - Construction workers made a shocking discovery Tuesday at the site of a new fast food restaurant in Wewahitchka. The workers unearthed what appears to be the body of a child...
Jun 01, 2022
70 missing children found by Texas authorities
(NewsNation) - Seventy missing children have been found following a three-week operation by authorities in West Texas. Homeland Security Investigations out of El Paso, the Texas Department of Public S...
Jun 01, 2022
Jackson City Council unanimously passes resolution for new task force
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson City Council unanimously approved a resolution to create a new crime prevention task force during a special public safety meeting on Tuesday, May 31. Jackson City C...
Jun 01, 2022
Deadline set for JMAA to tell FAA when Richard's Disposal will leave Hawkins Field
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sent another letter to Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) Chief Executive Officer Paul Bro...
May 31, 2022
MDOT announces temporary lane closure on I-55 overnight
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be a temporary lane closure on Interstate 55 North in Jackson. There will be alternating l...
May 31, 2022
Plane crash victim ID'd as Memphis man
Note: This story has been updated with new information about the location of the crash and the address of the victim. CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. (WREG) --- One person died following a plane crash Tuesday...
May 31, 2022
JPS kicks off 2022 commencement ceremonies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Seniors at the Jackson Public School District (JPS) will receive their diplomas this week. "It's kind of sad, but at the same time, I am more excited because I completed all my...
May 31, 2022
Psychiatrist discusses connection between gun violence and mental health
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local organization ignited the conversation on the connection between gun violence and mental health from a psychiatric perspective. Dr. Sudhakar Madakasira spoke to the Nort...
May 31, 2022
VIDEO: Elderly woman killed, 2 others injured in shooting at high school graduation on Xavier Campus
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - It was a scary day for the Morris Jeff High School Class of 2022 and their families after a shooting broke out once graduation ended on Tuesday. Just before noon, the NOPD began i...
May 31, 2022