Category Archives: WJTV
House fire on Barbara Ann Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a house fire on Barbara Ann Drive on Wednesday, May 25. Scheduled power outage for Entergy customers in Brandon Crews arrived at the scene aft...
May 25, 2022
Suspect in MS music festival shooting turns himself in
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A suspect wanted for questioning in the shooting at a music festival in Mississippi on Saturday has turned himself into the police. One person injured during shooting at Mississippi m...
May 25, 2022
PSC to review framework on municipal street lighting
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - In 2020, the City of Clinton filed a Formal Billing and Services Complaint against Entergy Mississippi, LLC. In the filing, Clinton leaders asked the Public Service Commission ...
May 25, 2022
Woman accused of ramming Jones County deputy's vehicle, firing shot
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a woman after she allegedly rammed into a deputy's patrol car and fired a shot. Deputies said they were responding to a call about a possibl...
May 25, 2022
No lifeguard on duty when Louisiana toddler drowned at Biloxi’s Margaritaville
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - According to police, a lifeguard was not on duty at the Margaritaville resort in Biloxi on Sunday when a two-year-old Louisiana boy drowned in the swimming pool. The Sun Herald ...
May 25, 2022
Mississippians encouraged to pack "go bag" ahead of hurricane season
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season will begin on June 1. Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney is encouraging neighbors to pack a "go bag" before the season begins....
May 25, 2022
Crime safety summit to be held at Mississippi Trade Mart
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will host a Rebuilding the Walls of Safety crime summit. ...
May 25, 2022
Daniel Edney named new Mississippi State Health Officer
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Board of Health announced Daniel P. Edney, MD, FACP, FASAM, will be appointed as the new State Health Officer of the Mississippi State Department of Healt...
May 25, 2022
Over 500K fentanyl pills discovered after 2 women pulled over for speeding
Correction: An earlier version of this story contained incorrect information about the amount of fentanyl pills seized. The actual number of pills seized is over 500K and the error has been corrected....
May 25, 2022
Families mourn, worry as victims begin to be identified in wake of elementary school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began sho...
May 25, 2022