Category Archives: WJTV
Man gets life for murder of James Hankins
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Joshua Dukes was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of 85-year-old James Hankins and three others people in 2015 and 2016. Dukes was f...
May 16, 2022
Baby formula maker Abbott says deal reached to restart production
WASHINGTON (AP) - Baby formula maker Abbott said Monday it has reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators to restart production at its largest domestic factory, though it will be well over a mon...
May 16, 2022
Man charged in armed carjacking in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested in connection to an armed carjacking that took place on Saturday, May 14. Lawsuit dismissed against Jackson-Hinds Library System Jackson police said the vict...
May 16, 2022
Buffalo officials say gunman taunted law enforcement online
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket taunted law enforcement online last month and visited Buffalo back in...
May 16, 2022
Lawsuit dismissed against Jackson-Hinds Library System
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - District Judge Carlton W. Reeves dismissed a wrongful termination lawsuit that was filed against the Jackson-Hinds Library System and its Board of Trustees Chair Rickey Jones. ...
May 16, 2022
Vicksburg mayor reviews medical marijuana rules
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. reviewed the city's rules and stipulations for the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act. The Vicksburg Post reported the city missed the deadlin...
May 16, 2022
Woman identified after body recovered from Leaf River
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman whose body was found in the Leaf River in Jones County on Sunday, May 16 has been identified. Boaters reported the body was found near the Highway 590 bridge and b...
May 16, 2022
Jackson mayor addresses spike in neighbors' water bills
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After Jackson neighbors reported receiving high water bills, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said addressed the issue on Monday. The mayor said once the process to install the new wate...
May 16, 2022
New family restaurant celebrates grand opening in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - "The Family Biz " is now open and ready to serve neighbors in the Jackson area. The owners and city officials were in attendance to celebrate the ribbon cutting on Monday, May ...
May 16, 2022
MDOT to start chip seal work around Central Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews will begin chip seal work on roads around Central Mississippi on Monday, May 16. Chip seal is a thin film of heated asphal...
May 16, 2022