Category Archives: WJTV
162 new coronavirus cases, 1 additional death in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 162 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with one additional death. The new cases were r...
Apr 29, 2022
MDE providing free digital subscriptions to schools
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is providing $23 million of digital subscriptions to school districts in an effort to enhance digital learning experiences. The St...
Apr 29, 2022
Man charged with fraud, identity theft in Flowood
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - A man faces felony credit card fraud and identity theft charges following an investigation led by the Flowood Police Department. Authorities said the investigation began in Aug...
Apr 29, 2022
Mississippi governor requests Major Disaster Declaration for March 30 severe weather
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) asked President Joe Biden to declare a Major Emergency Declaration for the tornadoes and severe storms that occurred on March 30, 2022. The Natio...
Apr 29, 2022
Police seeking tips in 2018 Jackson cold case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are asking for tips in a cold case that happened in 2018. Body found in Leaf River in Perry County Ketra Johnson, 45, was shot and killed at a home on Keener Ave...
Apr 29, 2022
Charge dropped after Spanevelo gives DNA swab
NAVARRE, Fla. (WKRG) -- The man charged in connection to the disappearance of Cassie Carli had one of the charges dropped. Marcus Spanevelo is no longer charged with refusing to provide a DNA sample, ...
Apr 29, 2022
Silver Alert issued for 78-year-old Pike County man
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 78-year-old Roosevelt McDaniel, of Magnolia. MBI officials said he is five feet and eleven inches ta...
Apr 29, 2022
Body found in Leaf River in Perry County
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A body was found in the Leaf River in Perry County on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Wanted man comments with emoji on Facebook post arrested 24 hours later Investigators said ...
Apr 29, 2022
Retiring Jackson city engineer says he did his best in office
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Dr. Charles Williams has served as the City Engineer for Jackson for 20 years, and Friday, April 29 will be his last day because he's retiring. For most of Williams' two decade...
Apr 29, 2022
People who knew parents of woman found dead on couch left stunned
SLAUGHTER, La. (BRPROUD) -- A 36-year-old woman was found dead in January after wasting away on a couch, possibly after years of neglect from her parents. People who knew the family are shocked. Inves...
Apr 29, 2022