Category Archives: WJTV
Former Franciscan friar convicted of 1990s child sex abuse
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - A former Franciscan friar was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing a grade school student during the 1990s at a Mississippi Catholic school. A Leflore County jury ...
Apr 13, 2022
Entergy Mississippi crews prepare to respond to storms
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - More than 3,000 Entergy customers were impacted by Tuesday's overnight storm. Entergy spokesperson Mara Hartmann said preparation for Wednesday's storm has already begun. LIST:...
Apr 13, 2022
LIST: Shelters, safe rooms open on April 13
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With the possibility of severe weather on Wednesday, April 13, officials are preparing for the storms. Overnight storms cause damage in Copiah County According to the Mississip...
Apr 13, 2022
116 new coronavirus cases, 6 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 116 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with six additional deaths. The new cases were ...
Apr 13, 2022
5 things we know about Frank R. James as police provide subway attack update
NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Police took Frank R. James, the 62-year-old alleged shooter in a Brooklyn subway attack that left 10 people wounded by gunfire and more than a dozen others injured, into custody o...
Apr 13, 2022
Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James arrested: NYPD
NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Police arrested the suspected Brooklyn subway shooter Wednesday, the day after he allegedly opened fire on a train, shooting 10 people, officials said. Frank R. James, 62, had bee...
Apr 13, 2022
State Auditor Shad White discusses welfare investigation, former Gov. Phil Bryant
Since Auditor Shad White arrested Gov. Phil Bryant's appointed welfare director in 2020 within a sprawling fraud scheme, state and federal investigators and prosecutors have failed to publicly scrutin...
Apr 13, 2022
Need an organ transplant in Mississippi? You may be out of luck thanks to an insurance dispute.
One day in early 2020, a Madison man noticed blood in his mouth. His symptoms escalated, and by the end of that week, he was in the intensive care unit at Merit Health Madison. When he woke up from a ...
Apr 13, 2022
VIDEO: Lamar County school bus driver spotted at liquor store while on duty
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - In Lamar County, a video showed a school bus driver walking out of a liquor store and back onto the bus. The incident happened on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Man sentenced fo...
Apr 13, 2022
Mississippi is the #4 state with the most people living near toxic release facilities
Corporate sites across the U.S are releasing toxins into the surrounding land, air, and water on a regular basis-and often unbeknownst to surrounding communities. After an accidental release from a ch...
Apr 13, 2022