Category Archives: WJTV
CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Cente...
Apr 13, 2022
2 dead kids found in Miami apartment after 911 hang-ups; mother arrested
MIAMI (AP) - Police in Miami arrested a 41-year-old woman in the deaths of her two children, aged 3 and 5, after officers responded to repeated hang-up 911 calls from her apartment where they found th...
Apr 13, 2022
49 arrested in MET operation in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) and other agencies arrested 49 suspects during a Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) operation in Jackson. The operation happene...
Apr 13, 2022
Overnight storms cause damage in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Storms moved through Mississippi in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The storms caused damage in Copiah County. The awning of Ashley's 51 Stop on U.S...
Apr 13, 2022
Who is Frank R. James? Suspect in Brooklyn subway attack
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) --- Frank R. James was upgraded from "person of interest" to "suspect" Wednesday morning in connection with a subway attack in Brooklyn, Mayor Eric Adams said. Police ide...
Apr 13, 2022
Jackson town hall held to focus on increasing youth's civic engagement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Community members and city leaders joined together at Greater Tree of Life Church for a west Jackson town hall meeting. As crime and other issues plague the city of Jackson, th...
Apr 12, 2022
MEMA offers severe weather safety tips ahead of Wednesday's storms
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As severe weather continues to impact the state, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is urging residents to have a plan in place when bad weather hits. Chief Communi...
Apr 12, 2022
MSDH releases rules for medical marijuana program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After one of the first major pieces of legislation was passed this year in Mississippi, health officials have been crafting the states medical cannabis program. State heath off...
Apr 12, 2022
Yazoo City Police Chief Joseph Head resigns
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - For the third time in just two years, the Yazoo City Police Department is searching for a new police chief. Former Yazoo City Police Chief Joseph Head resigned on Monday, Ap...
Apr 12, 2022
Leaders announce new master plan for LeFleur's Bluff
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers and other dignitaries announced the start of a $13.2 million development in Jackson. Robert Trent Jones, architect, stood alongside lawmakers to announce ...
Apr 12, 2022