Category Archives: WJTV
Louisiana woman gets attacked inside restaurant; four suspects sought
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) A New Iberia woman was attacked and severely beaten over the weekend inside a local restaurant, police said. It happened late Friday on Admiral Doyle Drive. According to New Ibe...
Apr 12, 2022
US inflation soars to 40-year high, jumping 8.5% in past year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping ou...
Apr 12, 2022
Woman accused of assaulting umpire in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman arrested after police said an umpire was assaulted during a girl's softball game in Laurel. Couple rescued after fishing boat capsizes in Jones Co. Laurel police said Ki...
Apr 11, 2022
Overnight closures planned for Clay Street in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be overnight closures of Clay Street in Vicksburg. Meadowbrook Road project underway in ...
Apr 11, 2022
Hinds County to take part in Drug Take Back initiative
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Sheriff's Office will partner with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for a nationwide prescription Drug Take Back initiative on Saturday, April 20, 202...
Apr 11, 2022
Mississippi governor signs bill to expand work release pilot program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, April 11, 2022, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced he signed House Bill 586, which expands an existing pilot program that allows for non-violent inmates servin...
Apr 11, 2022
Britney Spears announces she is pregnant
(NEXSTAR) - Britney Spears has announced she is pregnant just months after her long-standing conservatorship was terminated. In a post to Instagram Monday, the 40-year-old recounted how she lost "so m...
Apr 11, 2022
Woman injured after shooting on South Street in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are investigating after a woman was shot on Monday, April 11. Inmate reverses request for execution, says he wants appeal The Vicksburg Daily News (VDN) repo...
Apr 11, 2022
Inmate reverses request for execution, says he wants appeal
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi death row inmate has told a judge under oath that he wants to continue appealing his case, months after saying he wanted to give up his appeals and request an execu...
Apr 11, 2022
Jackson mayor wants opportunities for those entering medical marijuana market
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With Mississippi a couple of months away from the sale of medical marijuana, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba emphasized the importance of making sure there are legitimate busin...
Apr 11, 2022