Category Archives: WJTV
3 Neshoba Central football players injured in pellet gun ambush, authorities say
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Neshoba County deputies are investigating after a pellet gun ambush left three Neshoba County football players with minor injuries. Breezy News reported the incident hap...
Apr 15, 2022
Mississippi Lottery makes March 2022 transfer to state
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery made its March 2022 transfer of $11,543,588.24 to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. Mississippi Legislature condemns Russia, ...
Apr 15, 2022
Man faces felony charges in Hinds County jail contraband bust
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Madison man faces felony charges for allegedly throwing contraband over the fence of the Raymond Detention Center and running from deputies on Thursday, April 14. Hinds ...
Apr 15, 2022
Police: Man fatally pushed woman into California train
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A man accused of fatally pushing a woman in front of a freight train in Southern California has been arrested, authorities said. The woman, whose name has not yet been made pu...
Apr 15, 2022
High-speed chase through 2 counties ends with an arrest in Dothan
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) - Alabama State Troopers say a high-speed chase that spanned two Wiregrass counties has ended with one arrest in Dothan. On Thursday, around 1 p.m., an Alabama state trooper saw a ...
Apr 15, 2022
It's not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US
Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big unknown? "We don't know how high that moun...
Apr 15, 2022
Easter Egg Roll returns after 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is hoping to stir up some "egg-citement" when the Easter Egg Roll returns on Monday after a two-year, coronavirus-induced hiatus. President Joe Biden and first lady J...
Apr 15, 2022
Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - More than 900 civilian bodies have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces - most of them fatally shot, police s...
Apr 14, 2022
Jackson mayor hosts town hall on garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba held a town hall on Thursday, April 14 to explain how Richard's Disposal is the best option for the city and why the dispute has been taken to c...
Apr 14, 2022
Vicksburg leaders discuss suspension of two police officers
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a special meeting regarding the recent suspension of two police officers. Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones said the two cases...
Apr 14, 2022