Category Archives: WJTV
Natchez man arrested in deadly DUI crash
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man is facing multiple charges after police said drunk driving led to a deadly crash on Tuesday, February 8. Natchez police responded to 75 Melrose Avenue and found t...
Apr 13, 2022
Hinds County jail required to follow new injunctions ordered by judge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Federal District Court Judge Carlton Reeves has ordered Hinds County leaders to implement several provisions at the Raymond Detention Center (RDC), amending the consent decree....
Apr 13, 2022
Mississippi governor signs bill to create state broadband office
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, April 13, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed House Bill 1029, the Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi Act. The legislation creates a new centr...
Apr 13, 2022
Jackson City Council overrides mayor's garbage vetoes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson city councilmembers voted to override Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba's vetoes regarding garbage collection. In a city council meeting on Wednesday, April 13, City Council Pres...
Apr 13, 2022
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