Category Archives: WJTV
Keifer's to open new location on Highland Colony
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A new Keifer's Restaurant will open in the Highland Colony Parkway area. Chick-fil-A in Ridgeland to open Wednesday According to a manager of the restaurant, both the Jackson...
Mar 16, 2022
98 new coronavirus cases, 20 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 98 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 20 additional deaths. The new cases were re...
Mar 16, 2022
Mississippi Senate condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the Mississippi Senate unanimously adopted a Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) that condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to Lt. Governor Delbert Hose...
Mar 16, 2022
Update: 9 dead in crash involving University of the Southwest van carrying student athletes
ANDREWS COUNTY, Texas (Nexstar)- The Department of Public Safety has now released new information in a deadly crash that left seven University of the Southwest staff members and students dead. Th...
Mar 16, 2022
Suspect in stolen vehicle wanted after chase in Clinton
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police are working to find a suspect who was in a stolen vehicle. According to Clinton PIO Amanda Jones, police located the stolen vehicle in Clinton city limits on Wed...
Mar 16, 2022
Cities with the worst commutes in Mississippi
When the COVID-19 pandemic made millions of Americans remote workers, it also abruptly ended the commutes that bookend the workday. As some of those workers return to the office, conversations around ...
Mar 16, 2022
Biden announces millions more in aid to Ukraine
(NewsNation) - Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech to Congress Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden announced $800 million in new aid for Ukraine, bringing the total amount gi...
Mar 16, 2022
Silver Alert issued for missing Alcorn County woman
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 45-year-old Tammy Lynn Hicks, of Corinth. She is described as four feet nine inches tall, weighs 120 pou...
Mar 16, 2022
'Take the lead': President Zelenskyy pleads with Congress for help
(NewsNation) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address to U.S. Congress on Wednesday as he works to rally support as the Russian invasion of his country continues. "Right now...
Mar 16, 2022
Councilman Stokes holds Crime Summit to address recent Jackson shootings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A number of topics related to Jackson's crime crisis were discussed on Tuesday night including recent crimes having a bigger police presence across Jackson and creating more ou...
Mar 15, 2022