Category Archives: WJTV

Vice President Harris to visit Greenville, MS
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Mississippi on Friday, April 1. Mississippi House and Senate approve own redistricting Harris will travel to Greenville to highlight ...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 29, 2022

Mississippi House and Senate approve own redistricting
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House and Senate voted by wide margins Tuesday to approve plans to redraw legislative districts to account for population changes revealed by ...
The Associated Press Mar 29, 2022

Couple accused in infant daughter’s death arrested for murder
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi couple is now facing capital murder charges in the death last year of their five-month-old daughter. Kendra Beck, 20, and Takoda Miller, 23, were arrested last ...
The Associated Press Mar 29, 2022

Two arrested on drug charges in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested two men on drug charges on March 25, 2022. Deputies said they received information about possible drug/criminal activity at the McComb Super S...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 29, 2022

LIST: School closures due to severe weather on March 30
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to the possibility of severe weather on Wednesday, March 30, some schools will close. Why do scientists believe 'tornado alley' is shifting? Central Mississippi ADHIAMBO Sc...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 29, 2022

UMMC could be removed from Blue Cross insurance network by April 1
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) announced Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is expected to force UMMC hospitals, clinics, physicians ...
Biancca Ball Mar 29, 2022

Higher pollen counts could cause longer allergy season this year
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's relentless allergy season is underway. Due to rising temperatures, the state could face a longer and more intense pollen season. According to health officials, po...
Biancca Ball Mar 29, 2022

TANF families to receive additional financial assistance
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One hundred thirty-six Mississippi households received a one-time payment of $1,000 in emergency financial assistance this week. The funds come from the Pandemic Emergency Assi...
Biancca Ball Mar 29, 2022

67 new coronavirus cases, 13 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 67 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 13 additional deaths. The new cases were re...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 29, 2022

Jada Pinkett Smith calls for 'healing' after Oscars slap
(The Hill) -- Jada Pinkett Smith is calling for "healing" in her first public statement since her husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars. "This is a season for healing," the "Ma...
Judy Kurtz Mar 29, 2022
