Category Archives: WJTV
13 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi on March 22
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The National Weather Service (NWS) Jackson reported 13 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi on Tuesday, March 22. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is working...
Mar 25, 2022
‘Inexcusable attack’: Southwest Airlines bans passenger who punched gate agent
(NEXSTAR) - A man who attacked a gate agent at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has been banned from flying with Southwest Airlines. The man, identified as Courtney Drummond, was als...
Mar 25, 2022
Mississippi increases budget estimates; tax cuts unresolved
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Top Mississippi lawmakers on Friday increased estimates of how much tax money the state will collect this budget year and next. The current year's general fund estimate climbed f...
Mar 25, 2022
Garbage rates to increase in City of Clinton
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Clinton announced garbage rates for residential and commercial customers will increase due to increasing costs by Waste Management. The rate for reside...
Mar 25, 2022
Simpson County School District to hold special election for $39M bond issue
MENDENHALL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Simpson County School District (SCSD) will hold a special election Tuesday, March 29, for a $39 million bond issue, which will be used for the construction of a new high...
Mar 25, 2022
Ethics Commission will not rule — for now — on controversial House Republican Caucus meetings
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - After a state senator asked for an Ethics Commission opinion about the controversial House Republican Caucus meetings, commission leadership directed the senator t...
Mar 25, 2022
Premature baby left on hood of car in Connecticut
MANSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) - State police in Connecticut are investigating after a premature newborn baby was left on the hood of a car. On March 23 around 4:15 p.m., a woman called 911 reporting a man l...
Mar 25, 2022
133 new coronavirus cases, 9 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 133 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with nine additional deaths. The new cases were report...
Mar 25, 2022
New Orleans students hold walkout in protest of Louisiana's anti-LGBTQ bills
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - High school students in New Orleans are walking out in protest of what is being called anti-LGBTQ legislation in Louisiana. On Friday, March 25, students at Ben Franklin High Scho...
Mar 25, 2022
Crosby man dies in Highway 33 crash
AMITE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Crosby man died in single-car crash on Highway 33 in Amite County on Thursday, March 24. Teen caught in famous tornado video to get new truck Mississippi Highway Patrol ...
Mar 25, 2022