Category Archives: WJTV
Rick Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' sued by 81-year-old mom
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Rick Harrison might have to negotiate a deal -- this time, with his 81-year-old mom. The "Pawn Stars" ring-leader has been sued by his mother, Joanne Harrison, who claims she has be...
Mar 02, 2022
Russia pounds Ukraine as both sides prepare for more talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia renewed its bombardment of Ukraine's second-biggest city Wednesday, pounding Kharkiv with attacks that shattered buildings and lit up the skyline with balls of fire. At lea...
Mar 02, 2022
City of Ridgeland opts out of medical marijuana
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, a city can opt out of the processing, sale, cultivation, and/or distribution of medical marijuana and marijuana products within a ...
Mar 01, 2022
Hinds County Jail hearing reaches closing arguments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After more than three weeks of testimony, the hearing of Hinds County vs. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached closing arguments. The hearing is to determi...
Mar 01, 2022
Mississippi teacher pay initiatives face key deadline day
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Senate has seemingly been at the forefront of raising teacher pay for several years. However, there was no movement in the House or Senate on teacher salary bil...
Mar 01, 2022
Woman, man arrested for leading Flowood police on chase
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man and woman have been arrested after allegedly leading Flowood police on a chase in a stolen vehicle. On Thursday, February 24, Flowood police noticed a vehicle on ...
Mar 01, 2022
Biden discusses Putin, inflation in first State of the Union
(NewsNation Now) - With the backdrop of an escalating conflict in Europe, President Joe Biden spent a large part of his first State of the Union address vowing to check Russian aggression, saying it's...
Mar 01, 2022
Waste Management sues mayor over garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Waste Management of Mississippi has moved forward in suing Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and the City of Jackson, according to the Clarion Ledger. This comes after Wa...
Mar 01, 2022
Local family struggles after losing home in fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local family is doing everything they can to survive after losing everything in a fire. Lisa and Paul Grube had just moved into their new home less than two weeks ago when th...
Mar 01, 2022
Mississippi county OKs contracts for Emmett Till statue
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi county has approved contracts for a sculptor to make and install a bronze statue of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 lynching became a catalyst for...
Mar 01, 2022