Category Archives: WJTV

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian troops bore down on Ukraine's capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has...

HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Thursday, February 24 in Hazlehurst. The shooting took place just before 5:00 p.m. at the Stanley Tire and Auto on C...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The devastation of the Russian invasion in Ukraine has already begun to show. Families are deciding if they will abandon their homes to seek refuge else where. With some Missis...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University held the grand opening of its Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations. The objectives of the institute include increasing student involvement i...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - At the State Capitol on Thursday, advocates for formerly incarcerated Mississippians lobbied for the state legislature to pass bills helping re-entry programs. The bills in que...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The nursing shortage in Mississippi is not only affecting healthcare, it's also causing challenges in education. "I've always wanted to be a nurse. I love taking care of people...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Buddy's Law is still sitting in a House committee at the Mississippi State Capitol. Buddy the dog, who was burned by a child in North Mississippi, is now being fostered by the ...

RALEIGH, Miss. (WJTV) - Thursday marked a historic day in Raleigh. The town's first Black female mayor was sworn in after winning a special election. Mayor Angela Pickering said, ""This was a race abo...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi could join others states that ban organ transplant discrimination. Cole's Law (House Bill 20) passed the Mississippi House and the Mississippi Senate. House Bill 20...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Outrage over the City of Jackson's garbage contracts discussion led to council members fighting during a special session on Thursday, February 24. "We should at least have the ...