Category Archives: WJTV

Inside the contract dispute between Mississippi’s largest hospital and insurer
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Tens of thousands of patients at Mississippi's largest hospital and its clinics will be on the hook for higher out-of-pocket costs if an agreement with the state's...
Will Stribling Mar 09, 2022

Some mentally ill Mississippians wait in jail for hospital beds, report finds
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Last winter, a George County woman spent weeks waiting in jail for a bed at a mental health facility. Civil commitment - when a local court orders someone to be ho...
Isabelle Taft Mar 09, 2022

Perry County deputies arrest 2 after finding meth
PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Perry County deputies arrested a man and a woman after they found meth while conducting a search warrant. Man wanted for credit card fraud in Hattiesburg Deputies said the...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 09, 2022

'Atrocity': Ukraine children's hospital hit in Russian attack, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian attack severely damaged a children's hospital and maternity ward in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, as citizens trying to escape ...
The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire Mar 09, 2022

Man wanted for credit card fraud in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted for credit card fraud. Police said the man pictured below used a stolen credit card at an AT...
Rachel Hernandez Mar 09, 2022

Kremlin: US has declared 'economic war' against Russia
(The Hill) -- The Kremlin on Wednesday said that the U.S. has declared an "economic war" on Moscow with its actions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The comments by...
Lexi Lonas Mar 09, 2022

Remarkable Women: Dafina Skinner-Armstrong
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The name Dafina is of the African origin, meaning "hidden treasure or unexpected present" and that is who Dafina Skinner-Armstrong is to the world. "I am multi-faceted. I'm an ...
Scottlin Williams Mar 08, 2022

Mississippi moves toward reviving an initiative process
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators are working to revive a way for people to petition to put issues on the statewide ballot. This is happening months after the state Supreme Court found the...
The Associated Press Mar 08, 2022

Book controversy leads to dismissal of assistant principal
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An assistant principal for the Hinds County School District was fired after district leaders said he read an inappropriate book to second graders at Gary Road Elementary S...
Thao Ta Mar 08, 2022

Four men arrested for robbery at Alcorn State University
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Four men have been arrested and charged in connection to a robbery that happened at Alcorn State University. According to Claiborne County deputies, witnesses said fou...
Cianna Reeves Mar 08, 2022
