Category Archives: WJTV
Brandon leaders opt out of medical marijuana program
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Brandon is now the next city to opt out of the state's new medical marijuana program. Cannabis production facility under construction in Hinds County Brandon's Mayo...
Mar 07, 2022
Hinds County supervisor proposes withdrawal of funds from Russian economy
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Board of Supervisors said they're unified in efforts to fight Russian aggression in Ukraine. On Monday, District 2 Supervisor David Archie proposed a moti...
Mar 07, 2022
Man charged with capital murder after 2-year-old dies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a two-year-old died on Monday, March 7. One person dies in Lawrence County house fire Police said Melanie Henderson, 2, was taken to the ...
Mar 07, 2022
Man arrested after woman found stabbed in Kosciusko
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after a woman was found stabbed in Kosciusko on Sunday, March 6. Kosciusko police said they received a call that a woman was covered in blood on Tipton Str...
Mar 07, 2022
Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raises more than $441K
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The familiar radio voices from morning and evening commutes teamed up with Children's of Mississippi patients and their families to raise $441,544 for the state's only children...
Mar 07, 2022
Man wanted by US Marshals Service arrested in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County Sheriff's Office agents arrested a man wanted by the United States Marshal Service on Friday, March 4. Traffic stop leads to drug arrests in Vicksburg Agents ...
Mar 07, 2022
Florida teacher leaves classroom on stretcher after 5-year-old attacks: report
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story listed charges against the child involved. The Pembroke Pines Police Department says the child has not been arrested and no charges have yet been filed ...
Mar 07, 2022
One person dies in Lawrence County house fire
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person died in a Lawrence County house fire on Saturday, March 5. The Daily Leader reported Monticello and Lawrence County Fire Departments responded to the fire ar...
Mar 07, 2022
120-mph chase nabs man accused in Louisiana and Mississippi
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A 120-mph (193-kilometer) chase in Mississippi ended with the arrest of a man accused of murder and sexual assault in Louisiana and of bank robbery in Mississippi, authoritie...
Mar 07, 2022
Jameson Rogers to headline Pearl Day Concert
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Country music artist Jameson Rogers is set to headline the 2022 Pearl Day Concert. The City of Pearl will be celebrating its 49th birthday with the Pearl Day Concert. Country mus...
Mar 07, 2022