Category Archives: WJTV
Missing Memphis woman's car found in Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A vehicle belonging to a missing Memphis woman has been found. Ashley McDonald was first reported missing in November. She was reportedly going to Batesville, Mississippi on Thanksgiv...
Feb 15, 2022
MDOC leaders explain on CMCF inmate was able to escape
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) leaders provided an update about how a Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF) inmate was able to escape. MDOC Assistant Dep...
Feb 15, 2022
'There was no problem': Dr. Dre speaks on Eminem taking a knee during Super Bowl halftime show
LOS ANGELES (WJW) - Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar - along with a surprise 50 Cent - threw down a Super Bowl halftime show full of moments people are still talking about...
Feb 15, 2022
'She got pulled into dark stuff' Mother searches for missing daughter in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Karen Hendrix is living a mother's worst nightmare. Her daughter, Becky Hendrix, a mother of two, was last seen driving her car in Mid-City on January 6."Her little girl, it's kil...
Feb 15, 2022
Northwest Rankin wins national cheerleading championship
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Los Angeles Rams aren't the only ones celebrating a championship win. The Jackson Airport was filled with balloons and lots of cheer for some new local champs who ret...
Feb 14, 2022
Local doctor discusses vaccinating children under age five
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Local doctor Timothy Quinn of Quinn Healthcare said the Omnicron surge is getting better in the United States, however, the question of whether parents should vaccinate childre...
Feb 14, 2022
Adams County placed under burn ban
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) has placed a county-wide burn ban on Adams County effective Monday, February 14. Mississippi under Red Flag Warning due to dry co...
Feb 14, 2022
Multiple Mississippi schools close temporarily due to social media threats
COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Schools across Mississippi closed on Monday, February 14 due to social media threats. As a result, authorities have increased their patrols on and off campus. In Covin...
Feb 14, 2022
Rankin County deputies use new tech to recover stolen vehicles
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies said they're using new investigate techniques and technology to identify and recover stolen vehicles in the Jackson-metro area. In the last two wee...
Feb 14, 2022
Medicaid managed-care proposal goes to Mississippi Senate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House decided Monday not to have a second debate on a bill that could force the state's Medicaid program to end a contract with health care giant Centene. House B...
Feb 14, 2022