Category Archives: WJTV

Mississippi teacher pay raise bill heading to negotiations
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi lawmakers will negotiate a final version of a bill to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation. The House and Senate passed separate plans ...
The Associated Press Mar 04, 2022

Natchez woman accidentally shoots herself, deputies say
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies said a 47-year-old Natchez woman was airlifted to a Jackson hospital after accidentally shooting herself. The Natchez Democrat reported the woman shot her...
Biancca Ball Mar 04, 2022

Mega Millions jackpot reaches $113M for Friday's drawing
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mega Millions jackpot for the Friday, March 4 drawing has climbed to $113 million. Saturday's jackpot for the Powerball has reached $84 million, and the Mississippi Match 5...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 04, 2022

222 new coronavirus cases, 27 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 222 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 27 additional deaths. The new cases were r...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 04, 2022

Woman arrested after going 91 mph, running over officer's foot in Louisiana
WASHINGTON PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) - A sergeant with the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office was minding their own business when a vehicle was clocked going 91 miles per hour on Highway 10. A pursuit end...
Michael Scheidt Mar 04, 2022

Jackson mayor lifts mask mandate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, March 4, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba lifted the city's mask mandate and other COVID-19 restrictions. The mayor made the decision after consulting with the city's...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 04, 2022

Thousands of Mississippi nursing school applicants rejected each year as faculty shortage grows
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - When Lydia Hall takes her nursing students to make rounds at the hospital, she watches closely as her students give patients medications and fix IV lines. She guid...
Isabelle Taft Mar 04, 2022

Laurel police warn neighbors about phone scam
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police warned neighbors about a phone scam that asks for donations to support local police. Man wanted on multiple charges in Jones County Leaders with the department sai...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 04, 2022

Man wanted on multiple charges in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies are searching for a man who is wanted on several charges. Two men arrested on drug charges in Jones County They're working to find Darryl Floyd. He's...
Kaitlin Howell Mar 04, 2022

Multi-agency investigation leads to arrest of alleged drug dealers
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - EBRSO Narcotics, BRPD and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration spent the last two months with their eyes set on one alleged local drug dealer. Travis Carroll,...
Michael Scheidt Mar 04, 2022
