Category Archives: WJTV
Two men injured in shooting outside Jackson Waffle House
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after two people were shot at the Waffle House on Larson Street. Officer Sam Brown said a 25-year-old man was shot multiple times, and a 23-yea...
Mar 04, 2022
Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant after Russian attack, no radiation released
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe i...
Mar 04, 2022
'Mothers of Murdered Sons' puts up billboard in Jackson
Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - The nonprofit 'Mothers of Murdered Sons' (MOMS) posted a billboard near Lynch Street and Lucedale Street in Jackson on Thursday, March 3. Jessica Frazier, founder of MOMS, lost...
Mar 03, 2022
Pearl parent outraged after school bus drops off child at wrong location
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The mother of a Pearl student was outraged after a bus driver left her child at the wrong stop. The incident happened on Monday, February 28 around 3:00 p.m. Bailey Rash, who's d...
Mar 03, 2022
200 Jackson customers under boil water advisory
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson Water/Sewer Utilities Division issued a boil water advisory for 200 customers. The notice affects the following areas: [200-1499] Mayes Street[300-499] Emin...
Mar 03, 2022
Mississippi House passes bill to ban critical race theory
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, the Mississippi House passed legislation (SB 2113) that would prohibit the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 public schools and in the state's public univer...
Mar 03, 2022
“I brought her here to graduate, not to come pack her up, to bury her" says Ciaya Whetstone's mother on mysterious death
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The family of Ciaya Whetstone, the University of New Orleans girl who was dropped off dead at New Orleans East Hospital, is demanding answers. Family attorneys told WGNO News, the...
Mar 03, 2022
Mississippians show support for Ukraine by buying flags
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In an effort to show support for Ukraine, Mississippians have started buying flags. Workers at A Complete Flag Source off of I-55 in Jackson said they're almost sold out of Ukr...
Mar 03, 2022
Lafayette County man accused of trying to record people in restroom
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Oxford police arrested a man for allegedly trying to record people in a restroom of a business. Natchez man arrested on rape charge Police said they responded to the business on...
Mar 03, 2022
Neighbors upset about Swan Lake Street bridge deterioration
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Neighbors in a Jackson community said they're frustrated with infrastructure problems on their street. A bridge collapsed on Swan Lake Street several months ago, and it hasn't ...
Mar 03, 2022