Category Archives: WJTV
Councilman Stokes requests investigation into mayor's bribery allegations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes requested the United States Attorney's Office to investigate bribery allegations made against him and another councilman. His request com...
Mar 01, 2022
Crews respond to Greenview Drive house fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a house fire on Greenview Drive on Tuesday, March 1. Jackson police officer's wife charged with aggravated domestic violence Jackson fire offi...
Mar 01, 2022
Mississippi House panel OKs limits on teaching about race
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi House committee divided along lines of race and party Monday in advancing a bill that would limit how race can be discussed in classrooms. The short title of S...
Mar 01, 2022
228 new coronavirus cases, 61 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 228 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 61 additional deaths. The new cases were r...
Mar 01, 2022
Mississippi launches new domestic violence reporting system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) announced the launch of a new tool for law enforcement and courts statewide to use in reporting and updating incidents of dome...
Mar 01, 2022
McComb man charged with murder nearly a year after shooting
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - A McComb man was charged with murder after a shooting victim died in the hospital in March 2021. McComb police said they were called about a man laying in a parking lot on Summi...
Mar 01, 2022
Jackson police officer's wife charged with aggravated domestic violence
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson police officer's wife was arrested after a domestic altercation in Clinton on Tuesday, March 1. Woman arrested after deadly shooting on Monument Street in Jackson Cli...
Mar 01, 2022
USM 2022 football schedule announced
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) released the 2022 Southern Miss football schedule. Ole Miss extends contract for Athletics Director Keith Carter The schedule o...
Mar 01, 2022
Hattiesburg man arrested after chase on Highway 49
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Hattiesburg man was arrested after a police chase ended on Highway 49. Police said Ricky Keys, 61, was reported driving recklessly and at a high speed on Broadway Drive a...
Mar 01, 2022
Columbia patrol, school resources officers wanted
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WHLT) - The Columbia Police Department (CPD) is accepting applications for two open positions. USM fraternity donates to Southern Pines Animal Shelter Applications can be submitted fo...
Mar 01, 2022