Category Archives: WJTV
2 additional arrests made in shooting death of McComb 6-year-old
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, February 24, McComb police made two additional arrests in connection to the shooting that killed a six-year-old. Jakhyri Isaac, 17, and Eric Spurlock, 20, have been...
Feb 25, 2022
Temporary bridge closure in Yazoo County
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be a temporary bridge closure in Yazoo County. Hardy Street to close for Mardi Gras p...
Feb 25, 2022
WATCH LIVE: Biden introduces Ketanji Brown Jackson as Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Friday. Jackson is the first B...
Feb 25, 2022
Deadline approaching for Mississippi Lottery player to claim $50K Powerball prize
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi Lottery player has less than three weeks to redeem a $50,000 Powerball prize from the September 15, 2021, drawing. The player has until March 14, 2022, to claim t...
Feb 25, 2022
Mississippi lawmakers react to Russia's invasion in Ukraine
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After weeks of rhetoric and warning signs, Russia's military launched a long-feared invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. At the Mississippi State Capitol, lawmakers reacted to the ...
Feb 25, 2022
South Carolina congressman says Russian attack wouldn't happen under Trump
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) - South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice said Russia's invasion of Ukraine wouldn't have happened if Donald Trump was still president. Rice said after hearing the news of Russia President ...
Feb 25, 2022
Biden to pick Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court: AP source
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, making her the fir...
Feb 25, 2022
Photos: Russian troops advance on Kyiv
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Russian forces moved to the outskirts of Ukraine's capital on Friday as U.S. officials warned that President Vladimir Putin may be intent on installing a new, more friendly gover...
Feb 25, 2022
Russia pushes invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian troops bore down on Ukraine's capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has...
Feb 25, 2022
Suspect arrested after deadly shooting in Hazlehurst
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Thursday, February 24 in Hazlehurst. The shooting took place just before 5:00 p.m. at the Stanley Tire and Auto on C...
Feb 24, 2022