Category Archives: WJTV
MSDH reports 2nd West Nile case in Hinds County for 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) reported Mississippi's second confirmed human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of 2022 in a Hinds County resident. Mosquitoes can carry...
Feb 15, 2022
MS Lottery makes January 2022 transfer to state
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) made its January 2022 transfer of $10,342,242.58 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. Missi...
Feb 15, 2022
New York girl missing since 2019 found under stairs
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (WTEN) - A little girl who disappeared in 2019 has been found under the stairs of a New York residence. Paislee Shultis was 4 years old when she was reported missing from Spencer, New...
Feb 15, 2022
1,253 new coronavirus cases, 45 additional deaths in MS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,253 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 45 additional deaths. The new COVID-19 c...
Feb 15, 2022
Escapee captured in Harrison County
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced escapee Michael Floyd Wilson was captured in Harrison County on Tuesday, February 15. Harrison County Sh...
Feb 15, 2022
Which MS counties are under a burn ban?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to dry conditions in Mississippi, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) has placed some counties under burn bans. The following counties are under burn bans: Adams Coun...
Feb 15, 2022
Diamondhead city councilman arrested for simple assault
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Diamondhead city councilman was arrested on misdemeanor charges of simple assault resulting in bodily injury and contributing to the delinquency of a child. The Sun He...
Feb 15, 2022
Biden: Russian invasion of Ukraine 'remains distinctly possible'
(NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden provided a status update Tuesday on the ongoing situation with Russia at the Ukraine border, saying "an invasion remains distinctly possible." Biden continued to...
Feb 15, 2022
CWD management zones expand in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Another Mississippi county has been placed in a CWD management zone after a deer in Louisiana tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Hattiesburg American report...
Feb 15, 2022
Teenager arrested on Valentine's Day after trying to hire hitman to kill her ex-boyfriend
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) -- A teenager was arrested on Valentine's Day after attempting to hire a hitman online to kill her 14-year-old ex-boyfriend. According to Baton Rouge Police Detectives, the t...
Feb 15, 2022