Category Archives: WJTV
MLK Car, Truck, Bike Show to be held in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The annual MLK Car, Truck and Bike Show will be held in Jackson on Sunday, January 16. The show will be held at 440 North Mill Street in Jackson. The show starts at 1:00 p.m., ...
Jan 16, 2022
Winter weather affects road conditions in Mississippi
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Parts of Central and North Mississippi experienced snow on Sunday, January 16. Nine inches of snow fell in Leesburg off of Highway 481, and 3.5 inches of snow fell in Canton. Le...
Jan 16, 2022
Vicksburg-Warren School District imposes district-wide quarantine amid surge
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg-Warren School District (VWSD) approved a five-day district-wide quarantine amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Schools and officer in the district closed on Friday,...
Jan 15, 2022
Mississippi Food Network, Smith Robertson Museum partner in honor of MLK
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Food Network and the Smith Robertson Museum partnered in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Museum guests who brought a canned food item received one dollar off of...
Jan 15, 2022
City leaders honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with motorcade
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - City leaders and neighbors gathered on Saturday, January 15 for a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. A motorcade began at Freedom Corner and traveled to Lanier High School. Ne...
Jan 15, 2022
Pilot, passenger presumed dead in Louisiana helicopter crash
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - A pilot and passenger are presumed dead after the crash Friday of a helicopter in a south Louisiana marsh, a local government official said. The sheriff's office in coastal Lafou...
Jan 15, 2022
MLK Day celebration to be held in Benton
BENTON, Miss. (WJTV) - An annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration will be held in Benton on Monday, January 17. The Yazoo Herald reported Oak Grove A.M.E. Church of Benton will host the event be...
Jan 15, 2022
Jackson police search for missing 16-year-old
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are asking for the public's help in searching for a 16-year-old who went missing on Tuesday, January 4. Missing man found dead near home in Terry They said Karee...
Jan 15, 2022
Exclusive: Family of construction worker killed in accident speaks out
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of a construction worker who was killed in an accident in Jackson talked exclusively to WJTV 12 News about their loved one. Family members described Matthew Miller a...
Jan 14, 2022
Adams County deputies search for armed robbery suspect
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies are working to find an armed robbery suspect. One killed, one injured in shooting on Oak Street in Natchez Sheriff Travis Patten said Tyrell Kelly, 29, is...
Jan 14, 2022