Category Archives: WJTV

Mother shares message to others after losing two children to COVID-19
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (WDAF) - The CDC's decision to shorten COVID-19 isolation and quarantine periods is drawing criticism from some medical experts. Monday's action cut isolation times in half, from 10 ...
Jacob Kittilstad Dec 30, 2021

COVID-19 directly damages, creates scar tissue on the kidneys, study finds
(StudyFinds.org) - Although studies show COVID-19 is capable of infecting a patient's kidneys, the virus's exact impact on the organs has been unclear - until now. A team of German and Dutch scientist...
John Anderer Dec 30, 2021

Man shot, killed on W. Silas Brown Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed early Thursday morning. Man wanted for December 2021 shooting in Rolling Fork The shooting happened in the 700 ...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 30, 2021

Canton mayor issues proclamation closing city hall, non-essential city offices
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton Mayor William Truly issued an emergency proclamation closing City Hall, all non-essential city offices and city owned or leased facilities. Jackson mayor issues executive...
Kaitlin Howell Dec 30, 2021

Hinds County supervisors vote on policy to allow Calhoun to remain board president
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted on a policy that would allow Credell Calhoun to remain as the Board's president in 2022. On Wednesday, December 29, the Board h...
Leah Williams Dec 29, 2021

U.S. Dept. of Education approves Mississippi's plan for American Rescue Plan funds to support education
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced the approval of Mississippi's American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan an...
Cianna Reeves Dec 29, 2021

No visitation at Copiah County Medical Center due to COVID-19
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Copiah County Medical Center (CCMC) announced on Wednesday that all patient visitation has been restricted until further notice due to a spike in coronav...
Cianna Reeves Dec 29, 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case
NEW YORK (AP) - The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. The verdict capped a monthlon...
The Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire Dec 29, 2021

Warren County supervisors propose lease purchase for jail
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County supervisors are considering the option to lease-purchase to help fund a new jail on U.S. Highway 80. According to the Vicksburg Post, the county is preparing a pr...
Cianna Reeves Dec 29, 2021

Hattiesburg police search for man accused of shooting wife
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force are working to find a man accused of shooting his wife. On Sunday, November 14, 2021, police responded to a dis...
Rachel Hernandez Dec 29, 2021
