Category Archives: WJTV
In welfare scandal, judge weighs public interest versus the right to a fair trial
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - A judge in the ongoing welfare embezzlement case is balancing the public's interest in learning how officials misspent tens of millions of federal dollars with a d...
Dec 28, 2021
Special judge appointed for Jackson pastor's case against two council members
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, the Mississippi Supreme Court received the Hinds County Circuit Court's request to appoint a special judge in the matter of Pickett v. Banks. Chief Justice Mike Ran...
Dec 28, 2021
Ole Miss men’s basketball SEC opener vs. Florida postponed due to COVID-19
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to COVID-19 issues within the Florida men's basketball program, Wednesday's Ole Miss men's basketball SEC season opener against the Gators has been postponed. Leach, Mississ...
Dec 28, 2021
Crews respond to accident on I-55 at County Line Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported an accident on I-55 past County Line Road in Hinds County. MHP Troop C to hold recruiting event for Cadet Class 66 ...
Dec 28, 2021
Panola County fire leaves two people dead
PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) - Two people are dead after a fire in Panola County, Mississippi turned fatal Tuesday morning. According to the Panola County Coroner, the victims have been identified as J...
Dec 28, 2021
Biloxi two-year-old dies after being found unresponsive
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Biloxi police are investigating after a two-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive. Police said they received a call around 6:00 a.m. on December 27, 2021. A woman who...
Dec 28, 2021
2,698 new coronavirus cases, 22 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 2,698 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 22 additional deaths. The new COVID-19 p...
Dec 28, 2021
Mississippi governor won't sign medical marijuana legislation unless legal amount is reduced
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) has said he is willing to sign a medical marijuana bill, but he is concerned about the legal amount of medical marijuana in a bill that's current...
Dec 28, 2021
2 Mississippi men charged in kidnapping on Christmas Eve
MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - Two Mississippi men have been charged with kidnapping after they took another man at gunpoint on Christmas Eve and drove him to a home where he was beaten, a sheriff said. Jac...
Dec 28, 2021
MHP Troop C to hold recruiting event for Cadet Class 66 applicants
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) Troop C will meet with those interested in attending Cadet Class 66 on Saturday, January 15, 2022. The event will be held at 10:00 a.m. at th...
Dec 28, 2021