Category Archives: WJTV
Shoppers fight package delays from supply chain issues
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Shipping delays and inventory shortages are two words that have some Jackson shoppers upset. "Packages are moving. Gifts being delivered. Shelves are not empty," said President...
Dec 22, 2021
Jackson Fire Department hosts annual toy drive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Fire Department has been collecting toys from members of the community all month for their annual toy drive. Dozens of families pulled up to the Jackson Fire Depart...
Dec 22, 2021
Jackson Public Schools implement prevention measures after 2020 cyberattack
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Public Schools (JPS) are implementing new prevention measures following a cyberattack from February 6, 2020. JPS leaders said the attackers sought to encrypt files and ...
Dec 22, 2021
Adams County deputies charge man with 1,089 counts of possession of child pornography
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) Criminal Investigation Division deputies charged a man with 1,089 counts of possession of child pornography on Tuesday, December 22. B...
Dec 22, 2021
Jackson police search for burglary suspect
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are asking for the public's help in identifying a burglary suspect. Inmate dead at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility Officers said a man burglarized a bu...
Dec 22, 2021
873 new coronavirus cases, six additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 873 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with six additional deaths. This brings the sta...
Dec 22, 2021
Officer hurt during confrontation in Hinds County jail
RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi law enforcement officer has been released from a hospital after being injured while trying to put out a small fire that started in a jail cell. Hinds County Sheriff...
Dec 22, 2021
Flowood police arrest man for felony shoplifting
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood police have arrested a man on a felony shoplifting charge. Suspect dies in deputy-involved shooting in Rankin County Police said Christopher Sanchez, 40, of Rankin Coun...
Dec 22, 2021
Inmate dead at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - An inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl was found dead on Sunday, December 19. MDOC host Youth Career Fair for inmates The Rankin County Coroner said ...
Dec 22, 2021
TANF families to receive additional financial assistance from MDHS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - More than 1,500 low-income Mississippi households will receive a one-time payment of $1,000 in emergency financial assistance under an initiative administered by the Mississipp...
Dec 22, 2021