Category Archives: WJTV

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Supervisors announced all of the outdoor weather sirens throughout unincorporated Rankin County have been upgraded. The $1 million upgrades provide improved and enhanced ...

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) - Three monkeys were still on the loose Wednesday in Mississippi after a truck carrying the research animals overturned. Officials said midday Tuesday that all but one of t...

(NEXSTAR) - Unless something changes dramatically in the next couple days, more than 40 million Americans are preparing to have federal food assistance cut off starting Saturday. The Supplemental Nutr...

(WJW) - Taco dinner kits sold at supermarkets in 27 states and Washington, D.C., are being recalled over a seasoning packet mix-up. The recall was initiated after Teasdale Foods, Inc. received consume...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - An Ellisville man was charged with felony child abuse. Jones County deputies said Martin Roney, 32, was arrested following a disturbance call at a home in the Glade commun...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - FMOL Health, the parent organization of St. Dominic Hospital, announced a $100,000 donation for nutritional aid to Stewpot Community Services. Officials said the gift will help...

OXFORD, Miss. - A federal judge Tuesday imposed a restrictive 24-hour house arrest and a $60,000 unsecured bond for Lindsey Whiteside, the former DeSoto County coach who was convicted on state charges...

(NEXSTAR) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that federal food assistance will not be disbursed in November as the government shutdown drags on. That will leave more than 40 million pe...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Performances by charter schools in Mississippi have drawn concerns from lawmakers. The Senate Education Committee challenged the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to ...

(NEXSTAR) - It's official: The federal government will not send out November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues into the weekend. While some states are scrambling to fund some form of continued f...