Category Archives: WJTV
Lawmakers will unveil redrawn congressional districts on Wednesday
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - The Mississippi Legislature's Joint Redistricting Committee is expected to approve a congressional redistricting plan Wednesday that will soon be presented to the ...
Dec 15, 2021
Alcorn State foundation requests 22% raise for president, IHL approval pending
LORMAN, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Alcorn State University's president could be getting a $55,000 raise from the nonprofit foundation that supports the school. In June, ASU Foundation board members u...
Dec 15, 2021
Hattiesburg police arrest man for felony shoplifting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police arrested a man on an active warrant for felony shoplifting on Tuesday, December 14. Forrest County father, son arrested in sex crimes case Police said Wi...
Dec 15, 2021
Forrest County father, son arrested in sex crimes case
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County investigators arrested a father and his son in connection to a sex crimes case on Wednesday, December 15. Sheriff Charlie Sims said William Sanford Sr., 6...
Dec 15, 2021
South Jackson veterinarian office to close
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A veterinarian office in south Jackson is closing its doors after serving the community since 1985. Dr. Lee Coward's experience goes back even further than that. Coward graduat...
Dec 15, 2021
What caused Tuesday's fatal helicopter crash? We asked an expert
KENNER, La. (WGNO) - Multiple factors may have contributed to Tuesday's fatal helicopter crash according to one expert. The helicopter was headed from Gonzales to Lakefront Airport when it apparently ...
Dec 15, 2021
Biden firsthand sees tornado toll across Kentucky
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - Surveying storm damage from the Kentucky sky, President Joe Biden Wednesday saw neighborhoods pockmarked by piles of debris and homes without roofs and windows, evidence ...
Dec 15, 2021
Jackson leaders want aid from state, federal agencies to curb crime
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders are discussing ways to tackle crime in the city. Jackson City Council President Virgi Lindsay is said she is contacting as many law enforcement agencies as poss...
Dec 14, 2021
Man arrested for burglary at Jackson convenience store
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man was arrested after a business burglary on Tuesday morning. Mother relieved after arrest made in son's homicide case Police responded to Jasco Convenience Store at...
Dec 14, 2021
Mother relieved after arrest made in son's homicide case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An arrest has been made more than a year after Austin Green's body was found in an abandoned home. Green was reported missing from Byram in August of 2020. A month later, he wa...
Dec 14, 2021