Category Archives: WJTV
Police investigate rape at Canton Manor Developmental Center
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police are investigating after they said a female was raped at the Canton Manor Developmental Center. 18-wheeler driver arrested after chase ends in Pearl Police Chief Ot...
Jan 13, 2022
State Health Officer provides update on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, January 14, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs discussed the latest in COVID-19 cases, testing availability, and the situation with monoclonal antibody and anti...
Jan 13, 2022
Chronic Wasting Disease detected in second Warren County deer
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) said a second suspected case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was detected in a deer har...
Jan 13, 2022
8,356 new coronavirus cases, 17 additional deaths in Mississippi reported on Wednesday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 8,356 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 17 additional deaths. The new cases were...
Jan 13, 2022
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation's COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine...
Jan 13, 2022
Mississippi Senate passes bill to create medical marijuana program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Senate passed a bill to create a medical marijuana program, according to the Associated Press. Senate Bill 2095 would allow a person with a marijuana prescripti...
Jan 13, 2022
334 pounds of marijuana seized at Tennessee storage unit
ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) - Hundreds of pounds of marijuana were seized during a narcotics search at an Antioch storage unit Tuesday night. According to a warrant, detectives executed the search warrant a...
Jan 13, 2022
Hinds County sheriff sends letter to Board about orderly conduct at meetings
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones sent a letter to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, January 12. In the letter, the sheriff said any member of the Board o...
Jan 13, 2022
Welfare scandal: Hinds DA pursues new indictment, News ask to relocate trial
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - The Hinds County District Attorneys Office is asking a grand jury to consider new information gathered during its investigation into Nancy and Zach New, figures in...
Jan 13, 2022
Forrest County deputies search for 98 Waste theft suspect
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County deputies are working to identify a suspect in a grand larceny case. Petal woman accused of taking child after CPS received custody The department released...
Jan 13, 2022