Category Archives: WJTV
Blood supply "devastatingly low" in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Blood Service (MBS) leaders said Mississippi is facing a severe blood shortage. They said the supply is at "an all-time low," with an empty stock of many blood type...
Dec 14, 2021
Jackson water main repairs to affect some Highway 80 businesses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson issued a precautionary notice to some businesses due to water main repairs on Highway 80. Crews will repair a leak, which could cause some disr...
Dec 14, 2021
Former Houston police captain indicted for assault in phony election fraud confrontation
HOUSTON (KIAH) - A Harris County grand jury indicted a former Houston police officer for a felony assault charge for his role in a bogus pre-election fraud incident. Former police captain Mark Ag...
Dec 14, 2021
Girl died in tornado minutes after photo with sisters
Trey and Meghan Rackley and their three daughters sought shelter in a windowless bathroom in their southeast Missouri home as storms raged across the middle of the country. To prove they were in their...
Dec 14, 2021
Man shot, robbed while working on truck in Canton
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police are investigating after a Hispanic man was shot and robbed by two men. The shooting happened Monday around 9:00 p.m. at a home on Otto Street at Walnut Street. Pol...
Dec 14, 2021
Reward offered for tips in 2016 Brandon cold case
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police are working to solve a cold case that happened in 2016. On Wednesday, December 21, 2016, the owner of D's One Stop gas station on Highway 80 East was shot and ki...
Dec 14, 2021
Jackson radio station, law firm partner to provide free gas for drivers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Drivers in Jackson lined up to receive free gas on Tuesday, December 14. 99 Jams WJMI and the law firm Kanner & Pintaluga hosted the free gas giveaway at the Pilot gas stat...
Dec 14, 2021
Laurel police take boy Christmas shopping after family loses home in fire
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police officers took a boy shopping for Christmas gifts after his family lost their home in a fire. Tornado relief supplies drive for Kentucky being held in Jones County ...
Dec 14, 2021
House fire claims 3 lives in northeast Mississippi
FULTON, Miss. (AP) - A house fire in northeast Mississippi has claimed the lives of three people. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the Fairview community in Itawamba County before dawn on Sunday...
Dec 14, 2021
Three arrested in Hattiesburg after shooting on Main Street
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Two men and a woman were arrested in connection to a shooting that happened on Monday, December 13 in Hattiesburg. Police responded to the shooting on Main Street around 12...
Dec 14, 2021