Category Archives: WJTV
Dr. Oz takes aim at Dr. Fauci, saying he should be 'held accountable'
(WJW) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV personality who recently announced plans to run for U.S. Senate, said he believes America's top doctor needs to move on from his position. The 61-year-old reportedly told...
Dec 13, 2021
What happened at the tornado-destroyed candle plant?
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - The Mayfield Consumer Products factory was the third-biggest employer in this corner of western Kentucky, an important economic engine that churned out candles that lined the shel...
Dec 13, 2021
'A way we resist': Quilts honor victims of racial violence
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Long after he was killed, Myrtle Green-Burton wouldn't let anyone wear her 17-year-old son's high school track team jacket. James Earl Green, an aspiring Olympic runner, was supp...
Dec 13, 2021
Six injured in Bolton nightclub shooting
BOLTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies are investigating after six people were injured in a shooting at a Bolton nightclub. Teen arrested for armed robbery, carjacking on Claiborne Avenue Deputi...
Dec 12, 2021
Teen arrested for armed robbery, carjacking on Claiborne Avenue
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police have arrested a teen accused in an armed robbery and carjacking that happened Sunday on Claiborne Avenue. JPD investigating triple homicide on Bratton Street Acc...
Dec 12, 2021
JPD investigating triple homicide on Bratton Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a shooting that left three dead. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Bratton Street on Sunday. Once officers arrived to...
Dec 12, 2021
Deadly deer disease spreading in parts of US; what hunters should know
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Wildlife officials in several states are warning of new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer, and issuing guidance for hunters. According to Shane Hesting, wildlife dis...
Dec 12, 2021
Six dead in Amazon facility collapse
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KTVI) - Six people have died and one other person was injured Friday night in the Amazon facility collapse caused by a tornado that touched down in Edwardsville, Illinois. An addit...
Dec 12, 2021
Arrest made in Austin Green murder case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police have made an arrest in the 2020 murder of Byram teen, Austin Green. Police said Montrell Smith was charged murder and armed robbery of a business. JPD: 4 men wan...
Dec 12, 2021
JPD: 4 men wanted in armed robbery investigation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating an armed robbery that happened on Terry Road Sunday morning. Police said four men entered the City Gear and demanded money from the cashier. Th...
Dec 12, 2021