Category Archives: WJTV
More than 100 feared dead as tornadoes, storms strike US states
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - At least 70 people were feared dead in Kentucky after tornadoes and severe weather tore through multiple states and caused catastrophic damage. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sai...
Dec 11, 2021
Kentucky gov: 'At least dozens' dead after tornado rips through candle factory
FRANKFORT, KY. (WKRN) - More than 50 people are dead from tornados that hit Western Kentucky overnight Friday into Saturday morning, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed. A roof reportedly collapsed at a candl...
Dec 11, 2021
Bowling Green homes, businesses destroyed in deadly tornado event
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKRN) - Severe weather caused significant damage across Kentucky late Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday morning. One of the hardest-hit places in the state was Bowl...
Dec 11, 2021
4 people dead in West Tennessee tornadoes, TDH reports
Tennessee (WKRN) - Four people are dead in West Tennessee after storms blew through the area, according to Tennessee Department of Health officials. Quad-State tornado leaves path of destruction in Ar...
Dec 11, 2021
Tornadoes, storms sweep across TN, Ark
Check below for live updates from our weather team and the National Weather Service as WREG covers storms across northeast Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. This event has been called a Tornado Emerg...
Dec 11, 2021
Kentucky tornado death toll likely '70-100 lost lives,' Gov. Beshear says
FRANKFORT, KY. (WKRN) - More than 50 people are dead from tornados that hit Western Kentucky overnight Friday into Saturday morning, Governor Andy Beshear confirmed. PHOTOS: Storm damage in Kentucky M...
Dec 11, 2021
2 workers killed after collapse at Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Officials are confirming two fatalities at an Amazon delivery facility in Edwardsville following Friday night's severe weather. Multiple people were trapped inside the facility af...
Dec 11, 2021
Arkansas nursing home hit by tornado killing two, injuring five
MONETTE, Ark. (WREG/KTLA/KARK)-- A Northeast Arkansas nursing home was hit by a tornado, leaving two dead and five injured. Craighead County Judge Marvin Day confirms two are dead, and five seriously ...
Dec 11, 2021
Bystander hit by bullet in shootout on Hair Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An innocent bystander was shot when multiple cars began exchanging gunfire. The incident began on Hair Street in Jackson around 8:00 p.m. Friday. A neighbor said the older man ...
Dec 10, 2021
Silver Alert issued for Antowanna Jones of Edwards
EDWARDS, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 28-year-old Antowanna Jones of Edwards. She is described as five feet four inches tall, weighing 189 pound...
Dec 10, 2021