Category Archives: WJTV
Man wanted for armed robbery at Jackson Family Dollar
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to identify a man wanted for an armed robbery of Family Dollar on W. Capitol Street. Man wanted for two Jackson business robberies The incident happe...
Dec 10, 2021
Hundreds of graduates take part in Jackson State's 2021 Fall Commencement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hundreds of students graduated from Jackson State University (JSU) on Friday, December 10, 2021. Nearly 800 students earned either their bachelors, masters or doctorate degrees...
Dec 10, 2021
MDOT to host job fair Dec. 14
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will partner with the Jobs for Jacksonians program to host a job fair. Visit Jackson reports record-breaking economic impact...
Dec 10, 2021
Man wanted for two Jackson business robberies
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a 20-year-old man in connection to two business robberies. Man accused of killing three in Jackson house fire denied bond Investigators said Ed...
Dec 10, 2021
445 new coronavirus cases, 9 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 445 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with nine additional deaths. This brings the st...
Dec 10, 2021
State official says AT&T is cooking the books on broadband expansion, wants feds to investigate
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - State Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has renewed the call for the Federal Communications Commission to investigate whether AT&T really provided br...
Dec 10, 2021
Man accused of killing three in Jackson house fire denied bond
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A judge denied bond for the man accused of killing three men in a house fire in Jackson. Charles Robinson III appeared in court on Friday. Man accused of causing house fire, at...
Dec 10, 2021
There’s an exodus of Mississippi school leaders. Is the pandemic to blame?
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Superintendents, the chief administrative leaders of Mississippi's 138 traditional public school districts, have in recent months been left to drive bus routes, se...
Dec 10, 2021
Suspect in murder of MHP Lt. Troy Morris being held in Adams County Jail
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - One of the three suspects arrested in connection to the August 2020 death of Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) Lt. Troy Morris, 58, is now being held in the Adams County Jail. T...
Dec 10, 2021
Visit Jackson reports record-breaking economic impact during 2021 JSU football season
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with Visit Jackson said the economic impact for the 2021 Jackson State University (JSU) fall football season was more than $30 million. They said the number is attribut...
Dec 10, 2021