Category Archives: WJTV
Man arrested after Pike County deputies find meth during traffic stop
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man they said was in possession of methamphetamine during a traffic stop. Man shot, killed at Texaco on State Street in Jackson Deputies sai...
Dec 06, 2021
First case of Omicron variant reported in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported the first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the state. The case is in a fully vaccinated individual ...
Dec 06, 2021
Man charged in Crenshaw, MS mass shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- Mississippi officials say a man has been arrested following a deadly mass shooting in Quitman County. The Quitman County Sheriff's Department says Juanthean Williams has been arrest...
Dec 06, 2021
982 new coronavirus cases, 3 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 982 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with three additional deaths. The new cases wer...
Dec 06, 2021
Cool Schools: Pearl School District helps students in need get gifts for Christmas
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Pearl School District partners with the Pearl Chamber of Commerce to give toys to less fortunate students with their Angel Tree program. A Christmas tree filled with students...
Dec 06, 2021
Utica man killed in crash on Highway 18 in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating after a man died in a one-vehicle crash in Hinds County. The crash happened on Highway 18 at the intersection of Seat...
Dec 06, 2021
$242K awarded to Mississippi Dept. of Human Services
BOLTON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) announced the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $242,496 in grant funds through the Office of Justice Program to Mississipp...
Dec 06, 2021
These new U.S. travel restrictions begin Monday
(KTLA) - Beginning Monday, travelers heading to the U.S. will be required to show evidence of a negative test for the virus within one day of boarding their flight instead of three days prior. Preside...
Dec 05, 2021
Bob Dole, Senate leader and presidential candidate, dies at 98
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindlin...
Dec 05, 2021
Cruise ship with COVID-19 infections arrives in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Norwegian Cruise Line ship with at least 10 passengers and crew members infected with COVID-19 docked Sunday in New Orleans, where health officials said they were trying to disemb...
Dec 05, 2021