Category Archives: WJTV
Body of Mississippi man found in Washington state
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - The body of a 30-year-old Mississippi man was found in Washington State on Sunday, November 28. According to the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, search teams found Andrew Morgan'...
Nov 30, 2021
Boil water notice issued for Center Ridge Water Association customers
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced a boil water notice has been issued for customers who are served by the Center Ridge Water Associa...
Nov 30, 2021
Philadelphia boy shot 18 times while waiting for bus
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 14-year-old Philadelphia boy waiting for a bus to take him home from school was shot 18 times and killed Monday afternoon, police said. A Philadelphia police spokesperson said in...
Nov 30, 2021
Woman accused of shoplifting at Walmart awarded $2.1 million
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) -- An Alabama woman who says she was falsely accused of shoplifting at a Walmart store has successfully sued the company. Lesleigh Nurse, of Semmes, was awarded $2.1 million by a M...
Nov 30, 2021
Man wanted for questioning in connection to Plantation Place Apartments shooting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police want to question a man in connection to a shooting that happened on Tuesday, November 23. Mother accused of kidnapping four children arrested in Hattiesb...
Nov 30, 2021
6-foot social distancing rule doesn’t protect from COVID-19 whether indoors or outdoors
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom (StudyFinds.org) - Although the "six-foot rule" has been a staple of coronavirus safety measure since 2020, is it really doing anything to keep people healthy? A new stu...
Nov 30, 2021
KCS Holiday Express campaign to benefit Salvation Army in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced in September that they would celebrate the 21st anniversary of the KCS Holiday program with a fundraiser to benefit the Salvat...
Nov 30, 2021
Dunkin' cup leads to arrest of man accused of raping woman, leaving her for dead
MEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) - A discarded Dunkin' cup led to the arrest of a Massachusetts man accused of hitting a woman multiple times with a rock, raping her and leaving her for dead off a hiking trail, ...
Nov 30, 2021
Over 50 terrified dogs rescued from truck headed to slaughterhouse
INDONESIA (WJW) - More than 50 dogs were recently rescued from a truck headed to an illegal slaughterhouse in Indonesia. Police in Sukoharjo and rescuers from Dog Meat Free Indonesia (DMFI) reportedly...
Nov 30, 2021
Supreme Court set to hear biggest abortion case in decades
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to hear the biggest abortion case in decades on Wednesday. It centers on a Mississippi law that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnan...
Nov 30, 2021