Category Archives: WJTV
Biden: Omicron variant is a cause for concern, not panic
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden said Monday that the omicron variant of COVID-19 "is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic." Speaking from the White House Monday morning, Biden ...
Nov 29, 2021
Crews respond to mobile home fire in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Shady Grove and Sharon Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a mobile home fire Monday morning. Jones County deputies search for suspects involved in Wednesday thefts The fire...
Nov 29, 2021
Authorities respond to crash on I-55 North at State Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) reported a crash on I-55 North at State Street near the Gallatin Street exit. The crash happened just before 7:30 Monday morning. At this t...
Nov 29, 2021
JFD crews respond to hotel fire near Highway 80
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a hotel fire Monday morning near Highway 80 and Ellis Avenue. Crews were called out to the scene just before 5:30 a.m., and they were able to ...
Nov 29, 2021
Anti-abortion group holds prayer ahead of Supreme Court hearing
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Ahead of Wednesday's Supreme Court case hearing in the Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health case, an anti-abortion group hosted a prayer for life at New Horizon Church in Jackson. T...
Nov 28, 2021
3 die in wrong-way wreck on north Mississippi highway
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Three people died in a north Mississippi wreck on Thursday after state troopers said a driver was going the wrong way on a four-lane highway. Troopers says 52-year-old Jacquette D...
Nov 28, 2021
Water pressure restored at all Jackson Public Schools
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - All Jackson Public School District (JPS) schools and after-school programs will be open Monday, November 29 and resume their normal schedules and times. The anno...
Nov 28, 2021
Omicron variant showing 'unusual but mild' symptoms, South African doctor says
(WJW) - The South African doctor who alerted officials of the possibility of a new variant, later named omicron, said the "unusual but mild" symptoms were what caught her attention. In a Fox News repo...
Nov 28, 2021
JSU students prepare for Christmas musical premiere
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As students return to JSU's campus, many of them are gearing up to showcase a holiday production. It's an uplifting soul-stirring celebration-- a story of Christmas through the...
Nov 28, 2021
Jackson family hosts toy drive in honor of late daughter
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Toys for children were collected in honor of Kaylin Banyard on Saturday. The 21-year-old was shot and killed in Jackson in June 2021. Banyard's family created the toy drive in ...
Nov 28, 2021