Category Archives: WJTV
1,187 new coronavirus cases, 11 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,187 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 11 additional deaths. The new cases were...
Nov 22, 2021
Waste Management announces route changes for Thanksgiving
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Waste Management will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 25. When should I thaw my turkey? The trash collection schedule will resume as follows: For the Town of H...
Nov 22, 2021
18-wheeler fire blocks lanes of U.S. 49 in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to an 18-wheeler fire on U.S. 49 in Rankin County on Monday. The fire happened on U.S. 49 at Taylor Hill Road. The incident...
Nov 22, 2021
Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee
WASHINGTON (AP) - A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to Mississippi from an underground aquifer that sits beneath...
Nov 22, 2021
Target will keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good
NEW YORK (AP) - Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic. To limit crowd...
Nov 22, 2021
Two killed in crash on Highway 28 in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that killed two people in Copiah County. According to Trooper First Class Ron Bosarge, the two-vehicle crash...
Nov 22, 2021
SUV driver ID'd in Christmas parade crash that left at least 5 dead, 40 injured
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fle...
Nov 22, 2021
Fatalities confirmed, more than 20 injured after SUV plows through Wisconsin holiday parade
WAUKESHA, Wisc. (NEXSTAR) -- Fatalities have been confirmed after a driver of an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade in a Milwaukee suburb, according to the city's police chief. A live video feed of...
Nov 21, 2021
Meatless Thanksgiving? Here are some plant-based foods to try ahead of the holiday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With just four days until Thanksgiving, some people will be trying plant based foods instead of meat. If you feel sluggish and tired after eating Thanksgiving dinner every year...
Nov 21, 2021
City of Canton holds turkey giveaway for community members
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Nearly 200 people received turkeys in Canton on Sunday. A Better Tomorrow Foundation hosted its second annual turkey giveaway to the public and lines were long. People said they...
Nov 21, 2021