Category Archives: WJTV
Graduation ceremony held for JPD's 65th Recruit Class
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Five cadets joined the Jackson Police Department on Friday, November 19. The 65th Recruit Class graduation ceremony was held at the Jackson Police Training Academy. "Oh, I'm ex...
Nov 19, 2021
Canton police search for armed robbers accused of taking $1K from business
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police are working to find three suspects who robbed a business on Thursday, November 18. The robbery happened around 8:00 p.m. at Tienda Mexicana Anita on Fulton Street....
Nov 19, 2021
Jackson airport expected to see pre-pandemic levels of Thanksgiving air travel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Airlines at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) expect an increase in passenger traffic during the 2021 Thanksgiving holiday period. The number of travel...
Nov 19, 2021
Man arrested after ATV chase, hospital escape in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a man after an ATV chase, crash and a hospital escape on Friday, November 19. Deputies said James Raynor was riding an ATV on Burnt Bridge R...
Nov 19, 2021
CDC advisers support expanding COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding efforts to get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that experts fear could snowball into ...
Nov 19, 2021
Mississippi Attorney General joins nationwide investigation into Instagram
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorney General Lynch Fitch (R-Miss.) joined 51 other attorneys general to investigate the effects of Meta Platform's Instagram on the public. The investigation is targeting t...
Nov 19, 2021
Gloster man dies a week after being shot by Biloxi police officer
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - A Gloster man died a week after being shot by a Biloxi police officer on November 13, 2021. The Sun Herald reported that Isaac Bell, 41, was pronounced dead on Thursday, Novembe...
Nov 19, 2021
Citywide boil water notice for Jackson lifted
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announced the precautionary citywide boil water notice was lifted on Friday, November 19. $38.8M awarded for three infrastructur...
Nov 19, 2021
426 new coronavirus cases, 7 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 426 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with seven additional deaths. This brings the s...
Nov 19, 2021
Clinton man sentenced to more than 9 years in prison for meth possession
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, a Clinton man was sentenced to serve more than nine years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Officials with the Departmen...
Nov 19, 2021