Category Archives: WJTV
McDonald's offering Egg McMuffin at 'throwback price' for one morning only
(NEXSTAR) - McDonald's is inviting fans to "hack" its breakfast menu in honor of the Egg McMuffin's 50th anniversary. For one day only on Thursday morning, participating McDonald's restaurants will be...
Nov 16, 2021
Mississippi attorney general files another lawsuit over Biden vaccine mandates
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) announced on Tuesday that she joined 12 other states in filing another lawsuit against the third of President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates...
Nov 16, 2021
‘Super colds’ are not spreading – people have forgotten how to fight viruses, infectious disease expert says
(StudyFinds) - A top infectious disease expert says there is no evidence of a "super cold" getting people sick in recent months. Instead, researchers believe people have just forgotten what it's like ...
Nov 16, 2021
Woman who won freedom from life sentence in 2011 dies of COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman who won freedom from prison a decade ago after being convicted with her sister in a 1993 armed robbery in Mississippi, then went on to become an advocate for justice, h...
Nov 16, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial: Jury begins deliberations
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The jury began deliberating Tuesday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse after listening to dueling portrayals of him as a "wannabe soldier" who went looking for the trouble, o...
Nov 16, 2021
Several JPS schools now virtual due to water challenges
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- The City of Jackson is reporting low or no water pressure in many parts of the area. Several schools affected that will not meet in-person but virtually Tuesday, November 1...
Nov 16, 2021
City of Jackson under boil water notice after complications at water treatment plant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announced a citywide boil water notice on Monday, November 15. They said there were complications at the city's O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Pla...
Nov 15, 2021
Man injured in shooting on Charleston Drive, witnesses say
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police responded to a shooting that happened Monday night. The shooting happened on Charleston Drive before 7:30 p.m. According to witnesses, someone robbed and shot a ...
Nov 15, 2021
15 Jackson schools move to virtual learning for Tuesday due to water issues
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced 15 schools will move to virtual learning on Tuesday, November 16. They said the City of Jackson ahs reported low...
Nov 15, 2021
Mississippi abortion case: Supreme Court to hear arguments in December
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case. The Supreme Court hearing will focus on a 2018 Mississippi l...
Nov 15, 2021