Category Archives: WJTV
School districts nationwide close Friday due to shortages
SEATTLE (NewsNation Now) - Severe staffing shortages have forced some school districts across the country to close their doors Friday. In the Seattle and Bellevue districts, the sudden four-day w...
Nov 12, 2021
Possible arsenic poisoning investigated in Mississippi
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- People in Kossuth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County, are wondering how a well-known and respected resident reportedly ended up with arsenic poisoning. Scott Benjamin says his brot...
Nov 12, 2021
I-40 bridge report: Fracture may date back decades
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Six months after the Hernando DeSoto bridge between Memphis and Arkansas was closed due to a fractured steel beam, Arkansas transportation officials say inspections are complete. Ark...
Nov 12, 2021
Morning 'Sip at Ag Museum Harvest Festival
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - This week is the annual Harvest Festival at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson. Already, they have had thousands of students visit learning about life f...
Nov 12, 2021
American Cancer Society hosts Sixth Annual Best Dressed Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The American Cancer Society's Best Dressed Jackson went on for another year and this year it came back in full swing. 12 News Weekend Anchor Kayla Thompson emceed the event. Th...
Nov 11, 2021
Veterans Day celebration held at Old Trace Park
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A fireworks show honoring military veterans kicked off at Old Trace Park in Ridgeland. At the event, the Barnett Reservoir Foundation and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply ...
Nov 11, 2021
Jackson mayor hosts town hall regarding garbage collection
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba hosted a Town Hall on Thursday night to discuss the contracting process for a garbage collecting company. The current emergency contract with Wa...
Nov 11, 2021
Hinds County Sheriff candidates face-off in debate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler and Captain Tyree Jones debated Thursday night at Jackson State University (JSU) ahead of the runoff on November 23, 2021. One of ...
Nov 11, 2021
Missing: Daffany Tullos last seen in Jackson in 1988
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Daffany Tullos, 7, lived on Azalea Circle in Jackson with her grandparents. On July 26, 1988, she left this home after getting into an argument with her mother over some fish s...
Nov 11, 2021
JPS JROTC holds ceremony honoring veterans
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Public School District's (JPS) JROTC program hosted ceremonies at several high schools on Thursday to honor veterans. The schools included Jim Hill, Callaway, Provi...
Nov 11, 2021