Category Archives: WJTV
Lyft driver shot seven times in Jackson recovering at home
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Lyft driver who was shot multiple times in Jackson was released from the hospital on Monday, November 8. Brandy Littrell is now recovering at her Clinton home. WJTV 12 News...
Nov 09, 2021
More states are increasing focus on need-based financial aid. Not Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - In 2018, Georgia lawmakers voted to create the state's first financial aid program specifically for working-class students. A year later, a higher educat...
Nov 09, 2021
Jackson mayor to host town hall on city's garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba will hold a citywide town hall on Thursday, November 11 to discuss the city's contracting process for a garbage collection company. City leaders...
Nov 09, 2021
Child tax credit: Who will get a big December check?
(WJW) - There are only two child tax credit payments left. The next one hits Nov. 15 for those who have opted in, and after that the final payment is on Dec. 15. It is not too late to sign up, but you...
Nov 09, 2021
360 new coronavirus cases, 25 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 360 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 25 additional deaths. This brings the stat...
Nov 09, 2021
No bond for woman accused of causing Hinds County crash that killed mother, infant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman accused of causing a crash that killed a mother and an infant in Hinds County made her initial appearance in court on Tuesday, November 9. Beth Ann White (Courtesy: H...
Nov 09, 2021
Man shot in knee on McDowell Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a 40-year-old man was injured during a shooting on Tuesday, November 9. The shooting happened around 9:00 a.m. on East McDowell Road. Off...
Nov 09, 2021
Hattiesburg man arrested on felony drug charge
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police arrested a 33-year-old man on a felony drug charge. Jones County man arrested for domestic violence after chase Investigators said Roy Williams, of Hatti...
Nov 09, 2021
Warren County Grand Jury indicts 5 teens on sex abuse charges
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Five teenagers have been indicted by the Warren County Grand Jury on sex abuse charges. They're accused of raping a then-13-year-old child. Trial begins for man accused in 20...
Nov 09, 2021
Mississippi will get $4.4 billion from federal infrastructure package. Here’s how it can be spent.
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - After months of negotiations, Congress passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package in early November, sending about $4.46 billion to Mississippi over the next ...
Nov 09, 2021