Category Archives: WJTV
Fresh look for Mississippi planetarium before 2023 reopening
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A planetarium in Mississippi's capital city is undergoing renovations and is expected to reopen at the end of 2023 with a fresh look and more extensive exhibits. This is the firs...
Oct 18, 2021
Colin Powell dead at 84 due to complications from COVID-19
(NEXSTAR) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has died due to complications from COVID-19, his family said in a statement shared on Facebook on Monday. He was 84. According to Powell's family, h...
Oct 18, 2021
Crash at I-20 east before I-55 north exit
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a crash on I-20 before the I-55 N. exit. The crash happened before 6:30 Monday morning. Injuries have been re...
Oct 18, 2021
Walmart announces 2021 Black Friday shopping events: Take a look at what's on sale
(NEXSTAR) - Walmart isn't even pretending to wait around for Black Friday anymore. On Monday, the retailer announced the return of its "Black Friday Deals for Days" promotion, which includes several s...
Oct 18, 2021
Three killed in shooting at Jackson nightclub
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a deadly shooting that left three dead and three injured at a nightclub. The incident happened Sunday around 2:30 a.m. at Club Rain on Medgar E...
Oct 17, 2021
Two arrested in Rankin County after deputies find 36 pounds of meth
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested two men after finding more than 36 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop. Jackson police respond to deadly shooting on State Str...
Oct 16, 2021
IRS sending October installment of child tax credit after delay in September
CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) - Families across the country are starting to receive their October child tax credit. The IRS says the program's fourth monthly payment is already hitting Americans' bank acco...
Oct 16, 2021
District considers shorter summer, longer school-year breaks
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A school district in north Mississippi is considering a schedule with a shorter summer break and longer breaks in the fall and spring. Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School...
Oct 16, 2021
Rescued in Alabama, sea turtle dies at Mississippi Aquarium
A threatened loggerhead sea turtle was found dead Friday at the Mississippi Aquarium, eight days after being accidentally hooked and then rescued at a state park on Alabama's Gulf Coast. The...
Oct 16, 2021
Daylight saving time ends soon – here's when we 'fall back'
(KTVX) - We are less than a month away from gaining an hour of sleep as daylight saving time ends. Daylight saving time started on Sunday, March 14, when we "sprung ahead" and lost an hour of sleep. T...
Oct 16, 2021