Category Archives: WJTV
Sheriff's Office: Fort Bragg soldier arrested in murder of pregnant woman
UPDATE 10/08/2021 - A Fort Bragg soldier has been arrested in connection to the murder of a pregnant woman in Troup County. According to officials with the Troup County Sheriff's Office, Alonzo Dargan...
Oct 08, 2021
Mississippi Treasury offers chance for fair-goer to win scholarship
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, Mississippi Treasurer David McRae announced the State Treasury will offer a Mississippi State Fair-goer a $500 Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS). IHL rec...
Oct 08, 2021
Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-20 Frontage Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A motorcyclist died during a crash in Jackson Thursday night. Pedestrian dies after being hit by car during Cruisin' the Coast The crash happened on I-20 Frontage Road near S. ...
Oct 08, 2021
420 Jackson customers under boil water notice
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Jackson announced a boil water advisory has been issued for 420 customers. The system recently lost water pressure. Atmos Energy, Salvation Army partne...
Oct 08, 2021
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car during Cruisin' the Coast
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - A pedestrian died after being hit by a classic car on U.S. 90 during Cruisin' the Coast in Biloxi. Biloxi police said a man was crossing the highway near Reynoir Street around 9...
Oct 08, 2021
601 new coronavirus cases, 33 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 601 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 33 additional deaths. This brings the stat...
Oct 08, 2021
US employers add weak 194,000 jobs in September as COVID-19 maintains hold
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - America's employers added 194,000 jobs in September, the second month of a relatively weak gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with m...
Oct 08, 2021
Postal worker killed on route; ex-neighbor confesses, cites poisoning
COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (NEXSTAR) - A former neighbor has confessed to fatally shooting a U.S. Postal Service worker in Pennsylvania because he believed the mail carrier poisoned him and his family with...
Oct 08, 2021
Morning 'Sip at the King Edward
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-Watch Jade Bulecza and Jacob Lanier in Downtown Jackson at the King Edward Hotel for the Real Men Wear Pink Campaign sponsored by the American Cancer Society. You can join the 12...
Oct 08, 2021
Supervisor David Archie files lawsuit against Hinds County Board of Supervisors
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Supervisor David Archie has filed a lawsuit against the Hinds County Board of Supervisors due to his removal as vice president of the Board. Archie was stripped of...
Oct 07, 2021