Category Archives: WJTV
Natchez man hit, killed while walking on I-55 in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. The crash happened Tuesday, September 28, just before 11:00 p.m. on I-55 in Pik...
Sep 29, 2021
GoFundMe donations to help build home for Madison County Deputy Brad Sullivan
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Madison County Sheriff's Office has helped launch a GoFundMe fundraiser to help build a home for Deputy Brad Sullivan. EXCLUSIVE: Deputy Brad Sullivan explains why h...
Sep 29, 2021
Tropical Storm Victor forms, expected to become hurricane
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- With two months still left to go in the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the tropics are staying active - Tropical Storm Victor formed Wednesday as Hurricane Sam continues to chur...
Sep 29, 2021
Reports of sick deer in Mississippi are on the rise
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced the agency has received an increasing number of sick and/or deceased deer reports wi...
Sep 29, 2021
South Carolina man, woman charged after chase into Flowood
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A South Carolina man and woman were arrested by Rankin County deputies following a chase from Pearl to Flowood on Tuesday, September 28. According to Rankin County Sherif...
Sep 29, 2021
Unvaccinated Texas man has double amputation after COVID-19 complications
EDINBURG, Texas (KVEO) - A Texas man who was unvaccinated against COVID-19 is recovering after complications from the virus led to a double leg amputation. Pepe Forina, who spent several weeks in the ...
Sep 29, 2021
Some USPS deliveries will take longer starting Friday
(WJW/NEXSTAR) - A U.S. Postal Service plan to slow down some of its mail deliveries goes into effect this week. The USPS said earlier this month that the move, set to start Friday, would cut costs and...
Sep 29, 2021
UMMC reports 38 hospitalized COVID-19 patients
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson reported a total of 38 hospitalized COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday, September 29. Of confirmed pa...
Sep 29, 2021
1,098 new coronavirus cases, 50 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,098 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 50 additional deaths. This brings the st...
Sep 29, 2021
Officers respond to incident at Magee Middle School
MAGEE, Miss. (WJTV) - The Simpson County Sheriff's Office responded to an altercation between two students at Magee Middle School on Tuesday. During the altercation, one of the students was hit with a...
Sep 29, 2021