Category Archives: WJTV
Biden encourages COVID booster after CDC endorses shot for older Americans
ATLANTA (NewsNation Now) - President Joe Biden on Friday urged those now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots to get the added protection a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endo...
Sep 24, 2021
1,505 new coronavirus cases, 30 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,505 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 30 additional deaths. This brings the state's t...
Sep 24, 2021
AG Lynn Fitch seeks to end family lawsuit after dad’s death
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed papers Wednesday seeking to dismiss a lawsuit in a family feud over the care and finances of her 88-year-old father because he has...
Sep 24, 2021
Mississippi negotiators reach proposal on medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi House and Senate negotiators said Thursday that they have agreed on a proposed medical marijuana program. Leaders are expected to ask Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to c...
Sep 24, 2021
JPD announces start of new recruit class
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-Jackson Police announced the department is starting a new recruit class of officers. This is the 65th recruitment class of the year. The recruit class begins Sunday, September 26...
Sep 24, 2021
Jackson police investigate two homicides
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating two homicides that happened on Lynch Street and McWillie Drive. According to police, a man was shot multiple times Thursday night on Lynch Stre...
Sep 24, 2021
Morning 'Sip: At the Vet with Jackson State for Soul Filled Weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson State University Tigers have their home opener this weekend against the Delta State Fighting Okra. 12 News' Jade Bulecza, Noah Newman, and Blake Levine were at Vete...
Sep 24, 2021
Man found dead in his car was the happiest he's been in years, family says
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Anthony Joel McCrillis' mother and brothers said he moved back to Mississippi from Arkansas on Labor Day weekend and was the happiest they've seen him in over 15 years. The 34-ye...
Sep 23, 2021
One injured in stabbing at Nissan Plant
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County authorities are investigating a stabbing that took place at the Nissan Plant in Canton. Man found dead in his car was the happiest he's been in years, family says...
Sep 23, 2021
Four new COVID-19 cases reported in Clinton Public School District
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Clinton Public School District is reporting four positive COVID-19 cases in the district. Two students at Northside Elementary School and two students at Eastside Elementar...
Sep 23, 2021