Category Archives: WJTV

There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says
McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) - The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. The total number of dead was unclear, as ...
ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press Oct 11, 2025

2 charged in shooting outside Sharkey County football game
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people have been charged in connection to a shooting in Sharkey County. Sharkey County Sheriff Herbert Ceaser, Sr., said the shooting occurred outside of a football ...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 11, 2025

6 killed, multiple injured in Leland mass shooting
LELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Leland police are investigating after six people were killed during a shooting. According to authorities, a total of 16 people were shot on October 10, 2025, which was the night...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 11, 2025

Sports Zone Saturday: Week 7 of Mississippi college football
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Sports Zone 12 team has special coverage of this week's college football games. The Sports Zone Saturday show will air from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on October 11 on WJTV 1...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 11, 2025

Two killed in shooting at Heidelberg High homecoming game
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Two people were killed and others were injured during a shooting at Heidelberg High School's homecoming game on October 10, 2025. The Laurel Leader Call reported that one...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 11, 2025

OSHA violations reported prior to massive explosion at Tennessee facility: documents
BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WKRN) - As investigators continue to comb through the wreckage of an explosion in Tennessee that left 18 people unaccounted for Friday, Nexstar's WKRN has learned more about the comp...
Lexi Wilson Oct 10, 2025

Jackson gears up for a weekend of festivities, celebrations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - From homecoming celebrations to the Mississippi State Fair, Jackson has a lot of activities going on this weekend. Officials with Visit Jackson encouraged residents to go out a...
Jaylin Thornton Oct 10, 2025

Former Pearl officer charged with witness intimidation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Pearl police officer was arrested again. Bailey Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS), said the Mississippi Bureau of Investigati...
Kaitlin Howell Oct 10, 2025

Sam’s Club is changing its Sunday hours: What to know
(NEXSTAR) - Sam's Club shoppers will soon have extended access to their preferred pallets of toilet paper and sacks of oranges. Starting Sunday, October 12, Sam's Club is expanding its hours of operat...
Michael Bartiromo Oct 10, 2025

Mississippi is in a recession or on the brink: Moody’s
(NewsNation) - Twenty-two states are either in a recession or on the verge of a downturn, according to a new analysis from Moody's Analytics. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, said the...
Alicia Nieves Oct 10, 2025
