Category Archives: WJTV
Warren County man indicted on murder charge in sister's death
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been indicted by the Warren County grand jury for the shooting death of his sister. In the two-count indictment, Brian Greer, 41, was charged with murder in the...
Sep 15, 2021
Tracking the Tropics: 3 disturbances being monitored as Nicholas continues to batter Gulf Coast
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Nicholas weakened from a tropical storm to a depression Wednesday morning and continues to bring heavy rain to southern states as the National Hurricane Center monitors three othe...
Sep 15, 2021
Community vaccination event to be held Saturday in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Macedonia Baptist Church in Natchez will host a community vaccination event on Saturday, September 18. COVID-19 vaccine clinic to be held in Jackson on Friday Vaccinations ...
Sep 15, 2021
Reba McEntire rescued from building after stairs collapse
(WTRF) -- Country music legend Reba McEntire was rescued from an Oklahoma building after a stairwell collapsed Tuesday. According to a video posted to Twitter by KTEN reporter Lisanne Anderson, McEnti...
Sep 15, 2021
UMMC hires first female police chief, executive director of public safety
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mary Eileen Paradis has been named the first female Chief of Police and Executive Director of Public Safety for the University of Mississippi Medical Center's (UMMC) Police Dep...
Sep 15, 2021
COVID Community Town Hall hosted by Mississippi Today
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - WJTV 12 News is partnering with Mississippi Today to bring you a COVID Community Town Hall. The town hall will focus on viewers' questions about the pandemic, along with its im...
Sep 15, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Auburn University student organizes protest of alleged sexual assault reports over the last week
AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) - Auburn University students joined in protest Tuesday night following the third email from Auburn University Campus Safety in one week regarding alleged sexual assault. ...
Sep 15, 2021
UMMC reports 64 hospitalized COVID-19 patients
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson reported a total of 64 hospitalized COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday, September 15. 'Monster' varia...
Sep 15, 2021
Man allegedly defecates in grocery store freezer, woman accidentally puts hand in it while reaching for pizza rolls
MOORE, OKLAHOMA (KFOR) - An Oklahoma man allegedly defecated in a grocery store freezer Sunday night, and a woman who was shopping accidentally put her hand in it while reaching for groceries that wer...
Sep 15, 2021
Mississippi task force report urges action to stop teacher shortages
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) released a task force report that calls for Mississippi leaders to take action to address teacher shortages in the state, while imp...
Sep 15, 2021