Category Archives: WJTV
2,353 new coronavirus cases, 39 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 2,353 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 39 additional deaths. This brings the st...
Sep 15, 2021
Family of 22-year-old missing after road trip says boyfriend 'refuses to help'
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) - The family of a woman who went missing during a cross-country road trip issued a statement Tuesday asking her boyfriend to cooperate with the investigation into her disappear...
Sep 15, 2021
1,000 year-old artifacts found inside massive alligator killed at Eagle Lake
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Four men won the battle against a 13-foot alligator that weighed more than 750 pounds. The gator was discovered to have swallowed some artifacts that could be more than 1...
Sep 14, 2021
Endangered/Missing Child Alert canceled for one-year-old Tippah County boy
UPDATE: TIPPAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI), the Endangered/Missing Child Alert issued for Christian Lee Bowen has been canceled. He has been locat...
Sep 14, 2021
Jackson leaders work to address illegal dumping in city
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Illegal dumping is an issue that Jackson City Council members and homeowners have discussed for a while. On Tuesday, the council discussed solutions to make the city cleaner. C...
Sep 14, 2021
Pike County neighbors without power after hurricane prepare for next storm
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - In Pike County, people are preparing for flash flooding in the area while still dealing with the aftermath from Hurricane Ida. For the past few weeks, some neighbors in the...
Sep 14, 2021
Silver Alert issued for Arlester Tomes of Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 57-year-old Arlester Tomes of Jackson. Tomes was last seen Tuesday, September 14, 2021, around 10:30 a.m...
Sep 14, 2021
Family and friends remember former Hinds County D.A. Robert Smith
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A public visitation was held for former Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith, who died last week from injuries he sustained in a car crash. The visitation was hel...
Sep 14, 2021
Senate committee to study Mississippi’s low public school teacher pay
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - The Senate Education Committee will hear from experts about Mississippi's teacher pay structure, which by most measures trails all Southern states and the rest of ...
Sep 14, 2021
State welcome center in Vicksburg closed for maintenance
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Welcome Center on Washington Street near the Interstate 20 Mississippi River Bridge will be closed this week for maintenance, according to the Vicksburg P...
Sep 14, 2021