Category Archives: WJTV
Warren County first responders help save man on Mississippi River
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - First responders in Warren County helped save a man from a possible heat stroke on Thursday, September 2. According to the Vicksburg Post, the incident happened after aut...
Sep 10, 2021
Rep. Bennie Thompson wants all of Hinds Co. placed in his 2nd District
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, Mississippi's longest serving member of Congress, has told state legislators that he would prefer that all of Hinds Count...
Sep 10, 2021
Weapons exchange in Natchez leads to teen getting shot
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police arrested a 17-year-old on an aggravated assault charge after another teen was shot in the hip. The incident happened just after 5:30 p.m. on September 2 in the 3...
Sep 10, 2021
Mississippi couple to marry years after reconnecting at Southern Heritage Classic
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- For a DeSoto County couple, the Southern Heritage Classic between Jackson State and Tennessee State holds a special meaning because it's where they met in 2018. Now, it's where ...
Sep 10, 2021
1,892 new coronavirus cases, 35 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,892 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 35 additional deaths. This brings the st...
Sep 10, 2021
Student heckled by adults at school board meeting while talking about grandmother who died of COVID
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - The outgoing chairman of a Tennessee school board apologized after a student was heckled while speaking about his late grandmother during a board meeting earlier this...
Sep 10, 2021
'This isn't a game': Biden promotes safe school reopening amid rise in COVID-19 cases among kids
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - On the heels of President Joe Biden announcing a new plan to tackle COVID-19 in schools, he and first lady Jill Biden are stopping at a local elementary school to encoura...
Sep 10, 2021
Morning 'Sip: Braves final homestand at Trustmark Park
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Braves are in the middle of their final homestand of the regular season, playing games all weekend long at Trustmark Park in Pearl. 12 News' Jade Bulecza and Jaco...
Sep 10, 2021
Maskless 'Karen' fired over coughing video recorded in Nebraska supermarket
LINCOLN, Neb. (KRON) -- A woman who was caught on camera appearing to deliberately cough inside a supermarket without wearing a face mask in a Nebraska city where an indoor mask mandate is in place is...
Sep 10, 2021
20 years after 9/11, air security remains in focus
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - When the two planes crashed into the World Trade Center buildings on Sept. 11, it was clear America was under attack. The horrific event changed airport security forever and le...
Sep 09, 2021