Category Archives: WJTV
I-20 W. ramp to I-55 S. in Jackson to close this weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The I-20 W. ramp to I-55 S. (Exit 44) in Jackson will be closed this weekend for bridge work. This is part of the I-20 bridge replacement project. Leaders with the Mississippi ...
Sep 09, 2021
Mask requirement for Clinton Public Schools extended through first week of October
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV)- The Clinton Public School District (CPSD) has released an update regarding COVID-19 protocols and district-specific data a month following students return to school. In a video ...
Sep 09, 2021
Mississippi governor: President Biden has "no authority" to mandate vaccines at private businesses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations. G...
Sep 09, 2021
Jackson State to provide COVID-19 vaccinations on Sept. 14
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to students, faculty, staff and community members at Jackson State University (JSU) on Tuesday, September 14. Moderna working on hybrid ...
Sep 09, 2021
Traveling nurse found dead at Merit Health Wesley
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A traveling nurse was found dead at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg this weekend. According to Lamar County Coroner Blake Matherne, Karolin Kirkpatrick, 51, was found de...
Sep 09, 2021
Waiver approved to extend certain SNAP households due to Hurricane Ida
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved a waiver extending the 10-day period for certain Supplementa...
Sep 09, 2021
Former Mississippi social worker pleads guilty to sex crimes
IUKA, Miss. (AP) - A former state social worker has pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving young people that were under her care, authorities said. Former Department of Child Protection Services emplo...
Sep 09, 2021
Police investigate homicide outside Jackson Family Dollar
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed after being dropped off at work on Thursday, September 9. The shooting happened around 8:00 a.m. at the Family ...
Sep 09, 2021
Combined jackpots of Powerball, Mega Millions & Mississippi Match 5 more than $777M
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The combined jackpots of the Powerball, Mega Millions and Mississippi Match 5 are more than $777 million. Saturday's Powerball jackpot is estimated at $409 milli...
Sep 09, 2021
McComb police arrest man in connection to drive-by shooting
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb police arrested a man in connection to a drive-by shooting in the city. The incident happened on July 21, 2021, just before 1:30 p.m. on 25th Street at Venable Street. Wi...
Sep 09, 2021