Category Archives: WJTV
Claiborne County traffic rerouted due to fallen tree on Highway 18
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Crews worked to remove a fallen tree on Highway 18 in Claiborne County on Monday. The tree fell on power lines along the highway one mile east of U.S. 61 near Port Gibson. ...
Sep 06, 2021
People enjoy time at the Rez during Labor Day
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - With some businesses in the Jackson-metro area closed due to Labor Day, people took advantage of the extended weekend by enjoying time at the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Peo...
Sep 06, 2021
Claiborne County inmate found dead in jail cell on Saturday
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating the death of a 67-year-old inmate in Claiborne County. Warren County teen injured in shooti...
Sep 06, 2021
Mississippi workforce nears pre-pandemic levels, but experts say real growth will take time
JACKSON, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - In the last three months on record, Mississippi has gained nearly 15,000 jobs, pushing the state's number of working residents closer to where it was before the pa...
Sep 06, 2021
First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates
March 11, 2021. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was supp...
Sep 06, 2021
Free COVID-19 testing at Adams County Safe Room on Tuesday
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Free mobile COVID-19 testing will be offered at the Adams County Safe Room on Tuesday, September 7. The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Patients will be able to ...
Sep 06, 2021
Warren County teen injured in shooting on Ashwood Drive
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County deputies are investigating after an 18-year-old was shot in the chest on Saturday, September 4. According to the Vicksburg Post, deputies received a call ab...
Sep 06, 2021
6-year-old girl dies while riding Haunted Mine Drop in Colorado
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Garfield County Coroner's Office says a 6-year-old girl died on the Haunted Mine Drop Ride at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park on Sunday. The coroner's office ...
Sep 06, 2021
Louisville, Ole Miss look to light up scoreboard in opener
Considering the eye-popping numbers Louisville and Mississippi put up last season, it wouldn't be shocking if a shootout erupted when the schools face off in Atlanta. But despite all the attention the...
Sep 06, 2021
'Horror of the utmost magnitude': 4 shot dead in Florida, including infant in mother's arms
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) - Four people are dead in Florida, including an infant, after an armored man shot them before attacking deputies Sunday morning. Polk County Sheiff Grady Judd said around 7:30 p....
Sep 06, 2021