Category Archives: WJTV
5,781 new coronavirus cases, 125 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 5,781 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 125 additional deaths. The new cases were repor...
Sep 06, 2021
Ivermectin use surges despite no evidence it treats COVID-19. So why are people still taking it?
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The American Medical Association is calling for the "immediate end" to the use of the drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19, and it's asking doctors to stop prescribing it for that purpose...
Sep 06, 2021
Man shot and killed on Northside Drive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Sunday night on Northside Drive. According to police, the shooting happened around 7:00. They said Davonta Reed...
Sep 06, 2021
Travelers take precaution during Labor Day weekend amid pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Labor Day weekend is here and a lot of people spent the unofficial end of Summer on the road visiting beaches, national parks and other outdoor attractions. Last year, the Jack...
Sep 05, 2021
Local churches donate to Hurricane Ida victims in Louisiana
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In response to Hurricane Ida, some churches are sponsoring the first in a series of relief mission trips to Houma, Louisiana. A hundred cases of water will be donated to people...
Sep 05, 2021
Researchers find 55 long-term COVID effects. These are the most common
(NEXSTAR) - It's something that makes COVID-19 especially scary: Even people who only get mild sickness, and don't need to be hospitalized, report feeling side effects and symptoms long after they're ...
Sep 05, 2021
Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state: Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the ...
Sep 05, 2021
Toyota plant in Mississippi begins 3-week production break
BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - The Toyota Mississippi assembly plant is beginning a three-week production break Monday as part of the company's global slowdown in auto manufacturing. Toyota is the world's...
Sep 05, 2021
Man, woman arrested after leading Flowood police on chase
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - A man and woman are in custody after leading Flowood police on a chase Sunday. According to police, the driver, Labrion Manuel of Louisiana, and passenger, Larika Wolfe of Texa...
Sep 05, 2021
Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mary Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the COVID pandemic. A housekeeper at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu, the single mother of two saw her incom...
Sep 05, 2021