Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi drivers should expect closures on I-55 in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation announced there will be multiple closures on I-55 in Pike County on Friday, September 3. Entergy crews will be wor...
Sep 03, 2021
Man wanted on multiple charges in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies are working to find a man, who is wanted for multiple charges. Michael S. Simpson faces charges for stalking, contempt of court, trespass willful, an...
Sep 03, 2021
Son warns the immunocompromised after vaccinated dad dies from COVID-19
RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WFLA) - A Florida man says his father died from COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Mike Madry, of the Tampa area, told WFLA that his father, Daniel Madry, had pre-existing condi...
Sep 03, 2021
WATCH: Visually impaired Paralympic athlete gets engaged to guide runner after finishing race
(NEXSTAR) - A couple of Paralympic athletes will soon be running to the altar together. Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo, a visually impaired sprinter competing for Cape Verde, didn't manage to qualify fo...
Sep 03, 2021
Georgia mother loses baby at 36 weeks, urges expecting mothers to get vaccinated
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - As the Delta Variant continues to spread doctors, professional organizations and now mothers themselves are urging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccination. After sufferin...
Sep 03, 2021
Biden calls for 'fairness' in economy after disappointing August jobs report
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - America's employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring at a time when the delta variant's spread has disco...
Sep 03, 2021
3,352 new coronavirus cases, 33 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 3,352 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 33 additional deaths. This brings the st...
Sep 03, 2021
Las Vegas mother loses 2 children to COVID within a month
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Jaime Patrick is imploring everyone to get vaccinated after going through the heartbreak of losing two children to COVID-19. Patrick, from North Las Vegas, had to say goodbye to bot...
Sep 03, 2021
11-month-old baby dead after falling into septic tank in Alabama
ALEXANDRIA, Ala. (WIAT) -- On Wednesday, an 11-month-old baby died after falling into a septic tank in Alexandria, Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade confirmed. According to Wade, the infant was play...
Sep 03, 2021
Silver Alert canceled for Carrollton man
UPDATE: CARROLLTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Silver Alert issued for Mitchell Roby Baugh has been canceled. He has been located and is safe. CARROLLTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigatio...
Sep 03, 2021