Category Archives: WJTV
State Route 575 temporarily closed in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced a temporary closure of State Route 575 in Pike County. Mississippi governor discuss...
Sep 01, 2021
Mississippi Lottery announces end-date for 10 scratch-off games
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, leaders with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) announced the end-date for 10 scratch-off games. Mississippi receives more than $8M in lottery proceeds The...
Sep 01, 2021
Mississippi to help Louisiana with Hurricane Ida recovery
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi leaders are working to make sure Hurricane Ida survivors have access to the resources they need in order to recover from the storm. On Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves...
Sep 01, 2021
Mississippi health leaders provide update on COVID-19 in state
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) will provide an update on COVID-19 in the state on Wednesday, September 1. They will discuss already stressed hos...
Sep 01, 2021
UMMC reports 139 hospitalized COVID-19 patients
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson reported a total of 139 hospitalized COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday, September 1. Of confirmed pa...
Sep 01, 2021
'You can't tell me when to wear my mask': Subway rider rattled by encounter with maskless NYPD officer
NEW YORK CITY, (WPIX) - A New York City subway rider was so shaken by an encounter with a maskless NYPD officer that he went home instead of heading to work. Alex Fermin, 23, was in the 46th Street st...
Sep 01, 2021
Drill ship crew in gulf says they were not evacuated for Hurricane Ida, still stranded with no rescue in sight
(KLFY) Over 100 men are stranded on a drill ship after suffering through Hurricane Ida while in the Gulf of Mexico. They say the companies who were supposed to evacuate them before the storm hit never...
Sep 01, 2021
Woman arrested at Honolulu airport for allegedly submitting fake vaccination card, avoiding quarantine
HONOLULU (KHON) - A 24-year-old woman was arrested and charged on suspicion of falsified vaccination documents in Hawaii. Chloe Mrozak, of Illinois, is accused of using a fake COVID-19 vaccination car...
Sep 01, 2021
Judge: Ahmaud Arbery's past troubles irrelevant to trial
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Defense attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery won't be allowed to present evidence of the slain Black man's past legal problems when their clients stand trial f...
Sep 01, 2021
2,939 new coronavirus cases, 81 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 2,939 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 81 additional deaths. This brings the state's t...
Sep 01, 2021