Category Archives: WJTV
4,041 new coronavirus cases, 65 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 4,041 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 65 additional deaths. This brings the st...
Aug 27, 2021
Gov. Reeves: Worst of Mississippi’s COVID surge may be over
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said there are signs that the recent COVID surge may be stabilizing in the state. Reeves was in Olive Branch Thursday afternoon touring the Ma...
Aug 27, 2021
Ida could be devastating Cat 3 hurricane near New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tropical Storm Ida swirled toward a strike on Cuba on Friday as a rapidly intensifying storm that could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana as a Category 3 hurrica...
Aug 26, 2021
Child and man killed in Canton shooting
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A six-year-old boy and a 42-year-old man were shot and killed in Canton on Thursday, August 27. According to Canton Police Chief Otha Brown, the shooting happened just before 7:...
Aug 26, 2021
Tropical Storm Ida prompts hurricane watch for New Orleans
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Ida formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and forecasters said its track was aimed at the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting Louisiana's governor to declare a state of emergency and ...
Aug 26, 2021
Mississippi College Board to discuss COVID-19 issues on Friday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will hold a special emergency called meeting beginning at 12:00 p.m. to discuss issues related t...
Aug 26, 2021
MEMA encourages Mississippians to prepare for Tropical Storm Ida
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) are encouraging neighbors in the state to prepare for Tropical Storm Ida, which is expected to make landfall thi...
Aug 26, 2021
I-20 W. ramp to I-55 S. in Jackson closed this weekend for bridge demolition
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced the I-20 W. ramp to I-55 S. will be closed this weekend for bridge demolition. The closure will begin...
Aug 26, 2021
Tropical Storm Ida forecast to strengthen before reaching northern Gulf Coast
This story is no longer being updated. Click here for the latest forecast track. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Tropical Depression Nine strengthened Thursday and became Tropical Storm Ida just before 5:30 p.m...
Aug 26, 2021
Crews respond to fire at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Ole Miss campus
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Firefighters in Oxford responded to a fire at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at the University of Mississippi. According to the Daily Mississippian, the fire started around 3:45 p.m. ...
Aug 26, 2021