Category Archives: WJTV
Wild deer found to have coronavirus antibodies in four-state study
(NEXSTAR) - Researchers found coronavirus antibodies in more than a third of the white-tailed deer studied across four U.S. states since January, 2020. Michigan led the other states - Illinois, New Yo...
Aug 04, 2021
Focused on Fitness: Simple Leg Exercises
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 12 News morning team is focusing on healthy lifestyle tips this month as the summer comes to an end and everyone returns to a more normal routine. Today, Jacob Lanier is on...
Aug 04, 2021
Focused on Solutions: Centreville police work to curb crime in Southwest Mississippi
CENTREVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - In Southwest Mississippi, the crime crisis centers around drugs. Police in Centreville are working to get a handle on it. "We do check points on weekends. and people come a...
Aug 03, 2021
International Museum of Muslim Cultures has been without AC for two months
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some important historical artifacts are struggling to beat the heat because of the lack of air conditioning in a downtown Jackson building. The International Museum of Mus...
Aug 03, 2021
Jackson woman pleads for people to get COVID vaccine after granddaughter is hospitalized
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson woman is sharing a story of how COVID-19 is impacting her family, and it is all effort to convince everyone to get vaccinated. Dorothy Davis spoke out at Tuesday's Ja...
Aug 03, 2021
Woman shot, killed on Alabama Avenue in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed Tuesday morning. Officer Sam Brown said 33-year-old Candice Proctor found lying on Alabama Avenue east of Cap...
Aug 03, 2021
Mississippi school districts monitor reopening plans as COVID cases surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - School district leaders are monitoring their reopening plans for the upcoming school year as COVID-19 cases to increase in Mississippi. The Clinton Public School District is on...
Aug 03, 2021
Stolen truck crashes into Jackson house, says homeowner
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a car crashed into a home on Belvedere Drive Tuesday afternoon. According to the homeowner, two young boys stole a company truck and almo...
Aug 03, 2021
Mississippi Board of Education recommends takeover of Holmes County schools
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Board of Education is recommending that the state take control of the Holmes County Consolidated School District after an audit showed longstanding problems with ...
Aug 03, 2021
Man wanted for questioning in connection to stolen catalytic converters in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are working to find a man in connection to an ongoing investigation. Police said 27-year-old Cody Aaron Noble is wanted for questioning in connection to ...
Aug 03, 2021