Category Archives: WJTV
Suspect in 2019 kidnapping, sexual assault case arrested, says Natchez police
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police announced a man has been arrested in connection to an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault that happened at Andrews Tavern in 2019. According to the Natchez Dem...
Jul 27, 2021
Nasal antivirus response could determine COVID-19 severity, says UMMC study
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) experience few...
Jul 27, 2021
Visitation suspended at Mississippi prisons due to COVID-19 concerns
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to Mississippi Today reporter Brittany Brown, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has cancelled visitation at all of its prisons until further notice. Th...
Jul 27, 2021
Rough day for stars Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka at Olympics
TOKYO (AP) - Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the Olympic flame in her native...
Jul 27, 2021
CDC expected to revise some mask guidelines for vaccinated people
(NEXSTAR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was expected to backpedal Tuesday on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. w...
Jul 27, 2021
Destructive armyworms invade Mississippi yards
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - The pesky armyworm is living up to its name, invading homes and, more importantly, yards in Mississippi. "It's been one of those years," said Ricki Linyard, the owner of Lawn Doc...
Jul 27, 2021
Walmart to pay for 100% of college tuition, books for employees
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) - Walmart announced Tuesday that it will pay for 100% of college tuition and books for employees through its Live Better U education program. Previously, employees paid a...
Jul 27, 2021
Oakley Youth Development Center to hold job fair
RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) announces there will be a job fair at the Oakley Youth Development Center. The job fair will take place on Thur...
Jul 27, 2021
1,291 new coronavirus cases, 15 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,291 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi, along with 15 additional deaths. This brings the state's t...
Jul 27, 2021
LIVE: Police who defended US Capitol testify at Jan. 6 riot probe's first hearing
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) - Four police officers who worked to defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters testified Tuesday at the first hearing before a congress...
Jul 27, 2021