Category Archives: WJTV
JSU to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to students, faculty, staff and community members on Tuesday, August 3 at Jackson State University's Rose E. McCoy Auditorium. The ...
Jul 30, 2021
Natchez police search for missing 19-year-old
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police issued a Missing Person Alert for Bill H. Calvin Jr., 19. Investigators said he was last seen in the Morgantown School area on July 21, 2021, around lunchtime. S...
Jul 30, 2021
Man dies after being shot on Highland Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed. The shooting happened on Highland Drive near Raymond Road on Thursday, July 30. Homicide investigation underwa...
Jul 30, 2021
Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza promotes the outdoors at annual event
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza moved to Rankin County this year after being held at the Mississippi Trademart in Jackson. This year, the event is being held in Flowood. ...
Jul 30, 2021
Homicide investigation underway after body found on Pascagoula St. in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A homicide investigation is underway after a body was found in Jackson on Friday, July 30. According to Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart, the body was found Friday m...
Jul 30, 2021
Neighbors react to spike in Delta variant cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Delta variant may be as contagious as chickenpox, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report published by CDC indicates one per...
Jul 30, 2021
Brookhaven School District to require masks for first 2 weeks of class
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Brookhaven School District announced indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students and visitors will be required for the first two weeks of the 2021-22 s...
Jul 30, 2021
Mother of teen charged with murder in Jefferson County also arrested in case
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The mother of an 18-year-old charged with murder in the death of a man in Jefferson County has also been arrested in connection to the case. Investigators said Wanda Y...
Jul 30, 2021
Vicksburg man arrested for sexual battery of a child
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Warren County deputies arrested a Vicksburg man on a sexual battery charge. Sheriff Martin Pace said the investigation had been ongoing for several days. Deputie...
Jul 30, 2021
Former Oxford officer pleads guilty in woman's murder, sentenced to life without parole
OXFORD, Miss. -- Former Oxford police office Matthew Kinne was sentenced to life without parole Friday in the death of 32-year-old Dominique Clayton. Kinne entered a guilty plea in a deal to avoid the...
Jul 30, 2021