Category Archives: WJTV
Can you get a 3rd COVID-19 vaccine shot?
(NEXSTAR) - As the highly contagious delta variant spreads around the country, you may be looking for another layer of protection from the coronavirus (you know, other than a mask). So is it possible ...
Jul 28, 2021
Hinds County supervisor disrupts vote to remove him as vice-president, president-elect
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The fireworks came in early at a special meeting of the Hinds County Board with President Credell Calhoun (District 3) trying to remove fellow Supervisor David Archie (Dis...
Jul 28, 2021
1 killed in crash on Highway 33 in Amite County
AMITE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that killed a person from Michigan. According to Corporal Craig James, the crash happened just before 6:00 p....
Jul 28, 2021
Car fire causes delays on I-20 W. in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported a vehicle fire on I-20 W. at State Street in Jackson. According to MDOT, the right lane has been blocked at this ti...
Jul 28, 2021
Tracking the Tropics: What's the difference between hurricanes and typhoons?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Things are quiet in the Atlantic basin as we wrap up the second month of this year's hurricane season, but we don't expect it to stay that way for long. August and September are ...
Jul 28, 2021
CONTENT WARNING: Mother arrested after investigators break encrypted phone revealing text messages and video
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) - The mother of Wilder McDaniel, the two-year-old boy found dead in her boyfriend's home in October of 2018 turned herself in at the Wichita County jail Thursd...
Jul 28, 2021
Former Meridian police officer pleads guilty to excessive force charge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a former officer with the Meridian Police Department pled guilty to using excessive force against a man during a vehicle stop...
Jul 28, 2021
TDOT: I-40 bridge to reopen under limited traffic August 2
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced the I-40 Hernando Desoto Bridge will begin reopening under limited traffic starting next week. On Monday, August 2, all eastbound ...
Jul 28, 2021
Citywide crime rally to be held in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In an effort to honor the lives of gun violence victims, families and community members are joining together to rally at the Jackson Police Department headquarters on Wednesday...
Jul 28, 2021
'I am safe, I am loved': Boy stabbed, set on fire by father adopted by detective
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - In a trial that captivated the nation earlier this year, Ronnie Oneal III insisted on acting as his own attorney in a capital murder case. He would end up being convicted of murde...
Jul 28, 2021