Category Archives: WJTV
Federal report: Mississippi fails to ensure special ed students get services
Mississippi isn't ensuring special education students receive all the services they're entitled to federally, according to the U.S. Department of Education. A recent report shows Mississippi...
Aug 22, 2025
Blue Bell issues allergy alert for ice cream sold in Mississippi
BRENHAM, Texas, (KWKT) - Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream half-gallons that were partially packaged in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough carto...
Aug 22, 2025
MDHS warns of increase in SNAP benefits fraud in Jackson area
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With an increase in reports of SNAP benefits fraud, the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) urges Mississippi residents to take steps to protect their benefits. The...
Aug 22, 2025
One killed at Ingalls Shipbuilding, suspect arrested
JACKSON COUTNY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities announced a suspect was arrested after one person was shot and killed at Ingalls Shipbuilding on the Mississippi coast. The shooting occurred on August 22, 2...
Aug 22, 2025
Man arrested after chase, crash in South Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after a chase ended in a crash in South Jackson. The crash occurred near the Elton Road bridge on August 21, 2025. South Pike student dies after being found ...
Aug 22, 2025
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: August 22-24
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (August 22-24) around Mississippi. Cen...
Aug 22, 2025
South Pike student dies after being found unresponsive
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 13-year-old in Pike County has died after he was found unresponsive after football practice. Pike County Coroner Rashad Taylor said Tra'Derric M. Hall, of Magnolia, was p...
Aug 21, 2025
Woman accused of kidnapping daughter in Jackson speaks out
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman accused of kidnapping her daughter from a bus stop in Jackson spoke to WJTV 12 News. Jackson police said Dessan Riley took her 10-year-old child from the bus stop nea...
Aug 21, 2025
'A cruel hoax': Active shooting reported at Villanova University campus not real, says president
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - A report of a shooter on Villanova University's campus was a "cruel hoax," the school's president said Thursday. "There was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of fire...
Aug 21, 2025
Gymnast who sparked FBI sex abuse inquiry into coach tells AP she’s proud to come forward
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Recalling the damage her now-arrested coach inflicted on her and many of her gymnast friends, Finley Weldon said she feels a sense of pride. Free from the grip that Sean Gardner...
Aug 21, 2025