Category Archives: WJTV
Storms cause power outages across Central Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Nearly 2,000 customers are without power in Central Mississippi after storms moved through the area. According to Entergy Mississippi, 788 customers in Hinds County, 307 custom...
Jun 09, 2025
Missing Georgia man found in Mississippi
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A missing Georgia man was located in Jones County, Mississippi. Deputies said an off-duty law enforcement officer reported a man was driving erratically on Highway 29 Nort...
Jun 08, 2025
Chinese hackers, user lapses turn smartphones into a 'mobile security crisis'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash - it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and ...
Jun 08, 2025
Jackson groups advocate for gun violence victims
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - June is recognized as Gun Violence Awareness Month. Jackson Moms Demand Action and Survivor Connect joined forces on Saturday to hold a Gun Violence Awareness Rally in the capi...
Jun 07, 2025
One killed after tree falls on vehicle in North Mississippi
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed after a strong line of storms moved through North Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) said the fatality was reported in Lafayette County ...
Jun 07, 2025
MBI investigates Jefferson County officer-involved shooting
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Jefferson County. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mi...
Jun 07, 2025
Extreme weather's true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem
(The Conversation) - On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal sto...
Jun 07, 2025
Two JPS employees on leave after district finds 'financial irregularities'
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced two employees have been placed on administrative leave after the district identified unauthorized and improper...
Jun 06, 2025
Police report has new details on Mississippi nightclub attack
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- New information has been released regarding a man who was beaten, stripped, and robbed outside a Holly Springs nightclub last month for allegedly yelling racial slurs inside the esta...
Jun 06, 2025
Former superintendent indicted in AI child porn case involving teacher
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Former Corinth School District superintendent Edward Childress has been indicted in connection with an investigation into an ex-middle school teacher accused of creating AI porn usin...
Jun 06, 2025