Category Archives: WJTV
Entergy Mississippi restoring power after high winds cause outages
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Entergy Mississippi crews are working to restore power after high winds moved through their service area Wednesday into Thursday. Officials said the winds brought down trees an...
Apr 03, 2025
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market buckled Thursday, and a level of shock unseen in years tore through financial markets worldwide on worries about the damage President Donald Trump 's ne...
Apr 03, 2025
Deadly storms slash through the South and Midwest
LAKE CITY, Ark. (AP) - Tornadoes and violent winds flattened homes and ripped apart buildings from Oklahoma to Indiana in the first round of lingering storms that are expected to bring recor...
Apr 03, 2025
Jackson Democratic mayoral primary heads to runoff
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Sen. John Horhn came close to avoiding a runoff in Jackson's Democratic primary for mayor on April 1, despite low voter turnout. Horhn and incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumum...
Apr 02, 2025
Man wanted after shooting injures one on Ridgewood Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a man after a shooting on Ridgewood Road. The shooting occurred in the 5000 block of Ridgewood Road on Sunday, March 23. Detective Tommie Brown...
Apr 02, 2025
Woman arrested for false carjacking report in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a woman after she allegedly lied about a carjacking. Deputies responded to Highway 18 near Mohr Road just south of Brandon around 1:45 p.m...
Apr 02, 2025
Downed power line sparks fire near WJTV 12 News in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A downed power line caused a fire outside of the WJTV 12 News station in South Jackson. The fire occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2. Jackson firefighters have arri...
Apr 02, 2025
Trump announces sweeping 'reciprocal' tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United St...
Apr 02, 2025
Jackson police arrest man accused of pointing gun at officer in patrol car
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced the man accused of pointing a gun at an officer in a patrol car has been arrested. Police said Steven Perry, Jr., 24, was arrested just before ...
Apr 02, 2025
Intermittent lane closures planned for I-20 in Hinds County
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be intermittent lane closures on Interstate 20 in Hinds County. The work will take place on I-20 between Springridge Road (Exit 36) and State Route 18 (Exit 40) betw...
Apr 02, 2025