Category Archives: WJTV
Advocates rally for Mississippi Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Medicaid expansion is one of the biggest topics of the 2025 Mississippi Legislative Session with a push coming from both sides of the aisle. Advocates are urging lawmakers to e...
Jan 30, 2025
Human remains found in Flowood pond identified
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood police announced the human remains that were discovered by a fishermen at a pond on May 5, 2024, have been identified. Rankin County Coroner David Ruth identified the r...
Jan 30, 2025
Mayors in Hinds County call for delay in inmate housing fees
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mayors of several cities and towns in Hinds County sent a letter to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors in response to a letter from Supervisor Robert Graham, District 1. Acc...
Jan 30, 2025
Man pleads guilty to fatal shooting at Mississippi sports plant
AMORY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man pled guilty to a fatal shooting at a sports plant in Northeast Mississippi. According to the First Circuit District Attorney's Office, Menderil Cohen pled guilty to the sec...
Jan 30, 2025
Five arrested for deadly New Year's Eve shooting in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Adams County sheriff announced five people were arrested in connection to a deadly shooting on New Year's Eve. The shooting occurred on Finger Lane in Adams County on ...
Jan 30, 2025
Man arraigned for fatal Port Gibson shooting
PORT GIPSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arraigned in the Port Gibson Municipal Court in connection to a fatal shooting. Suspect wanted for child sex crimes in Mississippi dies after self-inflicted gunsh...
Jan 30, 2025
No survivors after collision between American Airlines jet, Army helicopter near DC
ARLINGTON, Va. (WDCW/NEXSTAR) - Some 67 people - including three soldiers and more than a dozen figure skaters - were killed after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army he...
Jan 30, 2025
Figure skaters among those on flight that collided with Army helicopter
ARLINGTON, Va. (WDCW) - Several of the 60 passengers on board an American Airlines airplane that collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night were figure skaters, U.S. Figure Skating said. The ...
Jan 30, 2025
American Airlines plane, military helicopter collide near DCA, crash into Potomac River
ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) -- Officials indicated a number of people died after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night, causing both to crash into the Potoma...
Jan 29, 2025
Mississippi governor delivers 2025 State of the State address
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) delivered his State of the State address on Wednesday. During his speech, the governor stated that 2024 was the single greatest year for the Miss...
Jan 29, 2025