Category Archives: WJTV
MDOT suspends work for 2024 Christmas, New Year’s travel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - AAA estimates that a record 119.3 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. Officials with the Mississippi Department...
Dec 19, 2024
Big Lots: 'Going out of business' sales to begin at all locations
(NEXSTAR) - After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closing hundreds of stores, Big Lots is preparing to close all of its locations, the company confirmed on Thursday. In a press r...
Dec 19, 2024
Jackson resident escapes from early morning house fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson resident escaped from a house fire Thursday morning. The fire occurred in the 100 block of Greenway Court off of McDowell Road around 5:45 a.m. on December 19. Missis...
Dec 19, 2024
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO will return to New York to face murder charges
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO faces new federal charges of murder, stalking and weapons charges, according to a complaint unsealed Thursday. Luigi Mang...
Dec 19, 2024
Progress being made on U.S. 80 bridge repairs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Progress is being made on a bridge that sees an average of 16,000 vehicles per day over the Pearl River. Crews with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) are repl...
Dec 18, 2024
Mississippi family upset after President Biden commutes sentence of convicted oncologist
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - When President Joe Biden commuted the prison terms of hundreds of so-called "non-violent" offenders last week, he reopened an old wound for one Mississippi family. The family i...
Dec 18, 2024
Hattiesburg police arrest 4 in death of Laurel man
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police arrested four suspects in connection to the death of a Laurel man. Police said they responded to the 1800 block of Country Club Road around 4:00 a.m. on ...
Dec 18, 2024
Jackson woman appears on The Price is Right
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson woman got the chance to win some big prizes on The Price is Right! Phyllis Parker was one of nine people selected to compete on the daytime game show. Her episode air...
Dec 18, 2024
Man arrested on multiple charges after Rankin County chase
Warning: A picture in this story may be disturbing to some viewers. FLORENCE, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County authorities arrested a man on multiple charges after a chase. Florence police said officers s...
Dec 18, 2024
Former Sardis Fire Department secretary accused of submitting fraudulent invoices
SARDIS, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Sardis Fire Department Secretary/Treasurer was arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent invoices to the City of Sardis. According to State Auditor Shad White, Willi...
Dec 18, 2024