Category Archives: WJTV
Tracking the Tropics | 2024 hurricane season nears its end
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- With just over a week left to go in the 2024 hurricane season, the tropics appear to have quieted down. No new tropical development is expected in the next seven days, according ...
Nov 19, 2024
JSU will host 2024 SWAC Football Championship game
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University (JSU) will host the 2024 SWAC Football Championship game against the Southern Jaguars. According to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), the Ti...
Nov 19, 2024
Woman sitting in middle of the street dies after being hit by vehicle: JPD
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman died after being hit by a vehicle in Jackson, police said. The incident occurred in the 900 block of West Ridge Drive around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 18. Texas wom...
Nov 19, 2024
Texas woman sentenced for hiring Memphis couple to murder Mississippi woman
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Dallas, Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her part in a murder-for-hire conspiracy that if successful, would have resulted in the death of a Southaven, Mi...
Nov 19, 2024
Three injured in crash on Clinton Boulevard
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a crash that injured at least three people. The crash occurred on Clinton Boulevard near Kilkenny Boulevard around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Novembe...
Nov 18, 2024
Two Jackson police officers on leave after woman dies in fiery crash
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said a woman was killed during a fiery crash, and two officers have been placed on administrative leave. The crash occurred early Saturday morn...
Nov 18, 2024
Mississippi restaurant, co-owner sentenced for decades-long fish mislabeling scheme
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi corporation operating as Mary Mahoney's Old French House restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, and its co-owner and manager were sentenced on charges for a long-sta...
Nov 18, 2024
Manager of Thalia Mara Hall resigns
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders are working to reopen Thalia Mara Hall, but they've run into another setback. Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced on Monday that Angie Ladner resigned fro...
Nov 18, 2024
Mississippi College announces name change, drops football program
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi College (MC) Board of Trustees announced the college will change its name and drop its football program. According to officials, the board approved an instituti...
Nov 18, 2024
SWAC suspends 7 JSU football players after postgame fight
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced suspensions and institutional fines stemming from a postgame fight between Jackson State University (JSU) and Alabama Stat...
Nov 18, 2024