Category Archives: WJTV

(NEXSTAR) - Election Day is nearly upon us, meaning millions of Americans will be heading to the polls to cast their vote.  Depending on where you live, you may have had to register a month ago. ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An investigation is underway after a man was discovered dead while at the Amite County Jail. The family of Trumaine White, 41, said he was found dead earlier this month while i...

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - A driver died after a two-vehicle crash in Flowood. The crash occurred on Old Brandon Road under Interstate 55 just after 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31. 18-wheeler crashes...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler crashed under a Jackson bridge. The crash occurred under a bridge at South Gallatin Street and West Rankin Street on Thursday, October 31. $67 million to pay for ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Democrat Ty Pinkins has jogged along highways and past cotton fields to try to draw attention to his effort to unseat Mississippi's senior Republican U.S. senator, ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn too little to afford private i...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - For one week every year, Jackson State University (JSU) welcomes Jackson residents as honorary Tigers. Thousands of former students, professors and first-time visitors will pac...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Doctors are seeing a rise in the number of children falling sick with "walking pneumonia," and cases could continue to climb. As colder months approach, the number of respi...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a $67.5 million grant for bridges in central Mississippi. The Missis...

MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Longtime Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Madison County Journal reported Hawkins Butler, who has served as mayor for 43 years, is c...