Category Archives: WJTV
MHP to target high-risk traffic violations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said troopers will increase enforcement in Central Mississippi. According to MHP Troop C, troopers will target high-risk tra...
Sep 24, 2024
SNAP increases – and changes to who qualifies – take effect Oct. 1
(NEXSTAR) - As inflation continues to drive grocery prices higher, food assistance benefits are going up, as well - but not by much. On Oct. 1, 2024, several changes with the Supplemental Nutriti...
Sep 24, 2024
WATCH LIVE: Breaking down Tropical Storm Helene's latest track with #HeyJB
Where is Helene headed? We'll have the new track update on Tracking the Tropics LIVE at 5 p.m. ET in the video player above. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Tropical Storm Helene formed in the Caribbean on Tuesd...
Sep 24, 2024
Brett Favre says he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's during congressional hearing
(NEXSTAR) - Legendary quarterback Brett Favre says he was "recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease" while speaking at a congressional hearing on Tuesday. Favre, 54, is testifying at a hearing of t...
Sep 24, 2024
Teen arrested for fatal shooting at Hazlehurst basketball court
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (WJTV) - Hazlehurst police arrested a 17-year-old in connection to the shooting death of a 23-year-old man. The shooting occurred at the Hazlehurst Softball Complex basketball court ...
Sep 24, 2024
13-year-old boy killed in Mississippi ATV accident
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Simpson County deputies said a 13-year-old was killed during an ATV accident. According to investigators, the boy was riding an ATV in the Ole Pearl community on Sunday,...
Sep 23, 2024
Attorneys for Goon Squad victims respond to DOJ investigation
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorneys for the two Black men, who were tortured in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the...
Sep 23, 2024
City aims to correct Thalia Mara Hall fire code violations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Thalia Mara Hall remains closed as the City of Jackson works to repair the facility. Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said HVAC chillers were recently delivered to the facility....
Sep 23, 2024
Cashier injured during Holmes County robbery
HOMLES COUNTY, Miss (WJTV) - A cashier was injured during an armed robbery in Holmes County, authorities said. The incident occurred at the Shell gas station on Highway 17 around 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, ...
Sep 23, 2024
Capitol police capture man who escaped from patrol car
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police said a man was captured after he escaped while being transported to the Hinds County Detention Center. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi De...
Sep 23, 2024