Category Archives: WJTV

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Public Defender's Office is understaffed, and officials said non-competitive pay is the reason why. They asked for emergency funding to remediate the issu...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As the conflict with Iran continues, U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns about the legality of the operations. The Constitution gives most war powers to Congress, but the issue...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson honored civil rights activist Hezekiah Watkins by renaming a street after him on March 2, 2026. Watkins, the longtime owner of the Corner Food Market on Dal...

Two hundred of the "underperforming" locations will close by the end of this year, according to the company's CFO.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As warmer weather approaches, health experts said challenging allergy and asthma symptoms related to pollen will return in Mississippi. Physicians at Mississippi Asthma & A...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) announced their phone lines are now working after a cyberattack on February 19, 2026. According to UMMC, the ...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies announced a registered sex offender, who had absconded, was arrested. On February 27, 2026, investigators received information from Central MS Crim...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after two people were killed during a shooting. The shooting occurred in the 5300 block of Dogwood Trail near Oakridge Road around 10:00 p.m. o...

With no sign of the conflict abating anytime soon, the president said operations are likely to last four to five weeks but that he was prepared "to go far longer than that."

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were killed during a crash in Jefferson County. The crash occurred on Highway 552 West just before 9:00 a.m. on February 28, 2026. According to the Mississi...