Category Archives: WJTV
Court hearing delayed for Mississippi man accused of child abuse
PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. -- A Panola County mother is seeking justice against the man charged with severely beating her three children back in 2023 leaving them battered, bruised, and traumatized. Dalton ...
May 14, 2024
Record travel expected this Memorial Day weekend
(The Hill) -- A record number of Americans are expected to travel by car this Memorial Day weekend, and airports could be busier than they've been since 2005, according to a forecast released Monday b...
May 14, 2024
Fallen tree injures one during storm in Lawrence County
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The storm damage in Mississippi is pretty widespread, but some areas, like Lawrence County, were hit hard. Tree falls through home of South Jackson family A tree fell o...
May 13, 2024
One killed during storm in Pearl last week
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Pearl is working to cleanup after last week's severe weather that killed one person. There were downed trees and power lines across the city. Cars, homes and local bu...
May 13, 2024
Tree falls through home of South Jackson family
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A South Jackson family's home was damaged after a large tree collapsed through their roof early Monday morning. The incident happened on Cedar Pine Drive. Timothy Rankin said h...
May 13, 2024
Mississippi governor signs bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) has signed a bill that regulates transgender people's use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings. "The far...
May 13, 2024
Fallen tree damages Petal mobile home
PETAL, Miss. (WHLT) - Severe storms on Monday, May 13 caused damage in parts of the Pine Belt. The wind sent a tree crashing through a mobile home on Shows Road in Petal. Dixie Bergeron, the homeowner...
May 13, 2024
6-year-old girl found unresponsive in Ridgeland hotel pool
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police responded to a hotel after a six-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a pool. The incident happened on Saturday, May 11 just after 5:30 p.m. at the Drury ...
May 13, 2024
Two teens found deceased on I-55 in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two teenagers were found deceased inside a vehicle on Interstate 55 in Copiah County. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS)...
May 13, 2024
31,000 power outages in Mississippi from Monday's storms
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - More than 31,000 Mississippi customers are without power after severe storms on Monday, May 13. The outages mainly occurred in the southwest part of the state. LIST: Mississipp...
May 13, 2024