Category Archives: WJTV
EPA clears MDEQ of racial discrimination
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found no wrongdoing on the part of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), which was accused of raci...
May 08, 2024
Official resigns after guilty plea to drug conspiracy in Mississippi and North Carolina vape shops
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - A city council member in south Mississippi is leaving office after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge related to running a business that sold illegal drugs in his home...
May 08, 2024
Mississippi sees high number of job openings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - We hear a lot about Mississippi's momentum and how the economy is thriving. Often times, we hear businesses have so many job openings but not enough people to fill them. Accord...
May 07, 2024
Jackson couple claims they've been harassed by motorcycle group
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Reports of intimidation and noise complaints have one Jackson couple at their wits end. John Holt and his wife attended the Jackson City Council meeting on Tuesday to explain w...
May 07, 2024
PERS bill awaits Mississippi governor's signature
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi towns and cities are taking a sigh of relief after lawmakers made a deal in the final days of the Legislative Session to address the Public Employees' Retirement Sy...
May 07, 2024
Fortification Street in Jackson expected to reopen Friday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Crews are finalizing a road project that began in early April in Jackson. On April 16, officials with JXN Water issued a traffic advisory for Fortification Street between Quinn...
May 07, 2024
Jackson leaders, citizens want answers on JTRAN 'sickout'
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson residents and city officials want answers following a JTRAN "sickout." During the Jackson City Council meeting on Tuesday, many questioned why passengers were left stra...
May 07, 2024
Mississippi congressman accused of assaulting woman at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - A member of an anti-war group known as CODEPINK said she has filed charges against a Mississippi congressman. Sumer Mobarak said she was assaulted by Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) on T...
May 07, 2024
Man wanted in Texas arrested after standoff in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A fugitive, who was wanted in Texas, was captured in Natchez on Tuesday, May 7. The Natchez Democrat reported Eric Harris was found hiding in a home on Martin's Lane. Two wante...
May 07, 2024
Two wanted for questioning in Gordon Street homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for two people in connection to a homicide that happened in April 2024. The shooting happened on 2100 block of Gordon Street on Sunday, April 28. T...
May 07, 2024