Category Archives: WJTV
JPS holds stakeholder session to hear from community
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) are looking toward the future. They held a stakeholder session at Kirksey Middle School on Thursday, hoping to get the pub...
Mar 01, 2024
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: March 1-3
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (March 1-3) around Mississippi. Centra...
Mar 01, 2024
Two arrested after 13-year-old girl shot in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said they arrested a man and a 17-year-old after a 13-year-old girl was injured during a shooting. The shooting happened in the 300 block of Valley Street on Wed...
Feb 29, 2024
Mississippi Senate's Medicaid bill faces Tuesday deadline
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After the Mississippi House voted to expand Medicaid on Wednesday, the future of expansion is now up to the Mississippi Senate. With their own expansion bill still being worked...
Feb 29, 2024
Mississippi prison reform activists want change after DOJ report
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Local activists pushing for prison reform got a boost this week after a report from the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ condemned the Mississippi Department of Corrections ...
Feb 29, 2024
Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Legislature is sending a bill to the governor that will allow women with low incomes to get Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy, in an effort to improve health...
Feb 29, 2024
DOJ: Lexington jailing people for unpaid fines violates Constitution
LEXINGTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Justice Department sent a letter to the City of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department (LPD) on Thursday, February 29. DOJ officials said they're concerned about t...
Feb 29, 2024
Former Mississippi mayor arrested on embezzlement charges
BOLIVAR COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Special Agents from the State Auditor's Office arrested the former mayor of Beulah. According to State Auditor Shad White, Bertha Thomas was charged with three counts of...
Feb 29, 2024
New ticketing system in place for 165th Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson (R-Miss.) announced the dates for the 165th Mississippi State Fair, as well as a new ticketing system. The upcoming 2...
Feb 29, 2024
Texas man sentenced for illegally obtaining loans in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Texas man was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in government benefits. According to court documents,...
Feb 29, 2024