Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson fined $900,000 for 2023 garbage crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) said the City of Jackson was fined $900,000 for failure to pick up residents' garbage in 2023. Accordi...
Feb 22, 2024
AT&T, other cellular providers see significant outages
(AP) - A number of Americans dealt with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers on Thursday, according to data from Downdetector. AT&T, who wa...
Feb 22, 2024
AT&T says wireless network restored after widespread outage hit users across US
(AP) - AT&T said Thursday its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. "We have restored wireless service to all our affecte...
Feb 22, 2024
Army soldier killed in Jordan laid to rest in Mississippi
BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WHLT) - A U.S. soldier, who was killed in a drone attack while deployed to the Middle East, was laid to rest on Wednesday in Bay Springs, Mississippi. Dozens of family, friends and...
Feb 21, 2024
Mississippi lawmakers tackle police reform in two bills
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two bills that would boost the accountability and transparency of Mississippi's police officers have been gaining some traction in the Mississippi Legislature. The pair of Hous...
Feb 21, 2024
Fire destroys Mississippi John Hurt Museum
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A fire destroyed the Mississippi John Hurt Museum in Carroll County. Carroll County deputies said the fire happened in the early morning hours of February 21 at the muse...
Feb 21, 2024
Topgolf to break ground in Mississippi on Monday
RIDGLELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Topgolf will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony for its first venue in Mississippi. The groundbreaking will be held on Monday, February 26, 2024. Topgolf will be locat...
Feb 21, 2024
Suspect, K-9 dead after officer-involved shooting in north Mississippi
DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) - A suspect and a K-9 are dead after an officer-involved shooting on Highway 61 near the Desoto County/Tunica County line Wednesday afternoon, the Mississippi Bureau of Inv...
Feb 21, 2024
Pedestrian hit, killed on I-55 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A pedestrian was hit and killed on Interstate 55 in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident happened ju...
Feb 21, 2024
3 arrested, 3 wanted after Jackson police recover stolen guns
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested three suspects and are searching for at least three more after they responded to a location in South Jackson. Multiple officers responded to Forest Hill...
Feb 21, 2024