Category Archives: WJTV

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - American Queen Voyages, which operations river cruise boats, ceased all operations as of Tuesday, February 20. The Natchez Democrat reported the company also canceled all futur...

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A new police chief has been named for the City of Pearl. Officials with the city said Nick McLendon, who started his career in 2004 as a reserve officer at the Pearl Police Depar...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies said they responded to a massive crash on Highway 84 Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. on Highway 84 West near Barney Drive. Off...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After 38 years of service to the Jackson community, the Eudora Welty Library is packing up and moving out. In December 2023, the Jackson City Council voted to transfer the Eudo...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Trash collection was just one of the several topics Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba discussed during a news conference on Tuesday. The mayor said during the request for proposa...

BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Byram police arrested one suspect and are searching for a second after a chase Tuesday evening. Investigators said the chase started on Interstate 55 North at the Siwell Road ove...

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi grand jury has decided not to indict former NFL player Jerrell Powe months after he was arrested on a kidnapping charge in 2023, his attorney said. Tom ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - JXN Water crews worked to fix a water main break on Northside Drive on Tuesday, February 20. A construction manager at the site said a 12-inch water main broke in front of Hall...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Campaign finance reform was talked about months before the start of the 2024 Legislative Session, and lawmakers have made some progress on a bill this year. When Lt. Governor D...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Atmos Energy discovered gas leaks in South Jackson weeks before two homes exploded. The first explosion happ...