Category Archives: WJTV
Half of states will see a hotter-than-normal start to 2024. Will Mississippi be spared?
(NEXSTAR) - It may be the first day of winter, but weather outlooks released by national forecasters on Thursday look far from wintry. The Climate Prediction Center's updated outlook shows about half ...
Dec 23, 2023
What stores are open and closed on Christmas Day in 2023? Hours for Walmart, Kroger, CVS and more
NEW YORK (AP) - With Christmas right around the corner, you might want to check the list of what stores are open (and closed) twice. From retail to grocery chains, many companies across the U.S. close...
Dec 23, 2023
Mother, acquaintance charged in brutal death of one-year-old
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade released additional details Friday relating to the beating death of a one-year-old child on Thursday morning. JPD and AMR responded to a ...
Dec 22, 2023
One-year-old beaten to death in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Police Department (JPD) responded to a disturbing call Thursday at Sunset Apartments where a one-year-old was found unresponsive. JPD and AMR responded to the call ...
Dec 21, 2023
Woman sues Capitol police after being shot in head
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County woman filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing two Capitol police officers of excessive force after a traffic stop in August 2022. Attorney Carlos Moo...
Dec 20, 2023
'Heartbreaking': Mom recalls boy's arrest for public urination
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - A Mississippi mom says her 10-year-old son is traumatized after being treated like an adult criminal because he had to go to the bathroom. "It's taken a toll on him. He is at t...
Dec 20, 2023
Hinds County leaders react to financial audit
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Members of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors are reacting to the State Auditor's scathing 2020 audit of county finances. State Auditor Shad White (R-Miss.) called Hinds Cou...
Dec 20, 2023
Lance Evans named state superintendent of education
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) named Dr. Lance Evans, the superintendent of the New Albany School District, as the next state superintendent of educat...
Dec 20, 2023
Dump truck collides with power lines on Old Fannin Road
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood drivers could see delays on Old Fannin Road on Wednesday, December 20 due to a crash. Flowood police said a dump truck collided with power lines on Old Fannin Road. UMM...
Dec 20, 2023
Families of men found buried in Hinds County pauper's cemetery speak out
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Civil rights attorney Ben Crump was joined by the families of Dexter Wade, Marrio Moore and Jonathan Hankins during a news conference on Wednesday, December 20. Crump said Wade...
Dec 20, 2023