Category Archives: WJTV
Bomb threats reported at Mississippi airports, synagogue
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bomb threats were called in to multiple locations across Mississippi, including four airports and a synagogue. In Jackson, officials with the Jackson Municipal Airport Authorit...
Dec 14, 2023
El Niño in Mississippi: Here's what to expect
(NEXSTAR) - The 2023-2024 El Nio is growing more likely to be one for the record books. In an update released Thursday, the Climate Prediction Center said this winter's El Nio was slightly favore...
Dec 14, 2023
FDA recalls cases of Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta from three southern states
(The Hill) - Nearly 2,000 cases of Coca-Cola products were recalled in three southern states in recent weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged in an advisory this week. The 12-pack ...
Dec 14, 2023
MS man found dead during welfare check, suspect in custody
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A 20-year-old is charged with murder after a 67-year-old man was found dead in Panola County, Mississippi on Tuesday. On December 12, officials did a welfare check on a 67-year-old ...
Dec 14, 2023
2024 Egg Bowl moves from Thanksgiving date, for now
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Ole Miss and Mississippi State released their 2024 football schedules, and there's a big change for the Egg Bowl for now. The rivalry game between Ole Miss and Mississippi ...
Dec 14, 2023
Former school principal gets 15 years for secretly filming students in bathroom
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Christian elementary school principal was sentenced on state charges for secretly videotaping and photographing students in the elementary school's bathrooms and locke...
Dec 14, 2023
Silver Alert issued for Jackson man missing since October
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - A Silver Alert has been issued for a 70-year-old Jackson man. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Charlie Barnes was last seen on Tuesday, October 14 ...
Dec 14, 2023
Hattiesburg's first female police chief to retire
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - After 36 years serving the City of Hattiesburg, Police Chief Peggy Sealy announced her retirement. The first female police chief for the Hub City will retire at the end of ...
Dec 14, 2023
Mother of Mississippi boy shot by officer wants video released
INDIANOLA, Miss. (WJTV) - The mother of an 11-year-old Mississippi boy, who was mistakenly shot by an officer, and her attorney spoke about the recent developments in the case on Wednesday. Attorney C...
Dec 13, 2023
Mississippi advocates on Supreme Court taking up abortion pill case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case over the commonly used abortion pill mifepristone. Dueling federal court orders have put the legality of the pill in limbo. Mifepristone...
Dec 13, 2023