Category Archives: WJTV
Forest Service invests $10 million at Jackson State
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that USDA Forest Service is investing $16.8 million in projects tied to Mississippi, including $10 million to Jac...
Oct 13, 2023
MDOC simulation helps inmates prepare for real world
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) launched a Reentry Academy, which aims to help inmates once they're released from prison. The academy is designed to deal with pa...
Oct 13, 2023
Mississippi's largest economic project holds hiring event
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WJTV) - Steel Dynamics, Inc., is beginning to hire workers for the largest economic development project in Mississippi history. The project, which is a $2.5 billion investment, will c...
Oct 13, 2023
Legislative Black Caucus unveils Right to Contraception Act
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers and community members gathered on Friday to unveil legislation that would protect Mississippians' rights to contraception. Rep. Chris Bell (D-District 65)...
Oct 13, 2023
JSU gears up for homecoming game with plaza celebration
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University's (JSU) homecoming game is on Saturday, October 14. However, students, alumni and the JSU community are gearing up for a big event on Friday, October 1...
Oct 13, 2023
Masked gunmen carjack Mississippi church deacon and grandson
CLARKSDALE, Miss. --- Three masked gunmen robbed a church deacon and stole his truck. To make matters worse, the crime went down in front of the deacon's 10-year-old grandson Tuesday night after reviv...
Oct 13, 2023
Two injured in separate Clinton crashes on I-20
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - At least two people were hospitalized after separate crashes in Clinton. The crashes happened on Interstate 20 just before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 12. Man killed in cras...
Oct 13, 2023
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: October 13-15
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 (October 13-15) around Mississippi. Ce...
Oct 13, 2023
Live video: Watch the 2023 'ring of fire' solar eclipse over the U.S.
(NEXSTAR) - An annular, or partial, solar eclipse is passing over the United States, as well as Central and South America Saturday morning. Millions of Americans are able to see the phenomenon, but on...
Oct 13, 2023
Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million people in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military told some 1 million Palestinians on Friday to evacuate northern Gaza and head to the southern part of the besieged territory, an unprecedented order applying to almo...
Oct 13, 2023