Category Archives: WJTV
Woman found shot on I-220 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a woman was found shot on I-220. Officers responded to the scene on I-220 at Industrial Drive around 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 29 af...
Sep 29, 2023
Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances, with the ...
Sep 29, 2023
Mississippi's U.S. House Delegation split on budget fight
WASHINGTON (WJTV) - A short-term funding bill died in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday afternoon, pushing the federal government closer to a shutdown. Mississippi's House Delegation voted 3-1 ...
Sep 29, 2023
Vicksburg National Military Park to remain open in event of government shutdown
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, which is the official non-profit partner organization of the Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP), has committed ...
Sep 29, 2023
Senate confirms Mississippi US Attorney, putting him in charge of welfare scandal prosecution
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed a U.S. attorney in Mississippi who will oversee the largest public corruption case in the state's history. President Joe Biden nomin...
Sep 29, 2023
Mississippians will start repaying student loans on Oct.1
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Millions of Americans will have to start repaying student loans soon. The payback period officially begins on October 1, 2023. After a three-year pause, nearly 28 million Ameri...
Sep 29, 2023
Man pleads guilty to girlfriend's shooting death in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A man pled guilty in connection to the August 2021 murder of his girlfriend in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reported Devonte Jackson was initially charged with murder for the ...
Sep 29, 2023
Two arrested after car crashes into Jackson home during chase
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested two suspects after a vehicle crashed into a Jackson home during a chase. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety ...
Sep 29, 2023
Southaven woman missing after going to gas station
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. --- Southaven Police are looking for a woman who was last seen at a gas station two weeks ago. Bonita Adams, 36, was last seen on September 13 at the Raceway gas station at 580 Statel...
Sep 29, 2023
Las Vegas Police provide details on Tupac Shakur murder charge, suspect
LAS VEGAS (NEXSTAR) - Twenty-seven years after the death of rapper Tupac Shakur, a Las Vegas-area grand jury has indicted a man with the icon's murder, Nexstar's KLAS confirmed Friday. The arrest and ...
Sep 29, 2023