Category Archives: WJTV
Person airlifted after being attacked by dogs in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County firefighters said one person was airlifted to a hospital after being attacked by dogs. The incident happened on Saturday, September 9 near W. Mountain Creek...
Sep 12, 2023
Teenager dead, juvenile suspect in custody after Louisiana school shooting
Editor's note: The victim's name has been corrected. We apologize for the error. GREENSBURG, La. (WVLA) - A teenager is dead and another is in custody after a shooting at a Louisiana school on Tu...
Sep 12, 2023
Department of Labor seeks Mar-Jac employees' help in investigation
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The U.S. Department of Labor is calling on employees at Mar-Jac in Hattiesburg to help with an investigation into possible unsafe work conditions and illegal hiring practic...
Sep 12, 2023
'Hell no': Stokes won't vote for Hutton as next Parks and Rec director
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some Jackson City Councilmembers are not on board with the hiring of the interim Parks and Recreation director. Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, believes Mayor Chokwe A. Lumu...
Sep 12, 2023
Ruling: No new election in Hinds County supervisor race
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee ruled that a new election will not be held in the District 2 supervisor race. This comes after current Supervisor David Archie, ...
Sep 12, 2023
Mississippi school district named in desegregation lawsuit is allowed to shed federal supervision
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A majority-Black Mississippi school district received a judge's approval Tuesday to shed federal supervision in a decades-old desegregation lawsuit that included a 2013 order to ...
Sep 12, 2023
Silver Alert issued for 69-year-old Jackson man
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 69-year-old Colombia Scott, of Jackson. Scott is described as five feet nine inches tall, weighs 150 pou...
Sep 12, 2023
Vehicle flips on I-55 South in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A vehicle flipped on Interstate 55 South in Hinds County. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the crash happened on I-55 past Cunningham Stre...
Sep 12, 2023
Five former Memphis officers federally indicted in Tyre Nichols case
Watch the full DOJ press conference in the player above. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) --- An indictment was filed in federal court Tuesday charging five former Memphis police officers with depriving Tyre Nic...
Sep 12, 2023
Overnight ramp closures along I-20 set for this week
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced overnight ramp closures along Interstate 20. The closures will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00...
Sep 12, 2023