Category Archives: WJTV
New Alzheimer's drug could have big impact on Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Six million Americans, mostly 65 and older, are living with Alzheimer's disease, and about 57,000 of them live in Mississippi. They have a new hope thanks to a new FDA-approved...
Jul 07, 2023
Jones County deputies rescue alligator found in bathtub
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies found something surprising inside a bathtub after responding to a domestic disturbance incident. On Friday, July 7, deputies and narcotics agents res...
Jul 07, 2023
Crash blocks all lanes of I-20 W. near Norrell Road
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A crash blocked part of Interstate 20 West in Hinds County on Friday, July 7. The crash happened on I-20 W. past Norrell Road. According to the Mississippi Department of T...
Jul 07, 2023
Capitol police arrest man after vehicle crashes into patrol car
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested a man on drug charges after his vehicle crash into a patrol car. The incident happened early Friday morning on Hanging Moss Road and Forest Avenue in Ja...
Jul 07, 2023
Olympian Nikki McCray-Penson, who won 2 basketball gold medals, dies at 51
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and former ABL MVP Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51. McCray-Penson was an assistant women's basketball coach at Rutgers last season and the school on Friday conf...
Jul 07, 2023
Kiln man charged with rape of two 12-year-old girls
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Kiln man has been charged with statutory rape of two 12-year-old girls in Harrison County. Persons of interest wanted in deadly Tunica County shooting WXXV reported D...
Jul 07, 2023
Gloster woman killed in crash on Highway 24
AMITE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Gloster woman was killed in a crash in Amite County on Wednesday, July 5. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash happened around 6:00 p.m. on...
Jul 07, 2023
Missing Jones County woman found
UPDATE: JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies said Tasha Davis made contact with the department and is no longer considered missing. JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies are...
Jul 07, 2023
What to know about Mississippi’s 2023 tax-free weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Do you want to save some money on back-to-school shopping? Mississippi's Sales Tax Holiday is set for later this month. A sales tax holiday is a temporary period when sales tax...
Jul 07, 2023
Mississippi Democrats vote to remove leader, appoint new one in wild emergency meeting
In a rare and dramatic emergency meeting, the Mississippi Democratic Party's 80-member executive committee voted Thursday night to remove its leader and appoint a new one in the middle of a major elec...
Jul 07, 2023