State Economist: No cause for panic as recession fears impact markets
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Recession fears are front and center, and markets around the world fell on Monday after a rough week for the U.S. economy. A disappointing jobs report was released on Friday,...
View ArticleVote on new Jackson redistricting map fails
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An effort to adopt a new ward map for the City of Jackson failed on Tuesday. A special City Council meeting was called to try and end this year's redistricting fight. A motion...
View ArticleRep. Guest addresses supporters on Trump assassination attempt
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) spoke to supporters in Madison on Wednesday, August 7. Guest shared his experiencing visiting Butler, Pennsylvania, where an...
View ArticleMississippi Democratic Party chairman on Harris-Walz campaign
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2024 presidential election has been full of unprecedented twists and turns. President Joe Biden elected to bow out of this year's race, which has rejuvenated Democrats...
View ArticleMississippi governor signs bill allowing military families to send children...
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed a bill that aims to take some stress off of Mississippi's military families. Reeves signed House Bill 1341, which allows for...
View ArticleHarper, Espy discuss 2024 presidential campaign
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's former Congressmen Gregg Harper and Mike Espy spoke in Jackson on Monday about the state of the 2024 presidential race and how they see things shaking out....
View ArticleJackson woman claims Henifin threatened to keep water shut off
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A West Jackson resident claimed that Ted Henifin, Interim Third-Party Manager for JXN Water, threatened to keep her water shut off following a billing dispute. During Tuesday's...
View ArticleMississippi leaders challenge Biden's voter outreach order
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi officials are challenging a 2021 executive order signed by President Joe Biden that directs federal agencies to participate in voter outreach and registration....
View ArticleFBI bribery probe may have looked at other Jackson councilmembers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Since former Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee pled guilty to federal charges, others on the Jackson City Council shared their experiences with who they believe to be...
View ArticleMississippi Democrats feel momentum at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO, Ill. (WJTV) - Vice President Kamala Harris will officially be named the Democratic candidate for president after this week's Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago wraps up. Some...
View Article