Category Archives: WJTV
10 kilos of cocaine seized in Lauderdale County
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities arrested two men after they seized 10 kilograms of cocaine during an inspection. Boater in critical condition after collision near Bay St. Louis The Missi...
Apr 21, 2023
Boater in critical condition after collision near Bay St. Louis
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WJTV) - The Coast Guard rescued three boaters on Wednesday, April 19 after a vessel collision near Bay St. Louis. Officials with the Coast Guard said they received a report on We...
Apr 21, 2023
Tuition increases yet again at most public universities
Five out of eight public universities are increasing tuition yet again with the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees citing inflation and rising insurance costs as the reason. Missi...
Apr 21, 2023
Mississippi Match 5 player hits $107,000 jackpot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi Match 5 player hit a $107,426 jackpot by matching all five numbers in the Thursday, April 20 drawing. Mississippi Lottery officials said the ticket was purchased ...
Apr 21, 2023
Police make 6th arrest in Alabama Sweet 16 party shooting
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Investigators on Thursday charged a sixth person with reckless murder in connection with a deadly shooting at a Sweet 16 birthday party, saying in court documents they believe g...
Apr 20, 2023
Man accused of shooting girl, parents arrested in Florida
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into his yard was arrested in...
Apr 20, 2023
IHL names interim president for Alcorn State University
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) named an interim president for Alcorn State University (ASU). According to the IHL, Dr. Ontario S....
Apr 20, 2023
Investigators: Gunmen fired into crowd at Sweet 16 party
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Investigators said five people charged in a deadly shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party had fired guns into the crowd at the celebration. Investigators wrote in court documents f...
Apr 20, 2023
Jackson leaders want city attorney to recuse herself from Richard's Disposal lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Members of the Jackson City Council voiced their concerns over the legal counsel with it comes to the lawsuit that was filed against the city by Richard's Disposal. In early Ap...
Apr 20, 2023
Man charged for fatal Byram house fire
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - A man is facing two capital murder charges and three counts of aggravated assault in connection to a fatal house fire that happened in Byram on Easter Sunday. Officials with the ...
Apr 20, 2023