Category Archives: WJTV
Coast Guard search for 4 victims of downed helicopter in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The United States Coast Guard is searching for four people after a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday (Dec. 29). The helicopter reportedly went down 10 miles offshore...
Dec 29, 2022
Gluckstadt bans alternative nicotine products for minors
GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WJTV) - Minors are now prohibited from obtaining and using alternative nicotine products and from buying and selling kratom in the City of Gluckstadt. The Madison County Journa...
Dec 29, 2022
Man killed after crashing into tree in Wilkinson County
WILKINSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Woodville man was killed in a car crash that happened on a Wilkinson County highway on Tuesday, December 27. Leaders with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said t...
Dec 29, 2022
Jan. 6 panel drops Trump subpoena as it wraps up work
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former President Donald Trump as it wraps up work and prepares to dissolve next week. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, th...
Dec 29, 2022
Harrison County man found dead in South Mississippi prison
LEAKESVILLE, Miss. (WKRG) - An inmate was found dead Monday, December 26 in the South Mississippi Correctional Institution. A Miss. Department of Corrections spokesperson says 46-year-old Gary Easterl...
Dec 29, 2022
Jackson man delivers water to the elderly, disabled affected by water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson resident is doing what he can to make sure everyone who needs water can get it. Local businesses and homes have had little to no water for days. Although there are mu...
Dec 28, 2022
Jackson restaurants impacted again by citywide boil water notice
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Restaurants in Jackson are once again being impacted by a citywide boil water notice. Broad Street Bakery has been closed since Tuesday due to the loss in water pressure. Owner...
Dec 28, 2022
Mississippi Match 5 jackpot climbs to $145,000
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The jackpot for Thursday night's Mississippi Match 5 drawing has increased to $145,000. According to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC), the Mississippi Match 5 jackpot ...
Dec 28, 2022
Missing Child Alert issued for three Pontotoc County children
PONTOTOC COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for three Pontotoc County children. Authorities are searching for seven-year-old ...
Dec 28, 2022
Jackson crews report more than 20 water leaks in city
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said city crews have found more than 20 water leaks throughout the city, and they are still searching for more. Although pressure has increased ...
Dec 28, 2022