Category Archives: WJTV
Lamar County deputy shot in back, suspect arrested
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Lamar County deputy is expected to make a full recovery after he was allegedly shot by an auto burglary suspect on Friday, December 16. Sheriff Danny Rigel said deputies...
Dec 17, 2022
Deion Sanders explains why he is leaving Jackson State
ATLANTA, GA. (WJTV) - For the first time since taking the Colorado job, Deion Sanders answered questions from Jackson media. In the Celebration Bowl opening press conference Sanders explained his frus...
Dec 16, 2022
Volunteers help Anguilla recover from storms ahead of the holidays
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A number of volunteers and organizations are doing what they can to help the Town of Anguilla recover from storms that pounded the area this week. During the storm, home...
Dec 16, 2022
Deion Sanders aims for perfect finish with Jackson State
ATLANTA (AP) - It goes without saying that Deion Sanders is eager to win his last game with Jackson State. The Tigers (12-0) aim to beat North Carolina Central (9-2) in the Celebration Bowl on Saturda...
Dec 16, 2022
MDOT working with Capitol police to prevent copper thefts
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been dealing with the theft of copper wiring in their interchanges yet again. On the Pearl Street exit on I-55, thousand...
Dec 16, 2022
75 homes damaged from severe weather in Mississippi
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Seventy-five homes were damaged and four people were hurt during the severe weather on December 13-14, 2022. Three injuries were reported in Sharkey County and one injury was rep...
Dec 16, 2022
Northeast Mississippi county rejects medical marijuana sales
PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) - Voters in a northeast Mississippi county and city have rejected making it legal to sell, grow and process medical marijuana legal in two separate elections. Nearly 80% of voters...
Dec 16, 2022
Detectives: Bay St. Louis motel suspect died in police shootout, not murder-suicide
BAY ST. LOUIS (WGNO) - After two police officers and a female suspect died at a Mississippi motel earlier this week, new developments in the case reveal additional details about the events leading up ...
Dec 16, 2022
UMMC, Blue Cross reach agreement on contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (Blue Cross) announced they have reached an agreement. Effectiv...
Dec 16, 2022
Man arrested for statutory rape in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, December 15, Oxford police arrested a man accused of statutory rape. Charges upgraded against man after child dies in Biloxi Police said on Sunday, December 11, the...
Dec 16, 2022