Category Archives: WJTV
Clarence Gilyard Jr., star of 'Die Hard,' 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' dies at 66
(WGHP) - Actor Clarence Gilyard Jr., known for roles in such movies as "Die Hard" and television hits such as "Walker, Texas Ranger," has died. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where Gilyard taugh...
Nov 29, 2022
Judge mulls arguments in Mississippi death penalty protocol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge will decide whether to block Mississippi from using three drugs when it puts inmates to death, and his ruling could determine whether the state carries out its ne...
Nov 28, 2022
Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that wa...
Nov 28, 2022
Durant under curfew after 19-year-old killed in shooting
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating after a 19-year-old was shot and killed inside a vehicle. The shooting happened on Saturday, November 26 around 3:00 p.m. in the 100 block o...
Nov 28, 2022
Mississippi Match 5 player wins $559,000 jackpot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Lowndes County player won the jackpot from the Saturday, November 26 drawing for the second-largest Mississippi Match 5 prize ever. The winning ticket for $559,449.12 was pur...
Nov 28, 2022
Three arrested in shooting death of Jackson 12-year-old
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three people were arrested and have been accused of murder, obstruction of evidence and disposing of the body of 12-year-old Markell Noah. During their initial court appearance...
Nov 28, 2022
Report: Hugh Freeze named Auburn Head Football Coach
Hugh Freeze as Liberty Head Coach AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) - Multiple media outlets are reporting that Hugh Freeze will be named the 28th Head Football Coach in Auburn University history later on Monday. F...
Nov 28, 2022
2nd Chance Drawing tops $500,000 in prizes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The upcoming 2nd Chance promotional drawing for 17 scratch-off games has a total of $544,500 in prize money to be awarded. Leaders with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC...
Nov 28, 2022
Charles 'Wide Neck' McDowell arrested again in Florida
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) -- Charles 'Wide Neck' McDowell, who rocketed to social media fame after an arrest in 2018, was arrested again on Sunday, November 27 and booked into the Escambia County J...
Nov 28, 2022
Sanders confirms report that Colorado offered him head coaching job
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders confirms a weekend report that the University of Colorado offered him the position to become its next head football coach. Sanders c...
Nov 28, 2022