Category Archives: WJTV
Live election updates: Results for Mississippi races
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2022 General Election Day is here in Mississippi, and voters will head to the polls to make their decisions for multiple races in the state. WJTV 12 News is Your Local Elec...
Nov 08, 2022
What happens to my ballot after Election Day?
(NEXSTAR) - After you submit your ballot on Election Day, you probably don't think about it again. But it's beginning a journey that will last almost two years. Once you turn in your ballot, either in...
Nov 08, 2022
Powerball: The winning numbers for the record $2.04 billion jackpot
(NEXSTAR) - After technical issues delayed Monday's drawing, we finally have the winning numbers for the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, which grew from $1.9 billion. According to the Powerball websi...
Nov 08, 2022
Fires intentionally set near Jackson State University
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After Hinds County deputies received a tip from citizens, they arrested the Jackson arson suspect, Devin McLaurin, in Terry near the Hinds and Copiah County line. Court...
Nov 08, 2022
How well do you know Mississippi's candidates?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some people are calling Tuesday's General Election one of the most important elections. "It's critically important. This is one of the most important elections in our life, and...
Nov 07, 2022
Plane from Air Force training base crashes in Mississippi
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) - Nobody was killed when U.S. military plane crashed Monday in Mississippi, south of an Air Force base that conducts pilot training, the Air Force said in a statement. The T-38A T...
Nov 07, 2022
Man wanted after high-speed chase in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A man is wanted in Jones County following a high-speed chase with deputies on Monday, November 7. Officials with the Jones County Sheriff's Department (JCSD) said the chas...
Nov 07, 2022
Mississippi governor responds to Congressional letter on Jackson water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) responded to a letter sent by Reps. Bennie Thompson, of Mississippi, and Carolyn Maloney, of New York, about their concerns over the Jackson wate...
Nov 07, 2022
Man to be resentenced for 1999 murder in Madison County
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that a man imprisoned for a 1999 murder was improperly sentenced. His case was remanded to trial court for proper sentencing. According to c...
Nov 07, 2022
Powerball: These numbers have been drawn most since the last jackpot
(NEXSTAR) - Since early August, Powerball players have watched 40 drawings go by without a jackpot winner. With no big winner, the Powerball jackpot has reached a record-breaking $1.9 billion ahead of...
Nov 07, 2022