Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson man sentenced for assaulting federal officer
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca announced a Jackson man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault on a federal law enforcement officer. Demario Lamar Cotton, 40, was sent...
Nov 03, 2022
10 Mississippi school districts receive funds to replace old buses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced the recipients of the first round of funding provided through the State of Mississippi's Volkswagen Environ...
Nov 03, 2022
Mississippi: What to expect on election night
Mississippi is deciding four U.S. House races, with incumbents on the ballot in three. The longest-serving member of the state's current congressional delegation is Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, ch...
Nov 03, 2022
Door Dash driver dies in Jackson shooting
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the Door Dash driver who was shot on Belvoir Place in Jackson died from his injuries. The driver was identified as 39-y...
Nov 03, 2022
Unclaimed money event to be held in Pearl
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Treasurer's Office will host an unclaimed money event in Pearl this month. The office will help citizens search the state's unclaimed money list and file cl...
Nov 03, 2022
"Greatest punter of all time": Golden Eagle great Ray Guy dies
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) announced the passing of Ray Guy, who died on Thursday, Nov. 3 following a lengthy illness. He was 72. Considered by many as th...
Nov 03, 2022
Judge dismisses Quinton Tellis' murder charge in the 2015 fatal stabbing of ULM graduate
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, officials announced that Quinton Tellis will not face trial for the murder of a ULM graduate. Last week, Fourth Judicial District Court Judge...
Nov 03, 2022
Two dead, three injured in Hattiesburg shooting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Two people were killed and three others were hurt during a shooting in Hattiesburg. The shooting happened around 7:00 p.m. in the 100 block of West 5th Street on November 2...
Nov 03, 2022
Powerball prize up to $1.5 billion after no one wins, 3rd-largest ever in US
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The bad news is that no one won Wednesday night's huge $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot. The good news is that means the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion ahe...
Nov 03, 2022
Man accused of attacking former catfish farm employees in Mississippi
TUNICA COUNTY, Miss.-- Two former employees at a catfish farm in Mississippi say a man attacked them after they went to pick up their final paychecks. Bailey Wade took a cell phone video of a man wiel...
Nov 03, 2022