Category Archives: WJTV
What Mississippi players would do with the $700M Powerball jackpot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Powerball fever is ramping up in Mississippi as the jackpot continues to grow. The Powerball Jackpot is now up to $700 million, making it the 5th largest prize in Powerball his...
Oct 25, 2022
One-year-old in critical condition after falling into Byram day care pool
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - A one-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling into a pool at a Byram day care. The incident happened on Friday, October 21 at Little Blessings from Heaven on Davis Ro...
Oct 25, 2022
Two exchange gunfire outside Provine High School; students are safe
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for two suspects who fired shots outside Provine High School on Tuesday, October 25. Police said two men where shooting at each other from a white ...
Oct 25, 2022
How you can play Mississippi Lottery's special holiday games
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery is getting into the Christmas spirit! The Mississippi Lottery will launch the $uper $anta promotion, beginning November 1 and running through December 2...
Oct 25, 2022
Two accused of stealing thousands from Marshall County high school, library
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, State Auditor Shad White announced two individuals from Marshall County were served with demand letters and indictments for separate embezzlement cases. Acc...
Oct 25, 2022
Man crashes into Columbia store, takes alcohol and tobacco: police
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WHLT) - Columbia police are asking for the public's help to identify a man wanted for sealing alcohol and tobacco from a store early Tuesday morning. Tupelo woman arrested for lottery...
Oct 25, 2022
Pike County man accused of touching child inappropriately
SUMMIT, Miss. (WJTV) - Deputies said a Summit man was arrested for touching a child inappropriately. Madison day care worker to serve 2 years for child abuse On October 14, Pike County deputies arrest...
Oct 25, 2022
3 men, 1 woman killed in separate Jackson homicides
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating four separate homicides that happened within a span of two days. The first shooting happened in the 200 block of Parcel Drive just before 5:00 ...
Oct 25, 2022
Leaders host town hall on EPA investigation into Jackson water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and the president of the NAACP discussed the EPA's investigation into Jackson's water crisis. Hundreds and hundreds of people showed up to...
Oct 25, 2022
Powerball jackpot rises to $700M, 8th largest lottery prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The eighth-largest lottery jackpot will be up for grabs when numbers are drawn for an estimated $700 million Powerball grand prize. No one has matched all six numbers and won P...
Oct 25, 2022