Category Archives: WJTV
Tupelo woman arrested for lottery scheme
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) - Tupelo police arrested a woman in connection to a lottery scheme. Investigators said they were notified on Sept. 21 by the management at the Texaco on Barnes Crossing Road about...
Oct 24, 2022
Mississippi Insight for Oct. 23, 2022: Young and Reeves
12 News' Byron Brown sits down with Shuwaski Young, Democratic candidate for Mississippi's Congressional 3rd District. And Gov. Tate Reeves defends the state's handling of Jackson's water emergency. P...
Oct 24, 2022
Two killed in shooting outside Laurel laundromat
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police are investigating after two people were found dead from gunshot wounds outside a laundromat on Monday, October 24. Laurel Police Chief Tommy Cox said officers arri...
Oct 24, 2022
Actor Leslie Jordan dies following crash
(KTLA) - "Will & Grace" star Leslie Jordan has died, his agent confirmed Monday. Police said Jordan's car crashed into a building in Hollywood at 9:30 a.m. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Jo...
Oct 24, 2022
RFP process for Jackson's water system could be finished soon
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Request for Proposals (RFP) process surrounding the operation and maintenance contract for the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility could be figured out in less than a mont...
Oct 24, 2022
Powerball jackpot reaches $625 million ahead of Monday's drawing
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - You will have the chance to win the Powerball jackpot on Monday! The Powerball group increased the jackpot to an estimated $625 million ahead of the drawing on Monday, Oct. 24....
Oct 24, 2022
Mississippi maintains NAEP 4th grade reading gains
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state maintained its gains in 4th grade reading on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress...
Oct 24, 2022
Jackson State hosts ESPN's College GameDay for first time
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State is set to host ESPN's "College GameDay" on Saturday, October 29. The traveling college football pregame show announced it will stop in the capital city for the Ja...
Oct 24, 2022
Forrest County deputy "justified" in fatal shooting
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The Office of the Attorney General has found that a Forrest County deputy was justified in the fatal shooting of a man in July. The shooting happened on Thursday, July 1...
Oct 24, 2022
Suspect killed, 2 others dead after south St. Louis high school shooting
ST. LOUIS - A gunman killed two people Monday morning in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south city, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. When officers ar...
Oct 24, 2022