Category Archives: WJTV
Powerball jackpot reaches $610M, one of the largest in history: When numbers will be drawn
(NEXSTAR) - If someone is lucky enough to have all six numbers correct for Monday's Powerball drawing, they'll be walking home with one of the largest prizes in the lottery game's 30-year history. Dur...
Oct 23, 2022
Adams County gets 20 new voting machines
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Twenty new voting machines are being tested in Adams County ahead of the November 9 General Election. The Natchez Democrat reported the machines arrived about a month ago ...
Oct 23, 2022
Where are Mississippi university students from?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi is home to eight public universities that are overseen by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). Those eight universities are Alcorn State Universit...
Oct 23, 2022
Children's Museum hosts Boo!seum for Halloween
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Children's Museum invited families to get in the Halloween spirit on Saturday at Boo!seum. There was plenty of fun for kids of all ages with interactive exhibit...
Oct 22, 2022
Boil water notice issued for 380 Jackson customers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Jackson Water/Sewer Utilities Division issued a precautionary boil water notice for 380 customers on Saturday, October 22. Advocates eager for EPA water cris...
Oct 22, 2022
‘Change has come’: Mississippi unveils Emmett Till statue
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - Hundreds of people applauded - and some wiped away tears - as a Mississippi community unveiled a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, not far from where ...
Oct 22, 2022
One airlifted after 18-wheeler crash on I-59 in Moselle
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - One person needed to be airlifted with life-threatening injuries after an 18-wheeler rollover crash that happened on Interstate 59 in Moselle on Saturday, October 22. Offi...
Oct 22, 2022
Sports Zone Saturday: Keeping Undefeated Seasons Alive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Sports Zone 12 team will be live on Saturday, October 22 with special coverage of the college football games featuring Mississippi's teams. The show starts at 12:00 p.m. on...
Oct 22, 2022
Silver Alert issued for Louisiana teen last seen in Mississippi
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 18-year-old Maddie Naff of Ferriday, Louisiana. MBI officials said Naff is five feet and four inche...
Oct 22, 2022
Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Biden student loan forgiveness program
(The Hill) - A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Biden's student loan forgiveness program from continuing following an appeal from six GOP-led states, multiple outlets reported. ...
Oct 21, 2022