Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi Match 5 player wins more than $202,000
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) announced the jackpot for the Mississippi Match 5 was hit for the Tuesday, Oct. 11 drawing by one player. The winning ticket is worth ...
Oct 12, 2022
Deputies investigate multiple Holmes County shootings
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Holmes County deputies are investigating multiple shootings, including the shooting death of a teenager. Sheriff Willie March said the teen was shot and killed inside his...
Oct 12, 2022
Man arrested for homicide on Hospital Drive
JACKSON, Miss, (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 37-year-old man in connection to a homicide and other crimes on Tuesday. Officer Sam Brown said Robert Anderson has been charged in connection to the ...
Oct 12, 2022
Officer killed, suspect in custody after Greenville shooting
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - A Greenville police officer was killed during an officer-involved shooting on Tuesday, October 11. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI), the shooting h...
Oct 12, 2022
Family of missing Fayette man wants answers for his disappearance
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rasheem Carter, of Fayette, has been missing for more than a week. His family said he disappeared when he was contracted to work in Taylorsville, Mississippi. Rasheem'...
Oct 11, 2022
Waste Management expected to take over Jackson's garbage collection
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson City Council has agreed to pay Richard's Disposal $4.8 million for the work they have completed since April 1, 2022. The city council has also agreed to allow Waste...
Oct 11, 2022
Brett Favre on welfare scandal: ‘I have done nothing wrong’
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, who has become a central figure in Mississippi's ongoing welfare scandal, broke his months-long silence in a statement to Fox News on Tuesday. Favre has been a su...
Oct 11, 2022
Man claims he was stabbed by group of women, children in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Louisiana man claims he was attacked by a group of women and children in Natchez and stabbed multiple times. The Natchez Democrat reported the incident happened on Saturday a...
Oct 11, 2022
Endangered Child Alert canceled for 16-year-old Terry boy
UPDATE: The Endangered/Missing Child Alert issued for Jeremy Horton has been canceled. He has been located and is safe. TERRY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued an En...
Oct 11, 2022
Angela Lansbury, of 'Murder, She Wrote' and more, dies at 96
(NEXSTAR) - Angela Lansbury, the beloved actress who starred in "Murder, She Wrote" and various Broadway shows has died, her family confirmed in a statement to multiple outlets. She was 96. Lansbury's...
Oct 11, 2022