Category Archives: WJTV
U.S. Postal Service employee killed in Jackson crash
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police announced they arrested a 20-year-old Flowood man after a chase into Jackson on Thursday, July 20. According to Greg Flynn, the public information director...
Jul 21, 2022
Mississippi's Chapel Hart gets AGT's Golden Buzzer
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (WHLT) - Mississippi group, Chapel Hart, got the Golden Buzzer during their audition on America's Got Talent. Danica and Devynn Hart, along with their cousin Trea Swindle, make up t...
Jul 21, 2022
Mississippi chef to battle in Great American Seafood Cook-Off
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) - Louisiana officials announced Chef Cooper Miller, of the Forklift Restaurant in Tupelo, Mississippi, will face-off against 13 other chefs from around the country in the 18th Ann...
Jul 21, 2022
Incoming health officer backs postpartum Medicaid expansion
JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Mississippi's incoming state health officer has stated his support for expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage. The policy, which some Republican lawmakers oppose, would give ...
Jul 21, 2022
MSDH reports 2,001 new COVID-19 cases
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi has been increasing over the last few weeks. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported there were 2,0...
Jul 21, 2022
Jan. 6 hearing focuses on Trump during the insurrection
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) - The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to focus on what former President Donald Trump was doing in the White House as the riot unfolded ...
Jul 21, 2022
Mega Millions jackpot soars to $660M
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mega Millions jackpot for the Friday, July 22 has grown to an estimated $660 million with an estimated cash value $376.9 million. If the jackpot is hit at $660 million, it ...
Jul 21, 2022
Woman run off road, robbed after big casino win
DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) -- Police in Iowa arrested one of the men they say was responsible for a terrifying robbery of a woman who had just won a significant amount of money at Prairie Meadows Casino. ...
Jul 21, 2022
Leflore County woman arrested for child care fraud
LEFLORE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Leflore County woman was arrested for child care fraud after an investigation by the Investigations Division of the Mississippi Department of Human Service (MDHS). Acc...
Jul 21, 2022
Man dies after hitting tree on Natchez Trace Parkway
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A man died after his car crashed into a tree in Natchez on Thursday, July 21. The Natchez Democrat reported Garrett Keating, 27, was driving on the Natchez Trace Parkway when h...
Jul 21, 2022