Category Archives: WJTV
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
The national average price for regular gasoline is $4.52 per gallon-down 15 cents in the last week, according to AAA data from Monday, July 18. This consistent decline is driven by lower global oil de...
Jul 19, 2022
Mega Millions jackpot reaches estimated $555M
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The excitement for the Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow nationwide! The jackpot reached an estimated $555 million ahead of Tuesday night's drawing, with an estimated cas...
Jul 19, 2022
Mississippi SNAP households eligible for Affordable Connectivity Program
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), students and families in the state can benefit from a new program that aims to bridge the digital divide. MDHS...
Jul 19, 2022
Lawsuit filed against Rankin County Sheriff's Office for withholding public records
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, a journalist with Insider, Inc., and counsel from the Mississippi Center for Justice sued the Rankin County Sheriff's Department (RCSD). The lawsuit, which wa...
Jul 19, 2022
'Good Samaritan' praised for actions in Indiana mall shooting
GREENWOOD, Ind. (WXIN) -- Police say the actions of an Indiana man saved lives after a shooter opened fire in the Greenwood Park Mall on Sunday evening. Around 6 p.m. Sunday, a lone suspect entered th...
Jul 19, 2022
Sesame Place responds to claim that costumed character ignored Black children
LANGHORNE, Pa. (WHTM) - Sesame Place has responded to claims that a performer at the popular Pennsylvania theme park intentionally ignored her two Black girls during a parade. The mother of the two ch...
Jul 19, 2022
Crash blocks lanes on I-55 at Fortification Street in Jackson
UPDATE: The crash site has been cleared. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities responded to a crash on I-55 at the Fortification Street exit in Jackson. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDO...
Jul 19, 2022
Rep. Bennie Thompson tests positive for COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, July 19, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced he tested positive for COVID-19. Mississippi doctors encourage patients to keep guard up on COVID-19 I tested posi...
Jul 19, 2022
Silver alert canceled for Tallahatchie County woman
UPDATE: The Silver Alert issued for Breanna Massey has been canceled. She has been located and is safe. TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has issued a S...
Jul 19, 2022
Emmett Till's house, Black sites to get landmarks funds
CHICAGO (AP) - Emmett Till left his mother's house on Chicago's South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling ...
Jul 19, 2022