Category Archives: WJTV

Silver Alert issued for 60-year-old Wesson man
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 60-year-old Benny Ray Thedford, of Wesson. Thedford is described as five feet eleven inches tall, ...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 22, 2022

Ole Miss falls to Arkansas in College World Series matchup
OMAHA (WJTV) - Ole Miss will face Arkansas again on Thursday, June 23 in the College World Series (CWS). The Rebels fell to the Razorbacks 3-2 on Wednesday, June 22. Arkansas previously lost to t...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 22, 2022

House built on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' now for sale
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WDAF) - The last two years we've seen the housing market boom with frenetic home buying where many sell above list price, and some prospective buyers seek fixer-uppers for their fir...
Brian Dulle Jun 22, 2022

US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmed
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnoses for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected...
ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press Jun 22, 2022

Fondren neighbors say thieves are stealing trees
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Neighbors in Jackson said criminals are getting creative by taking items that are not normally sought after. Emily Tarver, who lives in the Fondren neighborhood, said her Japan...
Jaylan Wright Jun 22, 2022

Bond set for Vicksburg woman charged with embezzlement
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Vicksburg woman appeared in court on Monday, June 20 on charges of embezzlement and false reporting of a crime. 15-year-old wanted for armed robbery in Vicksburg Police sai...
Biancca Ball Jun 22, 2022

15-year-old wanted for armed robbery in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Vicksburg teen is wanted in connection to an armed robbery. Man convicted in death of off-duty Mississippi trooper Police said Demetrius Cormier, 15, robbed a person on Apr...
Biancca Ball Jun 22, 2022

SCOTUS okays use of public money for religious education
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving funding for private religious schools could have massive repercussions for the education system. The court deemed a Maine law unc...
Richard Lake Jun 22, 2022

Sooners off to College World Series finals after beating A&M
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Oklahoma's baseball players came to the College World Series calling themselves "a bunch of Davids," a nod to their embrace of the underdog identity they adopted after an underwhelm...
ERIC OLSON, Associated Press Jun 22, 2022

Man convicted in death of off-duty Mississippi trooper
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man accused of killing off-duty state trooper Lieutenant Troy Morris was convicted in the case. Damion Whittley was sentenced to 40 years in the custody of the Missis...
Biancca Ball Jun 22, 2022
