Category Archives: WJTV
‘Whipping child’: Nancy New asked highest officials for help before arrests in welfare scandal
In the days and weeks leading up to their arrests in early 2020, Nancy New and her son Zach New sought help from Mississippi's highest officials to stop what they described as their persecution. Priva...
Jun 22, 2022
MSDH reports more than 1,300 COVID-19 cases
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi have been spiking in recent weeks. On Friday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 1,319 new cas...
Jun 22, 2022
1 dead, 1 in critical condition after Gulfport shooting
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a shooting in Gulfport. Meridian man sentenced for 2019 shooting death of uncle The Sun Herald reported the shooting h...
Jun 22, 2022
Mississippi Match 5 player wins $542,000
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WJTV) - A lottery player won the Tuesday, June 21 Mississippi Match 5 jackpot that was worth $542,000. Mississippi Lottery makes May 2022 transfer to state The player purchased the wi...
Jun 22, 2022
Jackson man arrested for robbing Pearl Wendy's restaurant
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police arrested a Jackson man in connection to an armed robbery at a Wendy's restaurant. Investigators said the robbery happened just before 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22...
Jun 22, 2022
Tracking the Tropics: Will tropics get active as Saharan dust dissipates?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The Saharan dust plume that has been helping to keep the tropics quiet is dissipating - so what could that mean for the next few weeks of hurricane season? We typically see Sahar...
Jun 22, 2022
Pike County deputies seize ecstasy, THC edibles during traffic stop
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man during a traffic stop after finding more than 700 grams of drugs. On June 21, deputies said they stopped Michael Searcy on Interstate 55...
Jun 22, 2022
Ole Miss to face Arkansas again in College World Series
OMAHA (WJTV) - The Ole Miss baseball team will face Arkansas again in the College World Series (CWS) in Omaha, Nebraska. The Razorbacks defeated Auburn 11-1 during an elimination game on Tuesday, June...
Jun 22, 2022
Meridian man sentenced for 2019 shooting death of uncle
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WJTV) - The Meridian man accused of killing his uncle in 2019 pled guilty to the crime on Tuesday, June 21. The Meridian Star reported Christopher Denson, 44, was sentenced to 50 year...
Jun 22, 2022
Brandon police search for missing 51-year-old man
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police are searching for a man who was last seen on June 15, 2022. Investigators said 51-year-old Christopher Melvin, also known as Wiz, was last seen on Appleridge Roa...
Jun 22, 2022