Category Archives: WJTV
Combined jackpots top $550M
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The combined jackpots for Powerball Mega Millions and Mississippi Match 5 are more than $550 million. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, June 17 is about $273 million. The P...
Jun 17, 2022
Jackson prepares for 2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Organizers with the City of Jackson's Parks & Recreation Department are preparing for the city's second annual Juneteenth festival on Friday, June 17. The festival will be ...
Jun 17, 2022
Teen stepson accused of killing Delta State professor
BOLIVAR COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A teenager is accused of killing his stepmother, a Delta State University music professor, on Tuesday, June 14. Man found guilty of trying to kill Lauderdale County judg...
Jun 17, 2022
Man found guilty of trying to kill Lauderdale County judge
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was found guilty of the attempted capital murder of Chancery Court Judge Charles Smith in 2020. In this undated photo, Lauderdale County Chancery Court Judge Cha...
Jun 17, 2022
Sports Zone Special: Ole Miss in College World Series
OMAHA (WJTV) - WJTV 12 News was live in Omaha and in Oxford on Friday, June 17 for a special Sports Zone 12 "Ole Miss: Road to Omaha" special. How to watch Ole Miss in College World Series The Ole Mis...
Jun 17, 2022
Silver Alert issued for 55-year-old Booneville man
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 55-year-old Larry H. Oikion, of Booneville. He is described as six-feet two inches tall, weighs 248 p...
Jun 17, 2022
PHOTOS: WJTV takes part in 2022 Founder’s Day of Caring
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc, the parent company of WJTV 12 News, will be observing the 26th anniversary of its founding on Friday, June 17. Each year as part of their daily servic...
Jun 17, 2022
MSDH reports more than 1,100 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 1,156 new cas...
Jun 17, 2022
How marriage rates have changed in Mississippi
Marriage rates in the U.S. have been on the decline for several decades. Giggster looked at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention marriage rate data in Mississippi, you can read the national stor...
Jun 17, 2022
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Mississippi
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Mississippi using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from May ...
Jun 17, 2022