Category Archives: WJTV
Father refusing to return late daughter's engagement ring
AUBURN, Ala. (NewsNation) - An Alabama man, in a legal battle over littering because he left flowers on his fiance's grave, says he also can't get his engagement ring back. Winston "Winchester" Hagans...
Jun 14, 2022
Bear injures mom, 3-year-old girl at Great Smoky Mountains campground
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) - A bear hungry for food tore open a tent over the weekend at a popular campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, causing superficial wounds to a woman and a 3-year-o...
Jun 13, 2022
Juvenile hit by car in Biloxi, woman turns herself in
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman turned herself in to the Biloxi Police Department in connection to a hit and run that left a juvenile boy injured on Monday, June 13. Biloxi police said they responded t...
Jun 13, 2022
Sen. Roger Wicker tests positive for COVID-19 for a third time
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has tested positive for COVID-19 for a third time. Phillip Waller, Sen. Wicker's Communications Director, released a statement on Monday, June ...
Jun 13, 2022
Ole Miss baseball fans react to team heading to Omaha
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - The Ole Miss baseball team is headed to Omaha for the College World Series. Ole Miss beat Southern Miss in the second Super Regional game in Hattiesburg 5-0 on Sunday, June 12. ...
Jun 13, 2022
Saharan dust cloud reaches southern U.S.: Here's what it means
(NEXSTAR) - A massive cloud of Sahara Desert dust particles is affecting air quality in the Gulf of Mexico and southern U.S. Monday after traveling thousands of miles over the Atlantic Ocean from Afri...
Jun 13, 2022
Trial garden to be showcased in Crystal Springs
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State (MSU) Extension Service will host a half-day horticulture event for gardeners in Crystal Springs on Tuesday, June 21. The First Day of Summer Fiel...
Jun 13, 2022
Vicksburg man arrested for receiving a stolen car
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A Vicksburg man was arrested in connection to a car theft. The incident happened on Friday, June 10 before 2:30 p.m. on Cherry Street. The victim told police a silver 2008 Su...
Jun 13, 2022
Horn Lake couple wins $100K Powerball prize
HORN LAKE, Miss. (WJTV) - A Horn Lake couple won a $100,000 prize from the Saturday, June 11 Powerball drawing. The couple purchased the winning ticket from Mikes Food and Gas 1 at 7011 Goodman Road W...
Jun 13, 2022
Services announced for Meridian Police Officer Kennis Croom
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WJTV) - Services have been announced for Kennis Croom, a Meridian police officer who was killed in the line of duty on June 9, 2022. The first service will be held in Meridian. The re...
Jun 13, 2022