Category Archives: WJTV

Former priest-in-training pleads guilty to child sex crime
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A former priest-in-training pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material on Monday, the DeSoto County District Attorney's Office says. Johnathan Tu Nguye...
Vivian Nguyen Jun 02, 2026

Mississippi lawmaker proposes act to punish school employees accused of sexual misconduct
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Mississippi state senator is proposing a package of bills outlining punishment for school employees arrested for sexual misconduct, including chemical castration. State Sen. Michael...
David Royer Jun 02, 2026

Driver charged after Brookhaven pedestrian killed
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police announced a man was arrested for killing a pedestrian. The Daily Leader reported the incident occurred on North Jackson Street around 4:00 p.m. on June...
Sethanie Smith Jun 02, 2026

Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy on EA Sports CFB 27 cover
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - EA Sports revealed the covers of EA Sports College Football 27, and one includes an Ole Miss football player. Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney a...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 02, 2026

Groundbreaking ceremony held for The Summit at Brandon
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Brandon held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for The Summit at Brandon. The Summit will be located on Orleans Way. City leaders said the project will represent...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 02, 2026

Man accused of killing woman near Purvis clinic
PURVIS, Miss. (WHLT) - Purvis police announced a man was arrested in connection to the shooting death of a woman near a clinic. The shooting occurred near the Hattiesburg Clinic Family Clinic on Weems...
Sethanie Smith Jun 02, 2026

Mississippi Match 5 player wins $62,000 jackpot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Another Mississippi Lottery player is celebrating a Mississippi Match 5 jackpot win! According to the Mississippi Lottery, a ticket purchased at Clark Oil Company 10 in Moss Po...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 02, 2026

'Large-scale' cockfighting ring busted in Mississippi
HOUSTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Chickasaw County deputies, in coordination with multiple federal, state and local law enforcement, recently conducted a major operation to dismantle a "large-scale" illegal coc...
Kaitlin Howell Jun 02, 2026

23 raccoons invade Olive Branch house
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. -- A Memphis wildlife removal company set a new record last month, removing nearly two dozen raccoons that invaded one Olive Branch house. Joyce McCrory said in February she began ...
Melissa Moon Jun 02, 2026

Clinton community mourns loss of graduate killed in crash
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Clinton community is mourning the loss of 17-year-old Ashlee Sumrall, the recent Clinton High School graduate who died during a car crash in Jackson this weekend. Those who...
Mercy Rain Jun 01, 2026
