Category Archives: WJTV
Sports Zone Saturday: Week 11 of Mississippi college football
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Sports Zone 12 team has special coverage of this week's college football games. The Sports Zone Saturday show will air from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on November 8 on WJTV 1...
Nov 08, 2025
SNAP court rulings add to shutdown's food assistance chaos
In the week since federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits nearly expired, the Trump administration has successfully pushed back on orders from federal courts t...
Nov 08, 2025
Man wanted in Nebraska dies during standoff in Mississippi
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A suspect, who was wanted in Nebraska, died after a standoff in Rankin County, Mississippi. Rankin County deputies received a request for assistance from the U.S. Marshal...
Nov 07, 2025
Ketanji Brown Jackson halts order requiring full SNAP payments, for now
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) November payments by Friday.&nbs...
Nov 07, 2025
USDA tells states SNAP will be fully funded during appeal
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday told states in a memo that full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would be provided in November after a federal jud...
Nov 07, 2025
Four charged in connection with JSU student's 2023 death
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) arrested four suspects in connection to the shooting death of Jaylen Burns, which occurred at Jackson State University...
Nov 07, 2025
Amtrak-vs.-car collision: Victim identified, new details released
Video above: 'News 5 Now' - Top Stories from Nov. 7, 2025 Editor's Note: News 5 has revised this article to correct the spelling of the victim's name and age. Police provided the name and age, and the...
Nov 07, 2025
Lucedale man sentenced on multiple sexual battery charges
Video above: 'News 5 Now' - Top Stories from Nov. 6, 2025 GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) - A Lucedale man has been sentenced for multiple counts of sexual battery, according to a George County Sheriff's ...
Nov 07, 2025
Mississippi sheriff pleads not guilty in federal drug conspiracy case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi sheriff, who was arrested in connection to a federal drug conspiracy sting, pled not guilty to the charges against him. According to court documents, Humphreys Co...
Nov 07, 2025
DeSoto school board votes to replace president
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The DeSoto County School board voted Thursday to name Jerald Wheeler as school board president, replacing embattled member Michele Henley. Henley, who still is listed as the board pre...
Nov 07, 2025