Category Archives: WJTV
Ole Miss announces contract extension for football head coach Lane Kiffin
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the University of Mississippi announced the college has agreed on a new contract for head football coach Lane Kiffin. During his second season with the Rebels,...
Dec 04, 2021
Jackson State wins 2021 SWAC Championship
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson State football team won the 2021 SWAC Championship game on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Jackson State SWAC champs! @CoachTaylor010 and @CoachHartJSU fired up. @WJTV ...
Dec 04, 2021
Man shot, killed at Texaco on State Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police responded to a deadly shooting that happened on State Street Saturday afternoon. According to witnesses, the man was shot inside a vehicle outside the Texaco gas...
Dec 04, 2021
Franklin County man sentenced for sexual battery
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Franklin County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for the sexual battery of a 13-year-old. Oxford police charge mother with manslaughter after daughter die...
Dec 04, 2021
More omicron detected as hospitals strain under virus surge
New York announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus Saturday, bringing the number of state cases linked to the new variant to eight. "The omicron variant is here, and as anti...
Dec 04, 2021
Mississippi to receive nearly $75M in infrastructure funding
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi will receive nearly $75 million in water infrastructure funding as part of the recent bipartisan infrastructure bill, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials a...
Dec 04, 2021
Plumber at Joel Osteen's church finds stash of cash, checks in wall; police say it may be linked to 2014 theft
(NEXSTAR) - A plumber in Houston claims to have found "about 500" envelopes full of cash and checks inside a wall at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church. Investigators believe the find may have something to...
Dec 04, 2021
Mother who gave birth while positive with COVID-19 couldn't see her baby for 10 days
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) - These days Sarah and Matthew Heyl are eagerly watching their almost 4-month-old Naomi thrive, waiting on her first real smile. About 15 1/2 weeks ago, there was littl...
Dec 04, 2021
BP oil spill fund: $103M to projects in 3 Gulf states
GULF, U.S., (AP) - Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi are receiving more than $103 million in BP oil spill settlement money for new and continued coastal projects. The National Fish and Wildlife Founda...
Dec 04, 2021
Moderna or Pfizer? Head-to-head study finds one is slightly more effective, Harvard researchers say
(NEXSTAR) - A head-to-head study of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines has determined the former to be slightly more effective against COVID-19, at least as far as the alpha and delta variants are concer...
Dec 04, 2021