Category Archives: WJTV
Combined jackpots of Powerball, Mega Millions & Mississippi Match 5 near $1 billion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The combined jackpots of the Powerball, Mega Millions and Mississippi Match 5 are nearing $1 billion. Saturday's Powerball jackpot is estimated at $457 million, while Friday ni...
Sep 16, 2021
Cheryl Matory announces candidacy for Hinds County sheriff
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Another candidate has entered the race to become the next sheriff of Hinds County. Cheryl Matory began her law enforcement career in 1994. She was the first woman to hold ...
Sep 16, 2021
'Don't open the door': Florida family catches men on video posing as utility crew
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) -- A Florida family says when two men knocked on their door claiming they were with a local utility company, something seemed off. Home surveillance video showed the men, w...
Sep 16, 2021
Byram man arrested on multiple charges in Flowood
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood police arrested a Byram man for multiple charges on Wednesday, September 15. Man injured in shooting on Cedar Lane in Jackson According to police, Troy Autin was charge...
Sep 16, 2021
Man injured in shooting on Cedar Lane in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting. The shooting happened early Thursday morning in the 100 block of Cedar Lane. Hinds Co. election commissi...
Sep 16, 2021
Kentucky 'Dreamers' expelled to Mexico after meeting relatives at border crossing
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - It's been more than a week since Lesly Diaz last got to touch her children, feel their breath, tuck them into bed. The worst part is she doesn't know when she'll get t...
Sep 16, 2021
"Tiger King" star Carole Baskin speaks about escaped exotic cats in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Big cat rights activist and star of the Netflix documentary "Tiger King" took to Facebook Monday asking people to report the owner of a local exotic pet store to the United States D...
Sep 16, 2021
2,594 new coronavirus cases, 65 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 2,594 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 65 additional deaths. This brings the st...
Sep 16, 2021
Proposal to close 'tax gap' could give IRS more information about your bank account
(NEXSTAR) - A proposed tax reform from the Biden administration would require financial institutions to send the Internal Revenue Service more information about many Americans' bank accounts - prompti...
Sep 16, 2021
Hinds Co. election commissioner says her life was threatened by fellow board member; files charges
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, September 14, simple assault charges were filed against Hinds County District 2 Election Commissioner Toni Joni by Yvonne Horton, who is the District 4 Election Com...
Sep 15, 2021