Category Archives: WJTV
Power outage planned in downtown Jackson for Entergy repairs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Entergy Mississippi officials announced crews will make emergency repairs to damaged underground circuits, which will require a temporary service disruption in some areas of do...
Jul 24, 2025
FBI operation targets gangs, violent crime in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Federal and local law enforcement agencies at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Jackson Field Office announced multiple arrests as part of a nationwide crackdown on vio...
Jul 24, 2025
Free ticket turns into $701K Mississippi Match 5 win
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lottery players won big with the Mississippi Match 5 and the Powerball with the Power Play option! Officials with the Mississippi Lottery said a Powerball ticket purchased in D...
Jul 24, 2025
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies after suffering cardiac arrest: police
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died at age 71, according to multiple reports. TMZ was first to report on Hogan's death Thursday morning, saying emergency medical crews were seen...
Jul 24, 2025
Man arrested in Lincoln County homicide case
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Lincoln County deputies arrested a man in connection to a homicide. The Daily Leader reported Jerrell Andrew Thomas, 38, was picked up by deputies from Jackson on July 2...
Jul 24, 2025
Three MDOC officers arrested for smuggling contraband
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced three correctional officers were arrested this week for alleged attempts to smuggle contraband f...
Jul 24, 2025
Man sentenced for fatal shooting at Hinds County horse barn
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County man was found guilty in connection to the shooting death of another man in Terry. According to the Hinds County District Attorney's Office, Michael Harvey, ...
Jul 24, 2025
Woman arrested in connection to Copiah County homicide case
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies, in coordination with the Copiah County Sheriff's Office, arrested a woman in connection to a homicide investigation. Adams County Sheriff Travis Pat...
Jul 24, 2025
Man wanted in Los Angeles hit-and-run case arrested in Mississippi
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Police announced a man who was wanted in Los Angeles has been arrested in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Officers said they executed an arrest warrant from the Los Angeles Polic...
Jul 23, 2025
Trade group asks Supreme Court to limit Mississippi’s social media law
An internet trade group asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block Mississippi from enforcing its age-verification law against nine major social media platforms. NetChoice asked the justices ...
Jul 23, 2025