Category Archives: WJTV

Big Game Bound: Game day special breaks down QB matchup, Chiefs-Eagles from New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- Super Bowl Sunday has arrived--and we've reached the final destination for this season's "Big Game Bound!" Chris Hagan had updates from outside the Caesars Superdome, site of Super Bowl...
Phil Nardiello - Senior Sports Producer Feb 09, 2025

Family wants justice after Jimmie 'Jay' Lee's remains found
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The father of Jimmie "Jay" Lee took to Facebook to thank friends and supporters for their prayers and says his family finally has some closure now that his body has been recovered. H...
Melissa Moon Feb 08, 2025

More details on man, woman found dead in Mississippi home
SENATOBIA, Miss. - It's been a day since a man and woman were found dead inside a home in Senatobia, Mississippi, and now, we're learning more about the couple that lived there. The Tate County Corone...
Raven Copeland Feb 08, 2025

2 million donut products recalled nationwide over listeria risk: FDA
TOPEKA (KSNT) - More than 2 million cases of baked goods distributed throughout the nation are being recalled this year due to the possible presence of listeria monocytogenes. The Food and Drug Admini...
Matthew Self Feb 08, 2025

Mississippi man charged in California vehicular manslaughter case
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi man was arrested in connection to a vehicular manslaughter case in California. Bond denied for man charged in Mississippi triple homicide Investigators said ...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 07, 2025

Bond denied for man charged in Mississippi triple homicide
GREENE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been denied for a man charged with accessory after the fact to a New Year's Day triple homicide in State Line. Drexler Johnson appeared before a Greene County ju...
Brandon Raines Feb 07, 2025

2025 Dixie National Rodeo underway in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 60th annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo is underway at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson. The Dixie National Parade&nbs...
Cameron Smith Feb 07, 2025

MDEQ provides update on Hotel O demolition delay
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) said they're "providing clarification" on the status of the City of Jackson's Hotel O demolition proje...
Kristopher White Feb 07, 2025

When is Mississippi’s 2025 Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week?
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) declared February 9-15, 2025, Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week. In 2024, 85 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi, including 22 in the sprin...
Malaysia McCoy Feb 07, 2025

Woman dies after being shot in head at Ridgeland apartment complex
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman died after she was shot in the head at a Ridgeland apartment complex, police said. The shooting occurred at Pinebrook Apartments on Pine Knoll Drive just before 2:00 ...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 07, 2025
