Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi Match 5 player wins $87,500 jackpot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi Match 5 player hit the recent jackpot worth $87,587.05. According to Mississippi Lottery officials, the player matched all five numbers. The winning ticket was pu...
Aug 07, 2024
Bond reduced for man charged in Rankin County homicide
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been reduced for one of the suspects charged in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Rankin County. On Tuesday, August 6, bond for Ryan Duette was reduced ...
Aug 06, 2024
Vote on new Jackson redistricting map fails
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An effort to adopt a new ward map for the City of Jackson failed on Tuesday. A special City Council meeting was called to try and end this year's redistricting fight. A motion ...
Aug 06, 2024
Man's body recovered near boat ramp in Barnett Reservoir
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The body of a 78-year-old man was recovered from the Barnett Reservoir in Scott County. According to Scott County Coroner Hunter Wolfe, the body of William Lee Purvis was ...
Aug 06, 2024
Man denied bond in Warren County shooting that killed 1, injured 3
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been arrested in connection to a shooting that killed one person and injured three others in Warren County. The suspect, 18-year-old Tavon Cain, made his i...
Aug 06, 2024
I-55 exit ramp to close in Madison County
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be a temporary exit ramp closure on Interstate 55 in Madison County. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the I-55 southbound exi...
Aug 06, 2024
Former Vicksburg National Military Park employee pleads guilty to stealing admission fees
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Vicksburg woman pled guilty to stealing park admission fees while she was employed as a Supervisory Fee Management Specialist at the Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP). ...
Aug 06, 2024
Widespread flooding in Florida from Tropical Storm Debby | Tracking the Tropics
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- As Tropical Storm Debby slams the southeast with tropical downpours, our Tracking the Tropics team takes a look at flooding in the Tampa Bay area. Up to two feet of rain is expec...
Aug 06, 2024
Justice hearings waived for Mississippi teen accused of killing mother
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Rankin County teenager who allegedly killed her mother and injured her step-father during a shooting in Rankin County appeared in court on Tuesday, August 6...
Aug 06, 2024
Mississippi high school baseball player dies in crash
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - Students, family, and the community are mourning the loss of a DeSoto Central High School baseball player over the weekend. The 16-year-old student-athlete, Tucker Rudd, was kill...
Aug 06, 2024