Category Archives: WJTV
Missing man found deceased in Mississippi River
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies announced a man, who was reported missing in Covington County, was found deceased after a multi-day search effort. Investigators said Cornelius Elija...
Mar 18, 2026
Belhaven University restores systems following cybersecurity incident
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Belhaven University announced systems have been restored following a cybersecurity incident. According to the university, access was temporarily suspended to portions of its in...
Mar 18, 2026
Defense rests in Ted DiBiase Jr. trial
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The defense rested its case in the Ted DiBiase Jr. welfare fraud trial on March 18, 2026. This comes one day after the prosecution rested its case. The defense said DiBiase wou...
Mar 18, 2026
Man arrested for fatal shooting on Holmes County highway
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) announced a 22-year-old man was arrested in connection to a fatal Holmes County shooting. The shooting occurred on Hig...
Mar 18, 2026
Mississippi player wins $1M on Millionaire Maker game
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) announced the first $1 million prize on the $30 Millionaire Maker scratch-off. The ticket was claimed by a player from Pearl. Milliona...
Mar 18, 2026
Holmes County sees recent spike in violent crimes
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Holmes County has seen a recent spike in violent crime, leaving many residents uneasy and some fearing for their safety. There have been three recent shootings in the cou...
Mar 18, 2026
'Give me those keys': Mississippi man gets nine years for armed carjacking
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Mississippi man was sentenced Monday to prison after pointing a firearm at a woman and carjacking her, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of Tennessee....
Mar 18, 2026
Mississippi man stuck waist-deep in mud for hours at ATV event
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man from Mississippi attending a four-wheeler event near Waterford on Saturday found himself waist-deep in mud while trying to free a stuck ATV. Jaron Wynn said around 7,000 attend...
Mar 18, 2026
One dead after shooting at Holly Springs lounge
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. -- The Holly Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting after a man was fatally shot at a lounge on Sunday. Police confirmed they are investigating the shooting death o...
Mar 18, 2026
Both sides in Iran war attack energy facilities as oil prices surge
Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran's leaders on Wednesday, killing the country's intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field was struck in a sign of the war's mounting ...
Mar 18, 2026