Category Archives: WJTV

Mega Millions jackpot now eighth highest on record and growing
(WTAJ) - The Mega Millions jackpot has officially claimed a place as one of the top 10 highest jackpots in the game's history. With no tickets matching all five numbers and the Megaball in Friday nigh...
Olivia Bosar Feb 24, 2024

Two teenagers arrested for fatal Jackson shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested two teenagers in connection to a fatal shooting in early February. Detective Tommie Brown said 18-year-old Amari White and 17-year-old Jarvis Harolson w...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 24, 2024

2 Mississippi National Guard members killed in helicopter crash identified
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and the Mississippi National Guard held a news conference on Saturday regarding a fatal helicopter crash in the state. Two National Guard members...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 24, 2024

How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
Gasoline prices have flattened this week as a key refinery in the Midwest will reportedly come back online soon. The Whiting, Indiana, BP refinery had a power outage and closed for several weeks for m...
Stacker Feb 24, 2024

Endangered Child Alert issued for 9-year-old Jackson boy
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Missing/Endangered Child Alert has been issued for a nine-year-old Jackson boy. Jamiez Ramirez (Courtesy: MBI) Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said ...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 23, 2024

Mississippi cannabis dispensary businesses slowed by product holds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Cannabis dispensaries across Mississippi have felt the burn after several products were placed on hold, but they remain optimistic about the future. The dispensaries saw severa...
Tia McKenzie Feb 23, 2024

Mississippi Department of Transportation wants new funding formula
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new funding model may be on the horizon for the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Mississippi taxpayers already invest $6 billion into Mississippi's roads and ...
Richard Lake Feb 23, 2024

Two teenagers wanted for fatal Jackson shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for two teenagers in connection to a fatal shooting in early February. Detective Tommie Brown said arrests warrants have been issued for 18-year-ol...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 23, 2024

2 National Guard members die in northeast Mississippi helicopter crash
BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) - Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi, officials said. The aircraft went down in a wooded ...
The Associated Press Feb 23, 2024

Jackson fire spreads from home to abandoned apartment complex
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a fire that spread from a home to an abandoned apartment complex. A witness said the fire started at a home on Scott Street on Friday, Februar...
Kristopher White Feb 23, 2024
