Category Archives: WJTV

Madison educator named 2023 Broadcast Teacher of the Year
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A St. Joseph Catholic School teacher received the surprise and honor of a lifetime for his hard work. Terry Cassreino was named the National Broadcast Adviser of the Yea...
Thao Ta Sep 25, 2023

Mail-in absentee ballots available for Mississippi's general election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In-person and mail-in absentee ballots are now available at Mississippi county circuit clerk's offices for the November general election, which will be held on November 7, 2023...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 25, 2023

Monday night's $785M Powerball jackpot is 9th largest lottery prize. Odds of winning are miserable
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The ninth-largest lottery jackpot will be on the line Monday night when numbers are drawn for a $785 million Powerball prize. The payout has grown so large because it has been ...
AP Sep 25, 2023

Endangered Child Alert issued for two Vicksburg children
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for two Vicksburg children. Authorities are searching for 3-year-old Tamerikaya Raw...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 24, 2023

Stokes calls for Medgar Evers Library to reopen
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Medgar Evers Library in Jackson has been closed for months. Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, said the library needs to be reopened and the air conditioning n...
Morgan Gill Sep 24, 2023

Crews work to contain Copiah County wildfire
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County officials are working to ensure damage from a weekend wildfire does not spread. According to Copiah County Sheriff Byron Swilley, law enforcement officers a...
Marie Mennefield Sep 24, 2023

1 killed, 1 injured in shooting outside Jackson bowling alley
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after one person was killed and another was hurt during a shooting outside a bowling alley. The incident happened around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, S...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 24, 2023

One critically injured in Jones County crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - One person was critically injured after a crash involving a black sedan and a side-by-side in Jones County. The crash happened on Highway 588 at Oak Bowery Road just befor...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 24, 2023

One wanted for Warren County Dollar General robbery
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County deputies are working to find the suspect who robbed a Dollar General store. 2nd man arrested after body found in Richland Creek Deputies said the armed robb...
Kaitlin Howell Sep 24, 2023

Powerball jackpot now 4th-largest: When is your next chance to win?
(NEXSTAR) - Of the millions of Powerball tickets sold, none were able to match the winning numbers drawn Saturday, catapulting the jackpot to one of the largest ever in the game's history. The winning...
Addy Bink Sep 24, 2023
