Category Archives: WJTV
Four Mississippi alligator hunters break state record with catch
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi state record for the longest alligator harvested has been broken! According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), four hunter...
Aug 27, 2023
National Summit Against Police Brutality and Injustice held in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West made several stops in Mississippi to launch is presidential campaign. West launches his opening ground campaign at Pilgrim Rest Mis...
Aug 27, 2023
Highest-paying jobs in Jackson that don't require a college degree
College isn't for everyone-despite what today's youth may hear from the adults in their lives.From the moment they arrive freshman year, today's high school students are inundated with messages about ...
Aug 27, 2023
Florida Dollar General shooting: 3 Black people killed by white man in hate crime
WASHINGTON (AP) - A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida store Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, ...
Aug 26, 2023
Mystery land buyers around California Air Force base revealed
(NewsNation) - New reports shed light on nearly $1 billion in land purchases by a mysterious company near a California Air Force base that raised national security concerns. Since 2018, a group called...
Aug 26, 2023
Bob Barker, longtime 'The Price Is Right' host, dies at 99
(KTLA) - Bob Barker, the longtime host of the gameshow "The Price is Right," has died at the age of 99. Barker's publicist Roger Neal confirmed his death to Nexstar on Saturday. Neal told Nexstar that...
Aug 26, 2023
Fifth man arrested for Natchez mass shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Another man has been arrested in connection to a mass shooting in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reported Carl Evans, 37, has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and g...
Aug 26, 2023
Teen charged in double homicide linked to Natchez murder
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police said they found evidence linking one of the teens charged in an "ambush-style" murder to another murder case. The Natchez Democrat reported Jamarion Perkins, 17,...
Aug 26, 2023
U.S. Marshals warn Mississippians about phone scam
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Marshals in the Southern District of Mississippi are warning neighbors about an imposter phone scam. They said con artists are calling the public and attempting to sca...
Aug 26, 2023
One killed, one injured in Biloxi shooting
UPDATE: BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Biloxi police said one person was killed during an early morning shooting. Police said the shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 26 in the 200 bloc...
Aug 26, 2023