Category Archives: wjtv
Endangered Child Alert canceled for 16-year-old Terry boy
UPDATE: The Endangered/Missing Child Alert issued for Jeremy Horton has been canceled. He has been located and is safe. TERRY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued an En...
Oct 11, 2022
What to expect at Mississippi State Fair on Oct. 10
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be more events for people to take part in during the 163rd Mississippi State Fair on Monday, October 10. All of the events take place on the Mississippi State Fairgr...
Oct 10, 2022
Attempted murder suspect, woman arrested in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested an attempted murder suspect and a woman on drug charges on October 5. Deputies said they received information that Demarques Washington was on...
Oct 06, 2022
Former director of Tunica County Airport arrested for embezzlement
TUNICA, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, State Auditor Shad White announced the former director of the Tunica County Airport was indicted for embezzlement. Eric Konupka was arrested by special agents from ...
Oct 06, 2022
Three men arrested on separate drug charged in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police arrested three suspects in separate drug cases this week. On October 3, an officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of 5th Street and 16th Avenue. Du...
Oct 05, 2022
Cruisin' the Coast lottery player wins $10,000
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - With Cruisin' the Coast in full swing on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, one lucky lottery player claimed one of the top $10,000 prizes on the $2 Cruisin' the Coast scratch-o...
Oct 05, 2022
Mississippi PSC votes to amend former net metering rules
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) in a bipartisan vote approved amendments to the former Net Metering and Interconnection Rules, now referred to as th...
Oct 04, 2022
Jackson Cannabis Trade Show taking place this weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lucky Leaf Expo will host a trade show on October 7 and 8 at the Jackson Convention Complex. Medical marijuana dispensaries are expected to open across the state before the yea...
Oct 04, 2022
Winners selected for Powerball's First Millionaire of the Year promo
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One Mississippi Lottery Insider was selected in Monday's final drawing to win an expenses-paid trip to New York City and a chance to become Powerball's First Millionaire of the...
Oct 03, 2022
Brandon truck driver involved in fatal Alabama crash
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WJTV) - A 18-wheeler driver from Brandon, Mississippi, was involved in a fatal crash in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The crash happened on Interstate 59 near the 68 mile marker just a...
Sep 27, 2022