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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lottery retailers in Mississippi will have three new scratch-off games just in time for the New Year! Starting Friday, December 29, the following games will be available: Players still have one more chance to get on the Lucky List in the $uper $anta promotion, which launched October 30, 2023. The final [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson are encouraging families to stay out of the pediatric emergency department during the holidays. Dr. Fernando Gomez, chief of pediatric emergency medicine at UMMC, said the emergency department at Children’s of Mississippi sees some ailments more than others this season. [...]

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - Flowood drivers could see delays on Old Fannin Road on Wednesday, December 20 due to a crash. Flowood police said a dump truck collided with power lines on Old Fannin Road. They said Old Fannin Road will be closed northbound from Flowood Drive to McLaurin Drive and southbound from McLaurin Drive [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Civil rights attorney Ben Crump was joined by the families of Dexter Wade, Marrio Moore and Jonathan Hankins during a news conference on Wednesday, December 20. Crump said Wade, Moore and Hankins were buried in the Hinds County pauper's cemetery in unmarked graves. Their families said they were not notified of their [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) named Dr. Lance Evans, the superintendent of the New Albany School District, as the next state superintendent of education. The SBE selected Evans after conducting a national search. He will assume the position on July 1, 2024, succeeding Dr. Ray Morgigno, who was appointed to serve [...]

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Traveling by car this holiday season? Google Maps has tips to help drivers hit the road or avoid it based on data from previous holiday seasons. AAA is projecting that more than 115 million people will travel 50 miles or more in the 10-day holiday period that ends the year. According [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The date of the 2024 Mississippi Book Festival has moved. The annual event will take place on Saturday, September 14 at the State Capitol Complex in Jackson. Organizers said they're moving to the fall date to improve the visitor experience and to work better for publishers, authors, as well as school, college, [...]

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Chipotle Mexican Grill will open its first Pearl location on Thursday, December 21! The restaurant will feature the brand's signature Chipotlane, a drive-thru pickup lane that allows guests to conveniently pick up digital orders without leaving their cars. The new Chipotle is located at 5718 Highway 80 East in Pearl. Hours of operation [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former employee of the City of Jackson was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in grant money intended for artistic projects in the city. On Tuesday, Keyshia Sanders was also ordered by a federal judge to pay $54,379.70 in [...]

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Starkville police arrested a 28-year-old Columbus man in connection to a kidnapping case. Investigators said Ontario Nicholson was charged with kidnapping and simple domestic violence in connection to an incident that occurred on Saturday, December 16. Nicholson has been accused of assaulting his former girlfriend at a home on Cox Loop [...]