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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 died on Friday, February 23 after their aircraft went down in a wooded area near Baldwyn in Prentiss County. The helicopter was AH-64 Apache […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Calls for addressing Mississippi’s healthcare coverage gap filled the State Capitol Thursday afternoon. Care4MS urged lawmakers to pass legislation that would close the gap and offer healthcare for more than 200,000 Mississippians. Mississippians who fall into the coverage gap are those who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but not […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A group of Mississippi tax return preparers were sentenced to prison for charges related to a conspiracy to prepare and file false tax returns for clients in Jackson. Adam Earnest was sentenced to 100 months in prison, James Klish was sentenced to 50 months in prison and John Wells was sentenced […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Spanish officials on Friday raised the death toll to 10 in the apartment block fire in the eastern city of Valencia. National government delegate in Valencia, Pilar Bernabé said 10 bodies were found in the first police inspection of the gutted residential buildings. She said the bodies matched with the list […]. Local Mississippi breaking news and weather from CBS 12 News WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader.

CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – A law enforcement shortage is making it hard for departments, both big and small, to keep their best officers. Ranking among the lowest in the country for law enforcement salaries, Mississippi officers are faced with some tough decisions. “At the end of the day, if the guy just looks at his […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Volunteer firefighters in Forrest County responded to six separate calls for fires in two days. On February 20, Macedonia volunteer firefighters responding to a home near the intersection of Pops Runnels Road and Old Richton Road for a vehicle fire. They found a Chevrolet Impala fully engulfed in flames. No […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) expressed his concerns about two home explosions in Jackson. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Atmos Energy discovered gas leaks in South Jackson weeks before two homes exploded. The first explosion happened on January 24, 2024 at a home on Bristol Boulevard. One person died during the […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackso...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – After 38 years of service to the Jackson community, the Eudora Welty Library is packing up and moving out. In December 2023, the Jackson City Council voted to transfer the Eudora Welty Library to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). The library is set to become a green space. […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Monday was another deadline day for the Mississippi Legislature, and healthcare was once again the headlining topic of the day. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) announced that a bill would be filed that would expand Medicaid for working Mississippians. This is the first Republican step towards Medicaid expansion for quite sometime, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Tupelo police arrested two suspects after a 13-year-old was shot and killed. The shooting happened on Government Street around noon on Sunday, February 18. Officers said they initially responded to a call of shots fired in the Hancock and Boggan Drive area. According to investigators, officers recovered evidence of a shooting […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader