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NEWTON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Conehatta man pled guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child. According to court documents, Dayleon Phillips, Sr., 35, engaged in sexual contact with a minor under the age of twelve. Court records showed the incident occurred in the Conehatta Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation.   Phillips is […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson, Mississippi, ranks near the bottom for safety among major cities, according to a recent WalletHub report.  The report, which ranked the capital city 167th overall, looked at 182 cities nationwide. Among Southern cities, it ranked eighth overall for least safe.  The WalletHub report looked at three broad factors: home and community […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As exceptional drought conditions plague most of the metro area, a question has been on many Mississippian’s minds: has the state ever experienced such dry conditions?  it is a question not unique to Mississippi. Drought has affected nearby states. This past September was the hottest one on record worldwide. And 2023 is on track to reach the same […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Ja...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – This is the last weekend for the 164th Mississippi State Fair in Jackson. Officials with the fair announced the events that will be taking place on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15. Sunday is the last day of the fair. The Commodores, featuring special guest Four Washington, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) – Eight people have been arrested after 11 vehicles were burglarized in Madison on Friday, October 13. The incident happened in the 2100 block of Main Street in Madison just after 5:45 a.m. on Friday. Madison police said similar incidents were discovered in Oxford and other areas of North Mississippi. During their […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Gas prices are falling nationwide despite the war that broke out in the Middle East this past weekend between Israel and Hamas militants. “As long as this war does not spread to include more countries in the region, the effect on the oil market will remain muted,” AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross said in a statement […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

A jury has returned a split verdict in the case against two Aurora police officers charged with Elijah McClain's death in 2019.

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – ACM Award Winning and Multi-Platinum selling singer/songwriter Parker McCollum will bring the Burn It Down Tour 2024 to Brandon, Mississippi. McCollum, along with Corey Kent, will perform at the Brandon Amphitheater on July 18, 2024. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. through Ticketmaster or at the Amphitheater […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (WJTV) – The Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) announced a historic event that will connect two great music cities along Mississippi’s Country Music Trail. On October 14, the BCM will unveil a historic marker commemorating the 1927 Bristol Sessions across from the Ellis Theater and Congress of Country Music in Philadelphia, Miss. The […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) launched a Reentry Academy, which aims to help inmates once they’re released from prison. The academy is designed to deal with parole residents who have not been convicted of a violent crime. The process is called presumptive parole, which allows the offenders to be released […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader