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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (September 15-17) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi: Food Truck Friday in the Park – Jackson – Friday Verbal Verses – Jackson – Friday Jim Lauderdale – Jackson […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi State University (MSU) has received more than $1 million from AccelerateMS’s Nursing and Allied Health Grant Program. According to the university, the funds will be used to construct an interprofessional simulation space on MSU’s health sciences campus in Meridian. Officials said the facility will prepare future physician assistants, mental health […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leade...

TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) – This week, officials from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Park Service (NPS) celebrated the completion of a 40-mile roadway rehabilitation and safety improvements project along the Natchez Trace Parkway in Alabama and Mississippi. Funding for the project was made possible with $54.3 million provided by FHWA’s Nationally Significant Federal […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Dealerships and the entire U.S. economy could start to feel ripple effects, depending on how long auto workers continue their strike. With the big three automakers all on hold, brands such as Ford, Buick and Cadillac could soon begin to run out of inventory. At Cadillac of Jackson, a prolonged strike […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – In less than two months, Mississippi voters will head to the polls to vote in the November General Election. Until then, the candidates in the gubernatorial race will travel across the state to campaign. On Wednesday, Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) received an endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Businesses. The […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

UPDATE: WILKINSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The inmate who escaped from the Wilkinson County Community Work Center in Woodville has been captured. Deputies said Christopher Diaz was captured along side Highway 61 on Thursday, September 14. WILKINSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – An inmate in Wilkinson County escaped from the Wilkinson County Community Work Center in […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Thirteen human cases of the West Nile Virus (WNV) have been reported in Mississippi in 2023. A report from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) showed the cases were reported in Grenada, Hinds, Jackson, Lamar, Madison, Panola, Rankin and Sunflower counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), West Nile virus […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate reached a five-year high in 2021, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death rate of babies under one year of age rose from 8.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020 to 9.39 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2021, the most recent […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A man, who was wanted in Louisiana, was arrested after a manhunt in Warren County. Vicksburg Daily News reported a deputy stopped a vehicle on Culkin Road on Tuesday, September 12. Authorities said the passenger got out of the vehicle and fled. Deputies arrested the driver on misdemeanor warrants. After […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Lee County deputies arrested an Attala County man in connection to a kidnapping case. On Monday, September 11, deputies responded to a 911 call about a possible kidnapping. When they arrived at a home on Auburn Road, deputies said they found a woman who had been severely assaulted. Investigators said […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader