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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Five 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 Hinds, Jackson and Lamar counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), West Nile virus is the leading cause of […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Visit Mississippi was recognized by the U.S. Travel Association for commercials highlighting the state’s culinary, arts, outdoors, and historic attractions. The state’s “Wanderers Welcome” campaign earned the 2023 Mercury Award for Broadcast Advertising by the association’s Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO) on Tuesday in Savannah, Georgia, during its annual forum. […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, yo...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The 2023 Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend (MSAW) will take place from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 25 to 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 27. Before you go shopping, make sure you know about these important guidelines first. The Mississippi Department of Revenue released a guide to let Mississippians know what’s allowed […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) are encouraging everyone to stay safe amid the record-high temperatures in the state this week.  Dr. Trey Wofford, medical director of the Adult Emergency Department, said they generally see patients with heat-related illness every summer, but this summer has been especially busy.  Symptoms can […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling from them may take on a sharper edge with a formal move to bring Saudi Arabia closer. Leaders from the […]. Local Mississippi breaking news and weather from CBS 12 News WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday. “I honestly feel disrespected,” the former driver, D’Monterrio Gibson, told The Associated Press shortly after he received an email from FedEx […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will host 10 regional literacy meetings beginning September 12, for families of students in kindergarten through third grade. All meetings are from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and no registration is required. At the meetings, families will receive an overview of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA), […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) – A company that operates in Natchez is facing fines after a worker fell to his death from a barge in February 2023. The Natchez Democrat reported the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited safety violations at the Buzzi Unicem USA facility in Natchez. The company was […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – A Wayne County mother has been left heartbroken after her teenage daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend were killed in a fiery crash in Jones County. Officials with the Jones County Fire Council said the crash happened on Highway 84 East at Bogue Homa near Magnolia Road. Robin Knight is grieving […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – An Alabama man was sentenced to 314 months in prison for two counts of robbery, two counts of using or carrying a firearm in connection with crimes of violence and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Jonathan Lewis Jennings, 32, robbed a liquor store […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader