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CHOCTAW COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Cicadas are now emerging in Mississippi! According to the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service, Choctaw County saw its first documented cicada for 2024 this week. In the South, Mississippi has three broods of 13-year cicadas, each of which occurs in its own geographic area and emerges on its own […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Lamar County deputies said middle and high school students have exhibiting overdose symptoms after using certain types of vape cartridges. Investigators said in the last two weeks, they have seen the following types of vape cartridges in Lamar County and surrounding counties. “We have not found any of them with […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Senate Medicaid expansion conferees sent the House a counteroffer on a Medicaid expansion plan. The Senate has budged on their federal poverty limit percentage, increasing from 99% to the full 138%. The conferees sent two counteroffers to the House. One was the original Medicaid “lite” plan that passed in the […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Yazoo County deputies, along with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) and the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), arrested 14 suspects during a bust. The following arrests were made on Wednesday, April 24: Yazoo County deputies said they seized three illegally possessed weapons, including an AR-15 style weapon that had a […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi House moved an alternative version of their INSPIRE Act, which is a Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) alternative. Negotiations on an alternative funding formula were fragile earlier this year. House leadership has made it clear that they will never put funding into the MAEP again. “The bottom line for […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader