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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi lawmakers will be voting this week on a compromise measure that would expand Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of Mississippians. Facing a critical deadline on Monday, the House and Senate negotiators kept the bill alive, clearing the way for an eventual floor vote this week. The compromise measure would expand […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – An Alabama man was killed during a crash in Hinds County. The crash happened on Sunday, April 28 just after 5:00 p.m. on U.S. 80 near Jones Road. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said a 2017 Ford Focus, driven by 32-yea-rold Curicous Palmer, of Bay Minette, Alabama, was […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

WASHINGTON (WJTV) – A Mississippi native, who was the first Black Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician in the U.S. Navy, is being honored in a first of its kind exhibit by the U.S. Department of Defense at the Pentagon. On April 23, part of a corridor in the Pentagon was dedicated with a ribbon cutting ceremony to […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson police officer and another driver were injured during a crash on Monday, April 29. The crash happened at the intersection of North State Street and Court Street. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said Capitol police responded to the scene. According to Martin, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Nearly half of Americans live with high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, contributed to nearly 700,000 deaths in 2021 and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Stacker used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to examine the counties with the highest rates of high blood pressure […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader