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
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – A 44-year-old Ridgeland man pled guilty to molesting his then-girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter. Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Ronnie Hales pled guilty to one count of gratification of lust. He was sentenced to serve 10 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) without the possibility of […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) – Two women accused of vandalizing a fountain in Oxford, Mississippi, will face no jail time and no community service. The Daily Journal reported Madison Brown, 18, of Davidson, North Carolina, and Abigail Fuqua, 19, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, agreed to enter the Pretrial Intervention Program. They also agreed to pay nearly […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader