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Well-known political cartoonist visits Columbus to speak to community leaders
He came to Mississippi, expecting to stay a couple of years. Three decades later, Marshall Ramsey still calls the Magnolia State home...
UPDATE: Body of Corinth man recovered from Pickwick Lake
We have an update to a story we first brought you yesterday. Lowell Hinton, Jr., was recovered from Pickwick Lake this morning...
Former Corinth Middle School teacher enters guilty plea to 6 counts of child exploitation
A former Corinth Middle School teacher already sentenced to Federal prison gets more time tacked on for state charges...
Protect backyard chickens, livestock from extreme heat
Sources from a press release say that when summer heat reaches extreme levels, humans are not the only ones who struggle to stay cool...
Local MSU, Summer Scholars alum gives back to June camp
According to an MSU press release, Kenzie Claire Burchfield was always going to attend Mississippi State University...
Kevin Warsh set to lead his first Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. Here's what to expect.
CBS News reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold his first press conference on Wednesday, offering borrowers and investors a chance to assess his plans to keep the U.S. economy on track...
UPDATE: Body of Corinth man recovered from Pickwick Lake
We have an update to a story we first brought you yesterday. Lowell Hinton, Jr., was recovered from Pickwick Lake this morning...
Former Corinth Middle School teacher enters guilty plea to 6 counts of child exploitation
A former Corinth Middle School teacher already sentenced to Federal prison gets more time tacked on for state charges...
Protect backyard chickens, livestock from extreme heat
Sources from a press release say that when summer heat reaches extreme levels, humans are not the only ones who struggle to stay cool...
Local MSU, Summer Scholars alum gives back to June camp
According to an MSU press release, Kenzie Claire Burchfield was always going to attend Mississippi State University...
Kevin Warsh set to lead his first Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. Here's what to expect.
CBS News reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold his first press conference on Wednesday, offering borrowers and investors a chance to assess his plans to keep the U.S. economy on track...
Mississippi governor proclaims June as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Sources from CBS affiliate WJTV say that Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed an official proclamation declaring June 2026 as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in Mississippi...
SpaceX to buy AI coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion
Sources from CBS say that SpaceX, fresh off its blockbuster initial public offering last week, said on Tuesday that it is buying the artificial coding assistant Cursor for $60 billion in stock, according to a securities filing...
"Star Wars" lightsaber, "Wizard of Oz" witch hat and more iconic film props going up for auction
According to CBS, a lightsaber immortalized in a pivotal scene from George Lucas' "Star Wars" saga is among the fixtures of an upcoming auction focused on Hollywood memorabilia...
Yum! Brands sells struggling Pizza Hut in $2.7 billion deal
According to CBS, Yum! Brands said Tuesday that it is selling Pizza Hut in a $2.7 billion deal that will split ownership of the restaurant chain between a U.S. private equity firm and a Chinese restaurant company...
Army veteran helps community recover from PTSD
Retired Army Sgt Melvin Gatewood says he remembers when a military vehicle he was driving, exploded, like it was yesterday.
Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for helping immigrant evade ICE
Associated Press reports that a federal judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him...
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent
Associated Press reports that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is no longer a deterrent to violent crime...
Former Corinth Middle School teacher enters guilty plea to 6 counts of child exploitation
A former Corinth Middle School teacher already sentenced to Federal prison gets more time tacked on for state charges...
Police in search of suspect who may be responsible for multiple auto burglaries in Pontotoc
Pontotoc Police are looking for a suspect who may be responsible for multiple auto burglaries, and they're hoping the public and security video can help find them...
Biloxi Police respond to Sunday night shooting
According to sister station WXXV, Biloxi Police are confirming a shooting has injured at least four people...
Memphis man to spend 17 and a half years in Federal prison for robbing three banks
Between February and May of 2024, Freddy Najil robbed banks in Horn Lake and Southaven in Mississippi and West Memphis, Arkansas...
Tupelo man accused of showing too much in public
A Tupelo man is in jail, accused of showing too much in public...
Pontotoc man accused of trying to steal someone else's trailer
A Pontotoc man is behind bars, accused of trying to take off with someone else's trailer...
Three women recovering after a man reportedly opened fire at a home in Columbus
Three Columbus women are recovering from gunshot wounds after a man reportedly opened fire at a home...
Tip leads Starkville Police to 3 suspected out-of-town car burglars
Shortly after 3 am on Tuesday, June 9, Officers were called to the area of Ferndale Manor on Lynn Lane, where a resident reported people pulling on car door handles. Police spotted three suspects, who ran toward a grassy area behind a nearby apartment complex...
Habitual offender wanted by Lowndes Co. Sheriff's Office
Garry Scott Gilstrap is wanted for Felony Fleeing of a Law Enforcement Officer and Possession of Stolen Property...
Woman charged with one count of felony fleeing in Tupelo
One woman is adding a felony to her rap sheet after running from the cops...
A man is being charged with one count of burglary of a vehicle in Tupelo
One man is now being charged after a burglary incident that happened over a month ago in Tupelo...
Tunica man faces aggravated DV charge in Tupelo
A tunica man is facing a charge after an incident in Tupelo...
UPDATE: Both suspects wanted in officer-involved shooting now in custody
We have an update on the blue alert issued Monday in Mississippi: law enforcement has arrested both suspects wanted in the officer-involved shooting...
Five suspects plead not guilty to the fatal shooting of a Mississippi football player
According to CBS affiliate WJTV News, More than a year after the fatal shooting of a Mississippi football player, five suspects pleaded not guilty in court today about their involvement in the case...
Two brothers turn themselves in after a shooting in Noxubee Co.
Both are being charged with shooting from a public road and disturbing the peace...
Choctaw Co. man faces murder charge after allegedly shooting someone with a bow and arrow
A man in Choctaw County faces a murder charge after allegedly shooting a man with an arrow....
Blue Alert issued for 2 suspects after an officer-involved shooting in Covington Co.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has issued a Blue Alert for two suspects in an officer-involved shooting...
Starkville woman accused of taking shots at someone else's car
A Starkville woman is in the Oktibbeha Jail accused of taking shots at someone else's car.





