Woman allegedly stabs husband while he was sleeping beside infant

A Starkville woman is in jail after reportedly stabbing her husband in the arm while he slept.

Pumpkinpalooza set for Friday in downtown Starkville

The Partnership will host the ninth annual Pumpkinpalooza in downtown Starkville on Friday.

Partnership Special Events and Projects Coordinator Paige Watson said the event, which has become a fall mainstay for downtown Starkville, will feature a pumpkin patch, inflatable jumpers for children and more.

Some displaced Oak Hall students at MSU can return Friday

Mississippi State University students in 18 of the 30 rooms affected by a Sunday night fire will soon return to their rooms in Oak Hall, according to university officials.

Holocaust survivor advocates at MSU for speaking against injustice, caring for others

Inge Auerbacher was 7 when the Nazis forced her family to leave a small German village near Stuttgart for the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.

It was August of 1942, well into World War II, and her family had already abandoned their home village of Kippinheim to live with her grandparents.

A place where they fit: Locke shares mission, successes of MSU’s Center for America’s Veterans

Mississippi State University’s Center for America’s Veterans offers something most other university departments don’t: a comfortable “fit” for veterans who may not feel they fit in elsewhere.

500-spot MSU parking garage plans revealed

A new parking garage at Mississippi State University should help alleviate some of the campus’ parking strains in the coming years, according to university officials.

One-room fire breaks out in MSU residence hall

A Sunday night fire has impacted 30 rooms in Mississippi State University’s Oak Hall, according to university officials.

MSU, C Spire launch software development curriculum

Mississippi State University’s Center for Cyber Education has taken its first step in helping move the state toward a K-12 computer science curriculum.

Fit for a king: SHS homecoming king faces challenges with a kind heart, positive attitude

Owen Hardin’s week has seen him treated like royalty.

Those who know the Starkville High School senior say that’s only fitting.

‘You wonder how in the world it’s going to get fixed’: Local utilities workers, firefighters encounter ‘overwhelming’ damage in Florida panhandle after Hurricane Michael

For 4-County Electric Power Association, working in response to Hurricane Michael on the Florida panhandle has meant living out of a tent city.

Starkville approves Pleasant Acres bid

The city of Starkville is gearing up to begin work on a major infrastructure project in the Pleasant Acres neighborhood after aldermen accepted a bid on the project during Tuesday’s board meeting.

Oktibbeha to pave all of Longview Road

Oktibbeha County will soon pave Longview Road in its entirety, thanks to permission the county received from the Office of State Aid to expand the scope of the planned project.

Community Garden to rely on MSU staff, students and ‘farmbots’

Mississippi State University kicked off Green Week on Monday with a grand opening of its community garden.

‘It’s got to be fixed by us’: MBN agent, former addict offer stark picture of opioid crisis

In his 20 years as a Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agent, Lt. John Harless has seen his share of “crises” and “epidemics” — words he said government agencies often apply to negative patterns.

However, he said the opioid crisis sweeping across the United States stands out.

Labor Day murders: ‘The family has suffered too long’

Monday was Betty Jones’ birthday.

It was also the day Starkville Police Department investigators announced they may finally have her killer in custody.

Labor Day murder suspect bond set at $11 million

An Alcorn County man’s bond has been set at $11 million after his arrest for his connection to Starkville’s 1990 Labor Day murders.

Arrest made in 1990 Labor Day murder case

Starkville police have arrested a man believed to be connected to the infamous Labor Day murders of 1990.

Harper donates congressional papers to MSU

A Friday afternoon ceremony at Mississippi State University was a chance to honor two things, according to U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Ethics Commission dismisses Dispatch complaint against CVB

The Mississippi Ethics Commission has dismissed a public records complaint The Dispatch filed against the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau earlier this year.

Starkville police arrest two for credit card fraud

Two Starkville men are in jail after police arrested them for multiple counts of credit card fraud and conspiracy.