Two charged with murder in burned body case
A drug deal gone wrong led to the murder of a Colorado man over Labor Day weekend, Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said during a press conference Friday.
No evidence surrendered newborn was found in garbage
Authorities are investigating the Friday surrender of a newborn at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Clock ticking for petitions opposing OCH sale
With Oktibbeha County attempting to sell OCH Regional Medical Center for the second time in seven years, the clock is once again ticking for any petitions opposing privatization to force the issue to the ballot.
Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement in one of the poorest counties in America.
Harris will campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico in attempted show of strength on immigration
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign tries to turn the larger issue of immigration from a liability into a strength and hopes to counter a line of frequent, searing political attacks from former President Donald Trump.
10th death reported in Boar’s Head deli meat listeria outbreak
A 10th person has died in the listeria outbreak that shuttered a Boar’s Head deli meat plant, federal health officials said Wednesday.
The Secret Service is investigating a report that an agent groped a Harris staff member
A U.S. Secret Service agent has been accused of groping and sexually harassing a member of Vice President Kamala Harris’ official staff during a trip last week, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Trump says Ukraine is ‘demolished’ and dismisses its defense against Russia’s invasion
Former President Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms Wednesday, referring to its people as “dead” and the country itself as “demolished,” and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if elected again to concede in a negotiation over the country’s future.
Appeals court hears arguments in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino built on ‘sacred’ land
An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s construction of a casino on Alabama land that the other says is a sacred site.
Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane as it nears Florida’s Gulf Coast
Hurricane Helene strengthened into a Category 4 storm ahead of its expected landfall on Florida’s northwest coast Thursday night as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S.
Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-camera video dragging the Black motorist by his ankle shackles and forcing him to lie face down before he stopped breathing.
Garland says officers’ torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect
The prosecution of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men in Mississippi is an example of the Justice Department’s action to build and maintain public trust after that trust has been violated, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
Americans are more likely to see Harris’ gender as a hurdle than they were for Clinton: AP-NORC poll
Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harris ‘ chances in the November election, compared with eight years ago when Hillary Clinton was running. And they are more likely to believe that Donald Trump’s gender will help him.
Monday hearing could reveal future of Oktibbeha Lake dam
A public hearing Monday could reveal the future of Oktibbeha County Lake.
Sales tax revenue almost flat in Columbus, soaring in West Point
Sales tax diversions in Columbus and Starkville grew only slightly between the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years, with growth in Columbus failing to keep up with the rate of inflation.
Hunt renovations on track for December completion
More than five years after a tornado ripped the roof off Hunt school, leaving 12 classrooms exposed and the campus empty, renovations are nearing completion.
Biden says Israel-Hezbollah conflict could turn into ‘all-out war’ as US floats cease-fire proposal
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to become an “all-out war” as his top diplomat and other advisers worked behind the scenes pressing for a temporary cease-fire to calm the escalating conflict that has killed more than 600 people in Lebanon in recent days.
Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump
Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald Trump, raising concerns about the party’s presidential nominee relying on outside groups for an important part of his campaign operations.
Ex-officer says he went along with ‘cover-up’ of fatal beating hoping Tyre Nichols would survive
A former Memphis police officer testified under a plea deal Wednesday that he helped cover up the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols because he wanted to protect his job, and was hoping Nichols would survive and the scrutiny of the officers would simply “blow over.”
What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s vice presidential debate
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.