Suspect arrested in East Columbus shooting
A man was arrested Saturday afternoon in connection with a Friday night shooting in East Columbus that left a minor hospitalized.
Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration’s efforts to impede the work of journalists.
Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages
Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill.
Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending the war
Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending the war.
Abortion opponents want Trump’s FDA to act on abortion pill restrictions
U.S. abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the lack of action by President Donald Trump’s administration to stem the flow of abortion pills prescribed online that they view as undermining state abortion bans.
War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging
The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.
County road projects finally assigned funding
A summer slate of road projects, mostly in District 2, moved forward Friday as supervisors worked to close a multimillion-dollar funding gap.
Building a human heart in a lab could be just 2 years away
A Mississippi University for Women alumna and a regenerative medical researcher believes building a functioning heart in a lab for transplant is about two years away from becoming reality.
County engineer: To be or not to be?
Efforts to hire an in-house county engineer have stretched on with little progress and no candidates, despite supervisors first setting aside funding for the position in October 2024.
Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return
Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for the upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound.
Trump complains NATO ‘wasn’t there when we needed them’ after talks with alliance leader Rutte
President Donald Trump repeated his complaint about NATO after a closed-door meeting with the alliance’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday for discussions that had been expected to be aimed at soothing Trump’s anger with the military alliance over the Iran war.
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war
A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began.
Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats
President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office in his second term.
Legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97
The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died.
Miniature art transforms an alley into a surrealist wonderland at ‘Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum’
In the cramped backroom of a theater, Vicki Taylor glues together tiny figurines that peer over electrical boxes, canoe down drainage pipes and hide in nooks and crannies waiting to be found by someone curious enough to get on their hands and knees to search.
Radar-sensing tech could find unmarked graves at Sandfield
In the flat, open lot of Sandfield Cemetery, roughly 14 grassy acres are dotted with disjointed headstones – many broken or tilted – while an unknown number of other graves remain unmarked.
CVB survey underway to steer local tourism growth
The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau expects to have a clearer idea of how to market the city and county by the end of the month.
Dispatchers: The ‘unsung heroes of emergency response’
Angelisha Langford, a dispatch supervisor with Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency, will never forget a call she received within her first six months on the job.
Man charged with statutory rape from 5 years ago
A suspect has been charged in a statutory rape that allegedly occurred five years ago on the 2400 block of Main Street.
Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
The U.S. demanded Wednesday that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the Islamic Republic closed the waterway in response to Israeli attacks against the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
