Murder trial to begin Monday in Noxubee County
A woman charged for the 2024 fatal shooting of Breanna Franklin, 23, is set to go on trial next week in Noxubee County Circuit Court.
Polls open Tuesday for congressional primaries
Voters across the Golden Triangle will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in party primaries and decide candidates for key congressional races.
Stocks drop after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024
Stocks sank on Wall Street Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran.
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership
President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response.
Owls to battle Eagles in first-ever NCAA D-III Tournament appearance
After a fairly lengthy bus ride and cheerful send off from the university, MUW’s men’s basketball team finds itself again in uncharted waters.
More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss
Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
Last 2 names of 6 US soldiers who died in Kuwait attack identified by the Pentagon
The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa.
Homeland Security funding bill falters again in Senate as GOP warns of Iran risk
Republicans invoked the war in Iran and the prospect of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they made another unsuccessful effort Thursday to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security.
$705K lottery ticket sold at Columbus store
A Columbus resident scored big Tuesday thanks to a Mississippi Lottery Match 5 ticket sold at a Columbus convenience store.
Exchange Club honors nearly a dozen students for resiliency, service
After being diagnosed with a rare ligament disorder his freshman year of high school, Rowe Gillis could hardly eat. Standing 6 feet tall, Gillis’ weight dropped from 170 pounds to just 111 in a single year.
Columbus-Lowndes Library to host America250 sponsored tea time
Rather than patriotically dumping tea in a harbor on April 11, locals will get a lesson in proper colonial tea party etiquette at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.
West Point man charged with kidnapping, assault
A West Point man is out on bond after allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a woman he was in a relationship with earlier this week.
Game 1: No. 4 Mississippi State 8, Lipscomb 3
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State baseball got back into the win column on Thursday, taking Game One of a weekend series against Lipscomb. The teams were
US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and as oil prices stop spiking
The U.S. stock market rebounded Wednesday from two days of punishing swings after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy.
Arkansas man accused of killing his daughter’s alleged abuser wins GOP sheriff’s nomination
An Arkansas man accused of killing his teenage daughter’s alleged abuser won the Republican nomination for local sheriff while waiting to stand trial for murder in his rural county, where he ran on a message of seeing the failures of law enforcement.
Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court
In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds.
Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of deflating stock before purchase
Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022.
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress’ first vote on the conflict
Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
Hegseth says US ‘can’t stop everything’ that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic’s airspace.
Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants
The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven pregnancy risks, The Associated Press has learned.
