Mayor plans community task force on crime
Mayor Robert Smith announced his intention at Tuesday’s city council meeting to create a task force of a “cross section” of Columbus residents to help police address crime and related issues.
Town hall meeting on Ricky Ball case planned for Tuesday
The city of Columbus will host a livestreamed Town Hall meeting Tuesday night where a panel of experts will answer questions about crime and policing in Columbus, including questions about the Ricky Ball case.
Arrest made in fatal Propst Park shooting
Columbus police have arrested a 17-year-old for the fatal shooting of a teenage girl at a city park late Saturday night.
DNA-collecting agencies use genetic data for research
A strand of DNA analyzed in a rape kit from 1990 was the key piece of evidence in Starkville Police Department’s 28-year-old investigation into the murders of Betty Jones and Kathryn Crigler.
Man accused of molesting children under 14 charged with sexual battery
A Steens man is behind bars for multiple counts of child molestation.
Starkville man arrested in Oct. 13 shooting
A Starkville man was arrested this weekend in connection with a shooting earlier this month.
CAFB parents jailed for neglect of 7-week-old child
The parents of a 7-week-old infant have been charged with contributing to the neglect of a child for allegedly not providing proper medical care.
Two arrested for capital murder in weekend homicide
Investigators with Columbus Police Department have arrested two people in connection to a weekend homicide in south Columbus.
Man found dead with gunshot wound in Southside apartment
Columbus police are investigating a homicide after a body was found Saturday in a south Columbus apartment.
Suspect in A.J.’s Grocery shooting in custody
The suspect in a shooting in a convenience store parking lot off Highway 373 earlier this month has turned himself in to Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.
One injured in Monday convenience store shooting
One man was taken to the hospital with what appear to be minor to moderate injuries following a shooting outside a convenience store north of Columbus Monday evening.
Woman accused of stabbing husband indicted for attempted murder
A Lowndes County woman arrested in three separate incidents this year for allegedly attacking her husband has been indicted for attempted murder.
Columbus man arrested for allegedly molesting child
A Columbus man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly molesting a child.
Statistics don’t support claims of rising crime
In January 2017, then Columbus Police Chief Oscar Lewis answered a reporter’s question about the city’s crime rate with a promise that violence was on the rise and that a biblical end-times prophesy was being fulfilled.
Online targeting of children by predators increasing
In the last month, four individuals from Lowndes County have been arrested for internet sex crimes, including a 17-year-old whose case is being handled by Lowndes County Youth Court, and a Columbus man who the FBI has been investigating.
Columbus police make arrest in April shooting
Columbus police have arrested a man for allegedly shooting into an occupied house last month.
Columbus man to sentenced to 30 years in prison for 2016 murder
A Columbus man has pleaded guilty to second degree murder for a 2016 shooting in east Columbus.
DNA leads to arrest in 2015 sexual assault case
A Columbus man was arrested Wednesday for a 2015 armed robbery and sexual assault after investigators matched his DNA to DNA evidence found at the scene.
Police seeking identity of suspect in Sunday shooting
Investigators with Columbus Police Department are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect from a Sunday vehicle shooting.
Man accused of felony child abuse in custody
A man wanted for child abuse is now in the custody of Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.