Trailer fire leaves one person dead
A man died in a trailer fire on Sturgis Maben Road in southwest Oktibbeha County on Tuesday night.
Shooting victim had tense relationship with ex-girlfriend
An arrest affidavit The Dispatch obtained from Lowndes County Justice Court sheds light on the tumultuous relationship between a weekend fatal shooting victim and the woman he was allegedly attacking when he was shot.
Man dies in surgery after being shot in domestic dispute
A Macon man died Saturday morning after being shot in what authorities are calling a domestic dispute at Greentree Apartments in Lowndes County.
Man killed in weekend hit-and-run on Hwy 373
Authorities are still looking for a suspect in a Saturday hit-and-run that claimed the life of a pedestrian.
Victim in New Hope crash tentatively identified as Columbus man
Authorities believe the victim of a fatal car accident Friday could be a 19-year-old Columbus man.
Columbus teen dies in Clay County wreck
A Columbus teenager and West Point High School student has died following a car accident in Clay County Tuesday evening.
Man dies in Highway 12 wreck while fleeing police
A Columbus man died in a Saturday night crash after attempting to flee police, according to authorities.
1 dead, thousands without power as storms hit South
Storms moving through the Deep South with howling wind and pounding rain were blamed for at least one death and left nearly 110,000 homes and businesses without electricity early Thursday.
One dead, two hospitalized after Thursday wreck in Hamilton
One person has died and two others were hospitalized following a car accident in Hamilton Thursday afternoon.
Victim in Sunday night car accident identified
Authorities have identified the pedestrian killed in a car accident on Highway 45 North Sunday night.
One killed, one hospitalized in weekend wreck on Hwy. 69
One Columbus man has died and another is in a hospital in Memphis after their car veered off Highway 69 and into a tree Sunday morning.
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car
A pedestrian died after being hit by a car Sunday night after authorities said he was apparently walking in the highway.
West Point man killed in Columbus wreck
One person has died following a head-on collision in Columbus last night.
One dead in fatal county fire
One person has died following a fire at a mobile home Monday afternoon.
Caledonia man dies in wreck
A Caledonia man is dead after a Sunday morning wreck on Highway 69.
Child’s death ruled an accident
Columbus Police Department investigators have ruled the death of a toddler who was hit by a car in north Columbus Monday an accident.
Child dies after being struck by car in north Columbus
A toddler died after being hit by a car in north Columbus Monday morning.
Fatal car crash begins in West Point Walmart parking lot
A West Point man has died either just before or during a car accident near Walmart off Highway 45 South Alternate Monday.
Feds: Uber self-driving SUV saw pedestrian, did not brake
The autonomous Uber SUV that struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian in March spotted the woman about six seconds before hitting her, but did not stop because the system used to automatically apply brakes in potentially dangerous situations had been disabled, according to federal investigators.
Alabama woman dies in Lowndes County wreck
An Alabama woman died in a vehicle accident in Lowndes County Tuesday night.