MHP Troop G construction bills remain active
Local lawmakers say they are hopeful one of three bills funding the construction of a new Mississippi Highway Patrol substation in Starkville will be approved this session.
Highway patrol: No fatal accident during New Year’s holiday
The Mississippi Highway Patrol says the new year started with no fatal accidents over the New Year’s holiday.
New Year holiday highway enforcement checkpoints planned
It’s a holiday warning for Mississippi motorists: The Mississippi Highway Patrol plans safety checkpoints around the state to make sure impaired drivers are removed from the roads.
Highway Patrol says 5 die in Christmas accidents
The Mississippi Highway Patrol says five people died on state and federal highways during the Christmas holiday period from Wednesday through Sunday.
Law enforcement beefs up patrols for Labor Day
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will have all state troopers on duty for the Labor Day weekend.
Miss. Highway Patrol to increase number of patrol troopers for July 4 weekend
The Mississippi Highway Patrol District 5 will increase the number of troopers it has on a patrol for the Fourth of July weekend, according to Master Sgt. Criss Turnipseed with MHP.
Miss. Highway Patrol begins holiday enforcement
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin the 2014 Christmas holiday enforcement period at 6 p.m. Tuesday and conclude at midnight Christmas night.
Miss. failing bridges now a concern
Mention highway safety and people have all sorts of ideas of what that means.
Woman punched by highway patrolman speaks
The woman whose videotaped beating by a California Highway Patrol officer sparked outrage says she believes the officer was trying to kill her.
Trooper training school to begin in November
Gov. Phil Bryant Monday signed into a law a bill that would spend $6.9 million to produce 60 new members of the Mississippi Highway Patrol by May 2015.
Mississippi troopers head to Jackson
Troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol converged on the state capitol Wednesday for “Blue Out” day.
The troopers were asking state legislators for more funding, including funding for a new trooper school that would allow for additional troopers to be added to the current 501 active troopers.
Highway Patrol to increase patrols on New Year’s Eve
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is encouraging drivers to think twice before they get behind the wheel of a car after New Year’s Eve drinking.
OCEDA to transfer Cornerstone deed to MHP Tuesday
The first step toward constructing a new Mississippi Highway Patrol headquarters for Troop G will occur Tuesday when Oktibbeha County formally donates a parcel of Cornerstone Park to the organization.
Chase leads to multiple charges for local man
A local man is in custody after fleeing from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and then running into a home on Bell Avenue in Columbus.
Blood drive planned for highway patrol trooper battling cancer
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is encouraging citizens to come to the Starkville Substation tomorrow and donate blood.
Maben man dies when tractor struck by truck on Highway 82
A Maben man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 82.
Pickup truck fire shuts down Highway 82
A truck fire in Lowndes County held up traffic Sunday on Highway 82 West.
Monroe County man dies in wreck near CAFB
A Monroe County man is among four fatalities in the state over the three-day Fourth of July weekend.