Columbus police search for Sunday shooting suspect
Columbus investigators are searching for the suspect in a Sunday evening shooting that sent one person to the hospital.
Highway patrol investigating armed carjacking
A man accused of stealing a car out of Carthage has been arrested in Starkville.
Oktibbeha joins Lowndes in calling for EMCC investigation
The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors unanimously joined their counterparts in Lowndes County on Monday by asking the State Auditor’s Office to investigate East Mississippi Community College’s financial decline over the last decade.
US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles
U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles equipped with bags that may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths.
Feds probe Mississippi investigation of disability education
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a Mississippi woman’s complaint that a state agency mishandled an investigation into the education of her disabled child and retaliated against her for her complaints.
Sheriff’s department investigating SPD officer
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Starkville Police Department officer after the city referred the case to its county counterpart, OCSO Lt. Brett Watson confirmed Thursday.
Private eye’s report leads to probe of animal control
The Columbus Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the work of its animal control officers due to a report submitted by a private investigator.
Ricky Ball Shooting: Colom to present next step in Ball case
District Attorney Scott Colom will announce the next step into the death of Ricky Ball Wednesday morning at the Lowndes County Courthouse.
Mississippi Power: SEC investigating Kemper project
The federal agency tasked with protecting investors has opened an investigation into the estimated costs and schedule of Mississippi Power Co.’s overrun-plagued $6.7 billion Kemper County power plant being built in Mississippi.
Ricky Ball Shooting: Questions linger six months after Ball shooting
It has been six months since Ricky Ball died in a police-involved shooting in Columbus and state investigators have yet to release any findings.
Ricky Ball Shooting: Colom weighing release of state’s investigation findings
District Attorney Scott Colom is considering whether he will release to the public the findings of the state’s investigation into Ricky Ball’s police-involved shooting death last fall.
Bullet from Ball incident struck home
State nor local officials have said how many bullets were fired when a Columbus police officer shot Ricky Ball on the night of Oct. 16. However, one stray bullet from the incident appears to have struck a woman’s 20th Street North home.
Ricky Ball Shooting: Ball petition submitted to DA’s office
Newly-elected District Attorney Scott Colom’s office has received a petition with more than 1,100 signatures seeking a grand jury investigation into the Oct. 16 police-involved shooting death of Columbus resident Ricky Ball.
Questions remain as Ball investigation continues
A Columbus Police Department officer shot and killed Ricky Ball two months ago today.
GOP leader defends House Planned Parenthood investigation
A Republican congressional leader on Monday defended a House investigation of Planned Parenthood’s provision of fetal tissue to researchers, offering no suggestion that last week’s shooting deaths at one of the group’s clinics will cause the GOP to retreat from that probe.
Officer suspended during probe of incident at Ole Miss game
A New Albany police officer has been suspended with pay during an investigation about whether he punched a spectator at Saturday’s Ole Miss-LSU football game.
Senate panel summons price-hiking CEO of Turing Pharma
A Senate committee has launched an investigation into exorbitant drug price hikes by Turing Pharmaceuticals and three other companies, responding to public anxiety over rising prices for critical medicines.
VW’s US CEO to face tough questions
Volkswagen’s top U.S. executive is expected to face tough questions on Capitol Hill as the emissions-rigging scandal enveloping the world’s largest automaker appears to be deepening.
German prosecutors investigate former Volkswagen boss
German prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn to establish what his role was in the emissions-rigging scandal that has shaken the world’s largest automaker.
Feds investigate friend of Charleston shooting suspect
A friend of the white man accused of shooting nine black churchgoers to death in Charleston is being investigated by federal authorities, an official said Wednesday.