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Trump says he wants Bill Pulte to "start the process" of shrinking intelligence office
According to President Trump on Friday told the Wall Street Journal that he wants Bill Pulte, his controversial pick to run the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to "start the process" of eliminating some workers and shrinking the office...
Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here's what to know.
Sources from CBS News say that some Facebook users may soon receive a second payout tied to parent company Meta's $725 million privacy settlement, according to the claims administrator and an email sent to eligible claimants...
US set to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Associated Press reports that the Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas development in Alaska faces a new test Friday, with the latest lease sale set for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC
Sources from AP say that the last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon, and George H.W. Bush was president...
Mississippi man found guilty in Alabama stabbing death
According to CBS Affiliate WJTV, a Mississippi man has been found guilty in a Mobile County stabbing death from 2018...
Alabama man sentenced to life in prison for various charges
Matthew Bruce Page, 36, has been sentenced in Fayette County to life in prison along with two concurrent 20-year sentences for various charges...
Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here's what to know.
Sources from CBS News say that some Facebook users may soon receive a second payout tied to parent company Meta's $725 million privacy settlement, according to the claims administrator and an email sent to eligible claimants...
US set to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Associated Press reports that the Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas development in Alaska faces a new test Friday, with the latest lease sale set for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC
Sources from AP say that the last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon, and George H.W. Bush was president...
Mississippi man found guilty in Alabama stabbing death
According to CBS Affiliate WJTV, a Mississippi man has been found guilty in a Mobile County stabbing death from 2018...
Alabama man sentenced to life in prison for various charges
Matthew Bruce Page, 36, has been sentenced in Fayette County to life in prison along with two concurrent 20-year sentences for various charges...
Road work to be expected in the West Jackson Street area in Tupelo
Road work in Tupelo will mean detours and possible delays for some drivers on Wednesday...
ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody
Sources from AP say that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from its custody..
Ocean Springs teen critically injured after falling from moving car
According to WXXV, an Ocean Springs teen is in critical condition after an accident involving a car on Thursday night...
Bond denied for teen accused of killing Simpson County couple during standoff
Sources from CBS affiliate WJTV say that the 17-year-old accused of killing a couple during a standoff in Simpson County appeared in court on June 5, 2026...
Exploding stars: MSU physicist earns NSF CAREER award to study stellar explosions, element formation
According to an MSU press release, Jaspreet Singh Randhawa, a Mississippi State assistant professor of physics, has received a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to support a $700,000 research project on the nuclear reactions that power stellar explosions and other extreme cosmic events...
Starkville woman accused of taking shots at someone else's car
A Starkville woman is in the Oktibbeha Jail accused of taking shots at someone else's car.
Tupelo Elvis Festival features new event that highlights the local fan club
An annual festival honoring the original American Idol is underway in the All-America City. Allie Martin has more...
Starkville woman accused of taking shots at someone else's car
A Starkville woman is in the Oktibbeha Jail accused of taking shots at someone else's car.
Two arrests made after a reported home invasion in Columbus
A quick arrest today in Columbus after a reported home invasion...
3 people wounded and another behind bars after a stabbing in West Point
Three people were wounded and another is behind bars after a stabbing in West Point...
Nettleton man charged with burglary of a commercial building in Tupelo
A Nettleton man is in the Lee County Jail after Tupelo Police reportedly tied him to two separate cases in the city...
Lafayette Man given $1 million bond for multiple Child Sex Crimes
31-year-old Jarvis Petty was arrested and charged with multiple Child Sex Crimes...
An update to the shooting investigation in West Point
West Point Police are investigating a fatal drive-by shooting...
59 people arrested in large-scale illegal cockfighting operation in Chickasaw Co.
The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department, along with several other federal, state, and local agencies, seized 164 fighting roosters, narcotics, 13 trailers, multiple vehicles, and $84,000 in cash...
Four people face armed robbery charges in Tupelo
Four people, two of them being teenagers, are facing Armed Robbery Charges in Tupelo...
Teenager faces charges for allegedly assaulting two police officers in Tupelo
A teenager is facing charges for allegedly assaulting two police officers...
Two Clay Co. residents hospitalized after being shot
Two Clay County residents are hospitalized after being shot...
Alabama man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a fire truck in Jones Co.
According to our sister station WXXV, 26-year-old John Burhing, the 3rd of Hoover, Alabama, was arrested and charged with commercial burglary, motor vehicle theft, and auto burglary.
Suspects in multi-state burglary operation tracked down in Missouri by Oxford Police
Both men are charged with Burglary - Forced Entry...
Substitute teacher faces a child pornography charge in Desoto Co.
According to WJTV News, a substitute teacher who taught in Mississippi has been arrested on a child pornography charge...
Man sentenced to 10 months Federal prison for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
It's called "jackpotting", but it's going to cost a Venezuelan man nearly a year in prison and more than 47 thousand dollars...
Grenada parent faces charges for allegedly assaulting a teacher
A Grenada mother made her first court appearance for assault charges against a local school teacher...
Man faces two counts of arson in Winston Co.
A Winston County man is in jail after he intentionally set fires not once but twice...
UPDATE: Jones found not guilty of the murder of Elias Eugene Trudell
Just before 4 pm today, a Lowndes County jury found Jones not guilty of the murder of Elias Eugene Trudell...
Man faces multiple felony charges in Carrollton
A Carrollton man is adding three more felonies to his rap sheet...





