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University expands global partnerships with new Universidad ORT Uruguay MOU
According to an MSU press release, a new Memorandum of Understanding between Mississippi State and Universidad ORT Uruguay highlights the significance of research and global exchange between the two partners...
Senator says key piece of college sports legislation ‘probably’ has 60 votes to clear upper chamber
Sources from Associated Press say that a lawmaker sponsoring a key piece of federal college sports legislation said he believes the bill likely has the support it needs to make it through the upper chamber...
Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey’s assault weapons ban is unconstitutional
According to Associated Press, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional...
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze
Sources from AP say that Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday, as smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze...
Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak
CBS News reports that Taylor Farms on Friday said it is "voluntarily removing" iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico after it was linked to one of the largest outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. in recent years...
Cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to lettuce from Mexico used by Taco Bell, CDC says
CBS News reports that a lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday...
Senator says key piece of college sports legislation ‘probably’ has 60 votes to clear upper chamber
Sources from Associated Press say that a lawmaker sponsoring a key piece of federal college sports legislation said he believes the bill likely has the support it needs to make it through the upper chamber...
Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey’s assault weapons ban is unconstitutional
According to Associated Press, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional...
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze
Sources from AP say that Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday, as smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze...
Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak
CBS News reports that Taylor Farms on Friday said it is "voluntarily removing" iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico after it was linked to one of the largest outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. in recent years...
Cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to lettuce from Mexico used by Taco Bell, CDC says
CBS News reports that a lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday...
Appeals court keeps in place Pentagon's escort policy for reporters
According to CBS, a divided federal appeals court said Thursday that the Pentagon can continue enforcing a policy that requires journalists to be escorted while on its grounds...
MSU’s Brown earns prestigious PRSA College of Fellows recognition
According to MSU press release, Mississippi State’s Karyn Brown has been named a Public Relations Society of America Fellow, one of the profession’s highest honors, and is among just seven communication professionals nationwide selected for induction this year into the organization’s College of Fellows...
Columbus JA partners with MS Regional Housing Authority to help families with Back-to-school needs
Back-to-school time can be stressful and expensive. With clothes and supplies, it adds up, especially if you're outfitting more than one student...
Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner known for roles in "My Left Foot" and "Home Alone 2," dies at age 81
According to CBS News, Brenda Fricker, the Irish actor who won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer," has died, her agent confirmed to CBS News on Friday. She was 81...
Coca-Cola halts U.S. Fairlife milk production after cyberattack hits systems, company says
Sources from CBS News say that the Coca-Cola Co. said a cyberattack has forced it to temporarily halt its Fairlife milk operations in the U.S...
Darline Graham in serious discussions about running for Lindsey Graham's seat
According to CBS News, Sen. Darline Graham of South Carolina, who was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death of her brother, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, is engaged in serious discussions about running for his seat in the upcoming special Republican primary on Aug. 11...
Keep Columbus Beautiful partners with Waste Pro to host Free Tire Drop-Off event
If you've got any old tires lying around and are looking to clean things up, then you are in luck. The Keep Columbus Beautiful organization is partnering with Waste Pro to host a Free Community Tire Drop-Off event...
Woman arrested after grand jury issues arrest warrant for fentanyl possession and tampering with evidence
A warrant for one woman's arrest lands her in handcuffs...
High-speed chase in Prentiss County leads to an arrest
Living in the fast lane can cost you, and a high-speed chase in Prentiss County has one suspect hitting the brakes...
California man convicted in Mississippi after a two-day trial
Yohannes Teki Gebrezghi of Sacramento, California, has been convicted of gun trafficking...
Noxubee County Sheriff's Office searching for a suspect in a July 4th shooting
An arrest warrant for Aggravated Assault has been issued for Sherika Yates...
Man charged with aggravated assault in Lee County
Officers made contact with the person who reported they had been assaulted before the suspect fled into a nearby wooded area...
Mooreville man charged for allegedly inappropriately touching a minor
28-year-old Dillon Rock is charged with one count of Child Molestation...
UPDATE: Victim of Starkville stabbing dies and suspect is charged with murder
The victim in a stabbing at an apartment complex has died, and the stabbing suspect is now being charged with murder...
One person jailed after a stabbing at an apartment complex in Starkville
One person is in jail after a stabbing at an apartment complex in Starkville...
Two men arrested after allegedly shooting and killing one teen and injuring three others in Philadelphia
Ja'Tavious Johnson and Jacob Triplett, both of Carthage, were arrested and charged with First-Degree Murder and three counts of Attempted Murder...
Former Greenville Police Officer to spend seven years behind bars
A former Greenville Police Officer will spend the next seven years behind bars. Martavis Moore was sentenced in the United States Attorney's Office...
Suspect in Fatal Eupora shooting now in custody
The suspect in a fatal shooting in Eupora is now in custody...
Victims identified in Pickens County double homicide case
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) - The Pickens County Sheriff's Office releases more information in a double homicide case that happened over the weekend. George Birmingham is being charged with Capital Murder, two counts of Murder, Second Degree Burglary, Possession of…
Teen faces a drug charge in Monroe Co.
19-year-old David Tyler Jones was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule II Narcotic...
Double homicide in Pickens County under investigation
PICKENS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Two people are dead and one is in custody after an early morning homicide in Pickens County. Sheriff Jordan Powell said in a statement that a man and woman were found deceased Sunday morning, July 12.…
Shooting leaves one man dead in Lowndes County
LOWNDES COUNTY (WCBI) - The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office is investigating shooting that left one man dead on Steens-Vernon Road. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins tells WCBI that the homicide happened near the state line of Mississippi and Alabama. Deputies got called…
Routine business inspection done at Saltillo Vape King smoke shop
A vape shop has less product on the shelf after a check-in by law enforcement...
Tupelo man faces murder charge in connection with a shooting
Kenneth A. Jenkins has been charged with First-Degree Murder in the shooting death of 19-year-old Marzee Ford the Third...
Alabama man charged after a meth bust in Prentiss Co.
A Prentiss County Constable makes a meth bust after an Alabama man finds a bad parking spot...
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