Lowndes County VFD gets a free gift from Farm Bureau
Some specialized equipment, donated by Mississippi Farm Bureau, could help the department save lives in Farm emergencies.
Archives: 2018
Combating The Opioid Crisis in The Magnolia State
As concern grows over opioid pain killer abuse, the Governor’s Opioid and Heroin Study Task Force says Mississippi is making some progress combating it.
EMCC hosts kids culinary camp
Campers have the chance to bake, make their own lunches and learn how to plan menus.
History and impact of Juneteenth celebrations
The Tupelo Juneteenth Celebration will take place June 23rd at Gumtree park.
Garbage truck backs into truck, driver taken to hospital
The driver was sent to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash is still under investigation.
14-year-old accused of armed kidnapping, arrested in Starkville
The suspect allegedly held two people at gunpoint in the Brooksville Garden apartments on Monday.
FBI agent escorted from building amid disciplinary proceedings
WASHINGTON — CBS News has learned that FBI agent Peter Strzok was escorted from the FBI amid disciplinary proceedings against him over anti-Trump text messages. Tuesday on Capitol Hill, Republicans hammered Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz about those messages between Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page. “March of 2016, Peter Strzok said Trump is abysmal … Trump’s an…
Alabama balks at funding for restored coastal Amtrak service
Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have to commit almost $35 million total over three years by Thursday to be eligible for the same amount in federal funds.
U.S. exiting UN Human Rights Council
The U.S. is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced late Tuesday afternoon. After a year of reassessing the council, Haley said the U.S. has determined the 47-member body is in worse shape now than it was before, and because of that, the U.S. is leaving. “Human rights…
Police: Murder-suicide leaves 2 dead at Mississippi pharmacy
Biloxi Police Major Chris De Back says a murder-suicide left two dead Tuesday morning at the Woolmarket Pharmacy.
CBS expanding “Star Trek” with five-year deal for new shows
For CBS, “Star Trek: Discovery” is just the beginning. CBS Television Studios on Tuesday announced a five-year deal with “Star Trek: Discovery” show-runner Alex Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout production company, who will oversee the production of new Star Trek series. The deal, which runs through 2023, is said to potentially include new traditional shows like Discovery, shorter miniseries and…
Open house held for new Lowndes County Career and Tech Center
The Career Center is part of a $44 million bond that passed in 2015 that also helped to build the new New Hope High School and Caledonia Elementary School.
Colleges join in on tuition assistance program in Calhoun County
The program is also in place at Northwest, Northeast and Itawamba Community Colleges.
Officers, deputies take cute ‘lemonade break’ with neighborhood kids
Mississippi heat in Mid-June is no joke, especially wearing the gear that law enforcement does.
5 charged in “smuggling scheme” after fatal SUV crash
Aerial footage shows the aftermath of the crash on Sunday, June, 17, 2018. KENS-TV DALLAS — Authorities say five people have been charged in a “smuggling scheme” following the fatal crash of an SUV that was fleeing Border Patrol agents and sheriff’s deputies in South Texas. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Tuesday in connection to the Sunday crash that killed…
Driver killed in 18-wheeler collision identified
The driver of the other 18-wheeler was taken in for observation. Tupelo police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Heavy Thunderstorms On The Way
TONIGHT: Look for an isolated shower ending early. We’ll finish up with a few clouds and lows in the low 70s and upper 60s. WEDNESDAY: A few more scattered showers and storms across the area. Highs around 90. By Wednesday Night, look for scattered to numerous storms. Lows again drop into the low 70s. THURSDAY-FRIDAY: Numerous to widespread showers and storms. There could…
DNA-based indictment in hotel rapist case
A 2003 witness sketch of the “D.C.-area hotel rapist” and an age-progressed composite image developed by Paraben Nano-Labs based on his DNA profile FBI WASHINGTON — Prosecutors in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday announced a “John Doe” indictment of an unknown suspect believed to be linked to a string of unsolved violent sex assaults, based on his DNA profile. The “John…
Group arrested for alleged role in Starkville hotel armed robbery
Police believe the four are connected to an armed robbery last Friday at a hotel on Highway 12.
GOP senator calls child separation “current shiny object of the day”
Last Updated Jun 19, 2018 1:47 PM EDT GOP Sen. David Perdue became visibly frustrated with a question about the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the southern border during a press conference on spending and the debt Tuesday, saying the press conference’s focus was the debt, not the “current shiny object of the day.” The separation, a…
Monsanto faces its first trial over Roundup cancer claims
In the first case of its kind to reach trial, a California man dying of cancer is suing Monsanto, the maker of popular weed killer Roundup. Dewayne Johnson used Roundup during his two years as a groundskeeper and blames his 2014 cancer diagnosis on its active ingredient, glyphosate. The 46-year-old is just one of thousands of people nationwide reportedly accusing…
Teen dies hours after paramedics mistook him for dead
Chicago police at the shooting scene on June 18, 2018. CBS Chicago CHICAGO — A 17-year-old boy died early Tuesday, nearly a full day after he was shot in the head in Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood. Paramedics had covered him with a sheet as they treated others wounded during the same shooting, CBS Chicago reports. Erin Carey, of the Austin…
Reminder to voters ahead of June 26 Democratic run-off
The upcoming Democratic run-off is for the senate race. David Baria and Howard Sherman are locked in for that race.
DOJ’s Horowitz testifies for second day on IG report
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz is answering lawmakers questions for a second day on Capitol Hill in the wake of the IG’s report that criticized the leadership and judgment of the FBI and Justice Department in their handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. Horowitz is appearing before a joint session of the House Judiciary and House…