The Starkville Police Department confirms it is investigating a school district employee. In a statement, SPD said the reported incidents involved a Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District employee.
A Columbus man will spend more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Tameron Ward pleaded guilty earlier this week.
A Columbus murder trial ended in a mistrial. Israel Buckhalter was indicted for second-degree murder and shooting into a dwelling.
A Baldwyn man was making the rounds of area county jails. Jacob Wayne Mears has found himself in trouble in both Itawamba and Prentiss Counties.
Testimony began in a Columbus murder trial. The jury first heard from lawyers for opening arguments.
A man wanted in connection to a 2020 shooting is in custody. 40-year-old Charles McPherson was indicted for aggravated assault and possession of a weapon by a felon.
A Baldwyn man wanted for a child sex crime was arrested. 22-year-old Rodney Shelley was indicted for one count of sexual battery of a child under 16.
One store owner captured video of the suspected thieves on a security camera. There were three individuals with bags in their hands along with their ropes approaching stores in the plaza.
Jury selection began in a Columbus murder trial. Israel Buckhalter was accused of shooting and killing his cousin, Desi Shepherd
A Starkville man was accused of a child sex crime. Recardo Brewster was charged with enticement of a child to meet for sexual purposes.
Two men accused of beating two victims were indicted. Brody Kizer and Robert Ivey are facing two aggravated assault charges.
Security protocols paid off at Tupelo High School. Someone reported to the administration at THS that a student had a weapon on campus.
The man involved in a deadly crash after running from state troopers was indicted for felony murder. Tristan Atkinson is also facing a felony fleeing charge.
Khiry Harris was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Bond was set for the West Point couple accused of killing their child. 24-year-old Donovan Jeffers and 25-year-old Quiyona Pederson were both given a $300,000 bond.
Christopher Perkins was charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault. A nine-year-old was shot in a vehicle in January of 2022.
A Tupelo man is being held without bond after reportedly breaking into a home and robbing the homeowner.
It seems the people who are passing fake money have a new tactic. This is a picture of prop money being used in Ackerman.
31-year-old Corey Beard was charged with aggravated assault/domestic violence by strangulation.
27-year-old Quintel Montgomery was charged with robbery. This was the charge that was once known as strong-arm robbery, which means no weapon was used.
Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry said they're turning up the heat on the crime in the city for everyone, parents included.
The former Sheriff of Noxubee County pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents about his relationship with an inmate in the Noxubee County jail.
Three more arrests were made in the hold-up of a Dollar General. Isaiah Adams and Jasmine Watkins were both charged with armed robbery and disorderly conduct.
Two Noxubee County brothers were killed in a Tennessee shooting. Our sister station, WDEF, reported the shooting happened in Chattanooga on May 1.
