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Midday (Columbus Air Force Base July 4th Freedom Fest) - 07/01/26
Today on Midday, Kealy talks with Colin Krieger about the Columbus Air Force Base Freedom Fest!
MSU’s Hoover recognized with resolution by Mississippi legislators
According to an MSU press release, as Mississippi State prepares to seat its largest Master of Science in Nursing cohort yet with 52 incoming students, the Mississippi Legislature has recognized the university’s inaugural Senior Nurse Fellow, Kim Welch Hoover, for her more than 40 years of excellence in healthcare...
Watermelons, blueberries devastated by summer rain
Sources from an MSU press release say that, while some areas of Mississippi are still experiencing drought, recent double-digit rainfall in southern portions of the state devastated fruit and vegetable crops...
State Department of Health announces state's first case of West Nile Virus
Mosquito season is in full force in Mississippi, and the State Department of Health is announcing the state's first case of West Nile Virus...
A Guin man injured in a motorcycle versus car collision has died
A Guin man who was injured in a motorcycle versus car collision has died...
U.S. helicopter goes down in Arabian Sea, crew member missing, Navy says
Sources from CBS News say that three members of a four-person MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter crew were rescued at sea after an "emergency water landing" in the Arabian Sea early Wednesday morning, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command...
Former CIA Director John Brennan sues Justice Dept., Trump officials over criminal probes
According to CBS News, former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Justice Department and top Trump administration officials Wednesday, seeking a court order to force the preservation of records in the ongoing federal investigations targeting him...
Mississippi Lottery Delivers Supersized July with Four New Scratch-Off Games
Sources from a press release say, as summer heats up across Mississippi, the Mississippi Lottery is bringing extra excitement to players this month with a supersized July scratch-off launch featuring four new games...
Marty, Linda Davidson gift aids MSU Riley Center operation, mission
According to an MSU press release, a new endowment from Marty and Linda Davidson of Meridian will ensure the continued growth of art, education, and community engagement at Mississippi State University’s Riley Center...
Fire rips through an Ohio motel, killing 3 who were trapped in a room
Sources from Associated Press say that a fire at a motel in Ohio trapped residents in a room, killing three people inside, a fire official said...
Children found in ‘deplorable’ Ohio home were part of same family
According to AP, the 16 children found living in “deplorable” conditions inside a small, dilapidated rural Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday...
2 people hang banner about ‘the power of love’ on Empire State Building antenna
AP reports that two people got to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at midday Tuesday, before starting to descend, embracing and taking selfies, news helicopter video showed...
Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ dies at 74
Associated Press reports that Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” ″Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band’s helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74...
What to know about fireworks and the risk of wildfires this July 4th
Sources from AP say, with wildfires raging across the Western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks just as the nation gears up for one of its biggest Fourth of July celebrations in decades...