Tennessee couple accused of conspiring to kill rape victim
According to CBS affiliate WJTV, a Dyer County Grand Jury has indicted a couple with criminal conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in an alleged murder-for-hire plot...
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MSU’s Marshall garners second honor for acclaimed Civil War-era biography
According to an MSU Press Release, Mississippi State’s Executive Director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library Anne E. Marshall has received a Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for her book “Cassius Marcellus Clay: The Life of an Antislavery Slaveholder and the Paradox of American Reform,” adding to a growing list of accolades for the acclaimed work...
Researcher Uses Award to Study Nanoscale Reactions for Cleaner Fuels
According to a Press Release, a University of Mississippi researcher has earned a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study how tiny structures can make clean energy production more efficient...
Governor Ivey Approves Request for Alabama National Guard to Support America 250 Events in Nation’s Capital
According to a Press Release, Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she approved a request for the Alabama National Guard (ALNG) to support operations surrounding the America 250 events in Washington, D.C...
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
According to AP, for more than a decade, the United States dramatically reduced its national smog levels, but since 2015 smoke from increasingly larger wildfires is reversing that clean-up trend and making the air dirtier and deadlier, a new study finds...
Scott County school bus carrying basketball team involved in crash
According to CBS affiliate WJTV, a Scott County school bus was involved in a crash on June 2...
Pilot of fighter jet downed over Iran was previously shot down in Kuwaiti friendly fire incident, sources say
According to CBS, the pilot of the F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran was also flying one of the jets shot down at the start of the war by Kuwaiti friendly fire...
Energy experts say gas prices are likely to remain high for months. Here's why.
CBS News reports that American motorists would face pain at the pump for months even if the U.S. and Iran strike a peace deal and move quickly to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to energy experts...
Justice Dept. says it has obtained superseding indictment against Southern Poverty Law Center with new details on donor funds
Sources from CBS News say that the Justice Department said Tuesday it obtained a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center that contained new allegations about how its donations were purportedly used to pay informants inside hate groups...
American Airlines suspends 6 routes because of high jet fuel costs
According to CBS, American Airlines has joined the list of carriers temporarily cutting routes as the ongoing war in Iran drives up jet fuel costs...
Viewer's Choice Awards - 06/03/26
The votes are in, and the best of the best throughout North Mississippi and West Alabama have been awarded in WCBI's 2026 Viewers' Choice Awards!
Outback Steakhouse sued for $1.5 million over alleged mashed potato slip-and-fall
According to CBS, a Virginia woman who says she slipped and fell on mashed potatoes at an Outback Steakhouse is suing the restaurant chain for $1.5 million...
CBS News fires longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley
CBS News has fired longtime 60 Minutes correspondent and former "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley, one day after he had a tense and confrontational exchange with new 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton during a staff meeting...
Your Social Security check could be cut by $500 a month in 2032, report finds
Sources from AP say that the millions of Americans who rely on Social Security could see their monthly benefit checks slashed by an average of about $500 if the program's retirement trust fund becomes insolvent, a scenario currently projected for the end of 2032...
Ford recall for seat belt issue and a do-not-drive order for some Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles
According to AP, Ford is recalling almost 420,000 vehicles because of a seat belt issue that may result in an injury if a crash occurs...
NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence
Associated Press reports that, after six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead...
Nick Saban lends support to college sports bill as SEC, Big Ten push back
Sources from AP say that Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and other college sports figures testified Wednesday in support of a bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling a system where players can increasingly earn millions of dollars while moving freely between schools...
Extra Table Feeds to kick off inaugural Good on the Go Tour
The Extra Table Feeds non-profit is kicking off its inaugural Good on the Go Tour: The Extra Table FEEDS Awards...
YMCA Association of Lowndes Co. CEO gives update on Y's work in the community
For about a hundred years, the YMCA has been pursuing its mission of building healthy spirits, minds, and bodies in Lowndes County...
Trump’s financial ties face scrutiny after moves benefiting allies and family
According to AP, President Donald Trump tried to create a near $1.8 billion fund that could be funneled to his supporters as a means of settling a lawsuit he filed against his own government — even arguing that he “gave up a lot of money in allowing” it...
South Carolina store owner acquitted of murder in 2023 killing of Black teen wrongly suspected of shoplifting
Sources from CBS News say that a South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old...
This is the main reason some college grads are struggling to find work — and it's not AI
According to CBS News, remote work, once seen largely as a pandemic-era perk, is hurting young workers' employment prospects, economists say...
Flesh-eating screwworm detected 25 miles from U.S. border, USDA says
CBS News reports that a flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Police in Iowa say they think man shot and killed 6 relatives, then himself
Sources from CBS News say the authorities in Iowa are investigating the fatal shootings of six people they believe were killed by a relative who took his own life when confronted by police....
What are Freedom 250 and America250? Concert confusion highlights dual groups planning celebrations
According to CBS, the decision by many performers to back out of a concert series for the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding almost as soon as the lineup was announced last week revealed confusion surrounding plans for America's big birthday bash in the nation's capital...