A Georgia man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a pickup on Highway 12 in Holmes County. The Highway Patrol says Henry Hooker, 44, was eastbound and the truck driven by a... Read More.
A judge who’s served the local area for 14 years is stepping down from the bench at the end of July. Chancellor Joseph Kilgore of Philadelphia has accepted a position with a Jackson law... Read More.
The death of a Carthage man at the Leake County Correctional Facility is under investigation. Roderick Cooks, 45, became unresponsive after being pulled over on Highway 488 near Freeny and arrested for careless driving... Read More.
The new public education funding formula the Legislature approved this year will provide additional money to Mississippi school districts in the 2025 fiscal year. The amount of increase over current funding varies from district... Read More.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a woman last seen in Durant Friday night. Precious Vernesha Sago, 27, is from Greenwood. MBI says she was accompanied by Robert Earl... Read More.
It might sound odd that a conman claiming to be with the police department has been telling people in Kosciusko they could avoid arrest by paying a fine with gift cards. But the phone... Read More.
The widespread storm damage in eastern Scott County and western Newton County late Tuesday night was the result of straight-line winds, not a tornado. That's what the National Weather Service is saying after a... Read More.
The severe weather in Mississippi has claimed a second life. The Highway Patrol says Shanika Newton, 43, of Tchula was driving home late Wednesday night when her car ran off Highway 49E near the... Read More.
A light turnout at the polls Tuesday as voters in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District chose Ron Eller as the Republican nominee to challenge Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson in November. Eller got about three-fourths of... Read More.
The Clinton area and Leake County were both under tornado warnings Monday night. And while the National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Clinton, it's found no evidence of a touchdown in... Read More.
Tornado warnings in central Mississippi last night as a thunderstorm squall line pushed through the state...
"It's possible we may have had at least a brief weak tornado on the north side of Clinton, MS..."
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Kosciusko police are still looking for the burglar who injured two officers during his getaway early Saturday morning. The man broke in the front door at Pickle's Drug Store and was confronted by officers... Read More.