Federal grant will support much-needed repairs at state’s largest airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have announced a $5.17 million federal grant for improvements at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International...
UPDATE: Career criminal will serve 30 years for marijuana enterprise
by Jared Bounds
UPDATE July 31, 2017 Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Weill, Sr. sentenced 40-year-old Christopher Butler Friday to 30 years in prison without parole and...
International ag officials from Tajikistan get climate smart in MS
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A climate-smart agriculture program at Mississippi State University helped train international agricultural leaders to achieve the global priority of maintaining safe, reliable...
State’s $1 billion soybean crop looking good, despite challenges
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Most of the state’s soybean crop has a very good yield potential despite some challenges coming late in the season. Trent Irby,...
Monday weather rundown: the return of the sizzle
by Jared Bounds
After a few blessed days of less-than-intense heat, north Mississippi looking at highs returning to the lower 90s today. Your humidity levels look to be...
Weekend weather: heavy rain for central, south Mississippi
by Jared Bounds
Cooler weather on the way, but not before central and south Mississippi take a beating. Rolling thunderstorms could drop up to 3 inches of rainfall...
Fukushima officials visit Starkville to learn about MSU’s testing of filters to contain radioactive materials
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss.— Officials and engineers tasked with preventing the release of radioactive material during debris removal from the Fukushima nuclear site in Japan are visiting...
Terrifying new drug trend in NE Mississippi involves shooting up wasp spray
by Jared Bounds
If you thought smoking bath salts was as bad as it could get, you haven’t heard of “hotshots.” Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell described the...
Cold front snaps heat, brings thunderstorms
by Jared Bounds
A blessed break from the heat in north Mississippi today: scattered showers heralding the arrival of that cold front you’ve been hearing about: temperatures rising...
Meridian man faces 20 years for stealing from a vulnerable person
by Jared Bounds
Roger Lewis, Jr., 64, of Meridian, was arrested Monday in Lauderdale County by investigators with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and charged with...