Father of baby found buried alive in South Carolina denied bond
Officials in South Carolina are providing new details about a baby found buried alive in a dog crate as his father was denied bond Thursday.
Oklahoma man executed for high-profile 2001 killing, first of 2 executions today
A man convicted of a high-profile Oklahoma City murder was executed on Thursday, and a second man is set to be executed the same day for the stabbing and beheading of three young children he was raising in 2003.
Port Gibson removes 110,000-pound Confederate monument from courthouse circle
A crane removed the marble and stone statue from the circle in front of the Claiborne County Courthouse where it has been since 1907.
Black voters view Scott Colom’s historic US Senate win through lens of Mississippi’s racial legacy
It’s been nearly 150 years since a Black man has represented Deep South and deep red Mississippi in the U.S. Senate. That changed Wednesday evening as Democrat Scott Colom was declared the winner over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, who had...
State permit board rejects appeal of SpaceXAI air permits in Southaven
After hearing hours of testimony over two days, Mississippi’s permit board rejected an appeal of an air permit awarded earlier in the year to SpaceXAI’s data center hub in Southaven. The board, which makes decisions over permits issued by the...
Senators probing RFK Jr.’s testimony on Samoa trip after documents appear to refute it
Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa.
Donnie Dunagan, the original voice of Bambi and a 3-time Purple Heart recipient, dies at 92
The child actor would go on to serve in the Marine Corps, serving three tours in the Vietnam War and earning three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.
Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him and his staff at Arlington Cemetery
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awarded the soldier who reprimanded him and members of his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a medal on Thursday.
6,000 acre Hinds County solar farm can proceed, appeals court rules
A large solar power project that would take up close to 6,000 acres near Bolton can move forward, the Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, over two years after Hinds County officials initially greenlit the facility. “Soul City Solar,” an...
Six Warren Central baseball players sign collegiate scholarships
Vicksburg Daily News – VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Six Warren Central High School baseball players celebrated their accomplishments Wednesday as they took another step toward continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Caden Cole, Justin Greer, Tristan Jamison, Blake Caruthers,...