From The Watergate Scandal to The Pentagon Papers, investigative journalism has served as a watchdog that keeps power structures in check and educates citizens about corruption and inequality. Wright ...

Several DeSoto County residents, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate and current county Supervisor Robert Foster, have filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the Legislature’s creation ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those ...

WASHINGTON — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a ...

COLUMBUS — Sarah E. Richardson, 80, died June 29, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving car offered evidence on Wednesday that they say challenges the officers’ account that they were in danger when ...

Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died Saturday, the Nation of Islam has announced. She was 90. “Mother Khadijah” worked alongside her provocative and ...

MILLPORT, Ala. — Rick Potash, 72, died July 6, 2026. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dowdle Funeral Home. Dowdle Funeral Home of Millport is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Potash was ...

Public school enrollment in Mississippi has been on a decline for roughly a decade, and most school districts in the Golden Triangle have not been spared. Apart from Lowndes County School District, ...

The city’s grant writer and administrator has had enough. Susan Wilder, who has held the position for roughly two years, tendered her resignation in a letter she sent Thursday morning to Mayor Stephen ...

Editor’s Note: This story will be updated with new transfers every Saturday edition. It’s transfer portal season for Mississippi State baseball. According to Pete Nakos of On3 Sports, 10 Bulldogs have ...

At a Tuesday traffic stop on Airline Road, the 16-year-old unlicensed driver was not following instructions to keep his hands where a Columbus police officer could see them. As the situation escalated ...