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Lafayette County releases details in officer-involved shooting

A domestic disturbance call turned deadly after Lafayette County Sheriff's deputies shot a man who was threatening them with a gun. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the officer-involved shooting that happened about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday night. Deputies received a…

Second Ole Miss fraternity suspended for hazing

A second fraternity at the University of Mississippi has been suspended for violating the university's hazing policy. Brent Marsh, the assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs, sent a letter to the Fraternity Sorority Life community members saying the Lambda Pi…

Heavy rains cause flooding across northern Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Heavy rainfall this week has flooded roads and neighborhoods in parts of north Mississippi, and forecasters said Thursday that more rain was expected. The National Weather Service said more than 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain…

Oxford, Mississippi daycare shut down after death of 8-week-old

OXFORD, MISS. (WCBI) – An Oxford daycare cannot provide care to infants after the death of an eight-week-old. The Mississippi State Department of Health served an emergency suspension of license to Mother Goose of Oxford, INC. The order says “the facility has been determined to constitute a substantial hazard to the health and safety of […]

IHL approves Ole Miss request to move Confederate statue

The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning approved the University of Mississippi’s request to relocate the Confederate Monument from its current campus location, at the front of the Circle on University Avenue, to the University Cemetery,…

Tornado Touchdown

Officials say two tornadoes touched down in Northern Mississippi. The national weather service confirms tornadoes touched in Holly Springs early Sunday and in Tate late Saturday night. The heavy storm caused significant tree damage and a was shed destroyed, but…

Six Killed In Plane Crash Remembered

Over the weekend, six Mississippians killed in a plane crash were remembered on the Ole Miss Campus. The six were killed last Sunday when the small plane they were riding in crashed near Tuscaloosa. They were traveling home to Oxford…

Initiative 42

a Hinds County judge rules in favor of an Oxford mother.