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Columbus State University invites prospective students, parents, and guests to its Discovery Day Saturday, Oct. 14. T

A group of graduate students and their professor were recognized at an international conference for an app they created. 

A boat manufacturer has relocated from North Carolina to Southwest Georgia and will host a job fair in Americus Tuesday. 

According to the sheriff’s office, her parents said they fed and changed her at 5 a.m. Saturday. They reported her missing at 10 a.m. She was found dead the next day.

Here’s your look at News Leader 9’s recaps, top stories, and breaking news that will be talked about Monday.

The school district says requesting the removal of the Confederate flag vanity plates as a condition of maintaining a parking pass doesn’t violate free speech rights.

Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, following new information revealed regarding his conduct, the company’s board of directors announced Sunday.

Youths from various Columbus organizations are joining forces in the month of October for a fundraiser to fight against the sexual exploitation of minors in their community. 

A family outside of Atlanta has confirmed the body of a missing 15-day-old baby was found in the woods Sunday

This was the break deputies needed to locate Lawrence. Dispatch was able to relay the GPS coordinates to deputes on the ground as well as Metro One.