Category Archives: Local News

He’s says he’s just doing what it takes to see his son and pay his bills.

An Ocilla man is facing murder charges following a deadly Wednesday night shooting.

The ACLU of Louisiana and other local groups filed a lawsuit against the Baton Rouge Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies Wednesday. 

You may be able to spot some zombies in Meriwether County, about 50 miles north of Columbus, when a new geocaching trail is launched very soon. It’s just for fans of the television series "The Walking Dead." 

Temporary changes have been made to The Mississippi State Department of Health’s policy regarding placentas.  This is after a Rankin County mother and her attorney won a court fight to keep the special organ after birth.

Protests are erupting across the country, raising concern about officers’ use of deadly force. In the past five years, Columbus has had a total of 14 officer involved shootings, four which were deadly. 

Former Carver High football star and now Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell has apologized for a post he made on social media against police, prior to the 5 officers in Dallas being gunned down. 

Leaders in Russell County gathered on Wednesday, July 13 to talk about some issues facing the area at the monthly Biscuits and Business Meeting. The meeting is put on by the Phenix City-Russell County Chamber of Commerce.

Columbus seniors gathered at the Civic Center on Wednesday for the tenth annual Seniors and Law Enforcement Together Senior Summerfest. The event is meant to educate senior citizens about law enforcement in the area and to provide them

Alone and collapsed on her drive way, an elderly Columbus woman tells News Leader 9 how a good Samaritan rescued her when she had a stroke.That woman became the first patient at St. Francis to receive a