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Storms to start the week; Fall-like temps on the way
SUMMARY: Warm and humid conditions continue for a few more days before BIG-time changes arrive with a strong cold front Wednesday. It will usher in the coolest air we've seen in quite some time. MONDAY: Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain likely across…
Fall weather on the way!
SUMMARY: We just have to get through a couple more humid days with showers and storms, and then some of the nicest weather we've seen since the spring will be moving…
Local diner is open less than 12 hours after car crashes into building
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A vehicle crashed into the Ranch House Diner Saturday evening leaving damage on the side of the building. However, they were open for business the very next morning. [field59_video account="WCBI" key="b20f2a5f86deb12c78f87a017aaf75bc8857b303" vtitle="DINER CRASH 091921" thumb="https://redirect.field59.com/image/med/3c5799046231034d2138f2da008cfd86cef518c9" overrideadnet="none"…
Silver alert issued for missing Yalobusha county man
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI)- The Mississippi Bureau of investigation needs your help finding a missing man. 77-year-old Eardth Franklin Samples was last seen Friday morning in Coffeeville in Yalobusha County. He's white, stands 5 feet and 9 inches. Samples weigh 230…
A Columbus man wins WCBI's 2021 Crank It Up car giveaway
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- It's always nice to win a new set of wheels. WCBI's 2021 Crank It Up Car Contest has a winner! Participants were told to select one of…
The Market Street Festival in Columbus brought large crowds
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The 25th Annual Market Street Festival was in full swung as folks set up booths and prepared for a day of fun. Fair food, handmade goods, and live music. [field59_video account="WCBI" key="a78b92294e974924d7619307db7ba8df3c1fe78c" vtitle="MARKET STREET 091821" thumb="https://redirect.field59.com/image/med/ceaa7f324668ebc80e25c23751cff179f68b8e39" overrideadnet="none"…
Rainy through Tuesday, Much drier & nicer late week
SUMMARY: A pesky area of low pressure continues to linger over the south, keeping rain chances elevated. Things look pretty wet through Tuesday, with highs held down by the rain and…
Traveling saxophonist is trying to inspire people to learn to play
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - One saxophonist is traveling the country to inspire people to learn to play. Damico Brown, also known by his stage name, Carmelo Sax, is one of the…
Wet for a few more days, Fall on the way!!
SUMMARY: A pesky area of low pressure continues to linger over the south, keeping rain chances elevated. Things look pretty wet through Tuesday, with highs held down by the rain and…
Stormy pattern continues
A few rounds of showers and thunderstorms rolled through the region today. Heavy rain and lightning occurred with the strongest cells. The last remaining thunderstorms will weaken overnight and we should stay dry through tomorrow morning. Rain chances will remain…
Diabetes diagnoses in children increases
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI)- Diabetes can stem from a variety of things and in most cases, is associated with adults but over the years there has been an increase in cases of childhood diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes is the inability of…
The 25th annual market street festival kicks off with a free concert
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The 25th Annual Market Street Festival kicks off at the Columbus Soccer Complex. "We're excited to finally be able to bring the festival to our community," said…
Two people of interest in a Columbus shooting are arrested and identified
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Two men, seen on surveillance video after a Columbus shooting are now in custody. The video shows a Hyundai crash into a truck parked in Marvin's parking lot on Wednesday evening. Two armed men appear in the…
Alabama's unemployment rate falls once again
LAMAR, Ala. (WCBI)- Alabama's unemployment rate continues to fall. The seasonally adjusted numbers show Alabama's August rate at 3.1%. That's down from July's 3.2%. This means there are just over 69,000 unemployed Alabamians. Within the past year, the leisure and…
Mississippi soars to number in COVID-19 death rates
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- New Jersey is no longer the nation's leader in COVID-19 deaths per capita. The number one spot belongs to Mississippi now. An estimated 1 out of 320 Mississippians have died from the coronavirus. Since July 25th, at…
Crowded field running for Mississippi Senate seat
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Nine people have qualified to run for a Mississippi Senate seat vacated in June when Sen. Sampson Jackson retired after 29 years. WTOK-TV reports Gov. Tate Reeves scheduled a special election for Tuesday, Nov. 2. A…
A soggy and rainy Friday and weekend ahead
SUMMARY: Rain chances will be increasing throughout the day today & into the weekend. It will stick around into the beginning of next week. Cold front should push through next…
Rain chances increase this weekend
It was a muggy, afternoon across the region today with temperatures in the upper-70s and a few scattered showers. Rain chances go up over the next few days and stick around into the beginning of next week. TONIGHT: Overcast with…
Future Police Officers Learn Defensive Tactics
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) - Future police officers are learning what to do if they are overpowered by a suspect. It's part of the twelve-week police academy at the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training…
Fundraising Underway For Cross Project In Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) - Fundraising is underway for a cross project in Monroe County. A one hundred and twenty foot cross will be built along a stretch of HIghway 45, near the Tenn Tomm Waterway bridge. Nearly an acre of…
Two people of interest in a Columbus shooting are arrested and identified
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Two men, seen on surveillance video after a Columbus shooting are now in custody. The video shows a Hyundai crash into a truck parked in Marvin's parking lot on Wednesday evening. Two armed men appear in the…
Columbus Police are seeing an uptick in the number of car burglaries
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus Police are seeing an uptick in the number of car burglaries. In just the past couple of days, officers have responded to several burglaries in neighborhoods across the…
Examining methods for ending juvenile crime ahead of Starkville's expected deal with the Lowndes Co. Detention Center
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - On September 7th, the Starkville Board of Alderman voted to approve an interlocal agreement with the Lowndes County Juvenile Detention Center to reserve two beds to house any youth offenders from Starkville. The hope is that…
TPD and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force are searching for teen capital murder suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - Tupelo Police and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force are asking for your help in finding a teenaged capital murder suspect. 17-year-old Jaylen Wells is wanted for 3 counts of capital murder in connection to the…
The man accused of killing a Noxubee County woman is now in a Mississippi jail
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) - The man accused of killing a Noxubee County woman is now in a Mississippi jail. Henry Benamon was brought back to Macon this morning. He was arrested in late July in Wilcox County, Alabama. Macon Police…
Stolen truck from Macon found in Oktibbeha County
MACON, Miss. (WCBI) -A truck reported stolen in Macon has been found in Oktibbeha County. Investigators believe the 1998 Dodge pick-up was taken early Sunday morning. You can see two males in the surveillance video getting inside the vehicle. It…
A man sentenced in north Mississippi escapes from prison after being escorted to a funeral
ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A man sentenced in north Mississippi escapes from prison after being escorted to a funeral. Garnett Hughes went to the family member's service in Belzoni this morning before going on the lam. Hughes was serving…
How the Lowndes County Sheriff's Department tracks the area's high number of convicted sex offenders
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - On Tuesday, the Lowndes County Sheriff's Department announced the arrest of five convicted sex offenders within the last 30 days. "I don't see many repeat offenders as far as what the original offense was, (that) they…
MSU women's basketball player Jessika Carter is facing a simple assault charge
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - MSU women's basketball player Jessika Carter is facing a simple assault charge. The Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Department says a deputy was called to an apartment complex to speak with a victim. That person claims the senior…
Human bones were found by a logging crew in Itawamba County
ITWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Human bones found by a logging crew in Itawamba County are being taken to the State Crime Lab for positive identification. The bones, including a skull, were found by a logging crew working near State…
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has arrested five convicted sex offenders within the last 30 day
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) - The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has arrested five convicted sex offenders within the last 30 days. Most of which have been for the charge of sex offender registration failure. These convicted felons have failed…
West Point police are searching for suspect involved in Cannon Motors burglary
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) - The West Point police department needs the communities to help to catch a burglar. If anyone can identify this person you're encouraged to call the West Point police.…
Tupelo woman facing Aggravated Assault charges in a shooting on Saturday morning
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The investigation into a shooting this weekend in Tupelo continues. 24-year-old Madison Lee Miles faces Aggravated Assault charges in a shooting on Lakeview Drive Saturday morning. Miles turned herself…
Lafayette Co. Sheriff's Office arrested two people for Manslaughter-Culpable Negligence
LAFAYETTE, Miss. (WCBI)- Two people have been arrested on a 100,000 dollar bond but details of the crime are a bit foggy. Lafayette County Sheriff's Office arrested Cecily Caldwell and Justin Elkins for Manslaughter-Culpable Negligence. Information about when, where, why,…
Oxford police are looking for a man accused of breaking into someone's home and stabbing them
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - Oxford police are looking for a man accused of breaking into someone's home and stabbing them. This is a police artist sketch of what the man possibly looks like. Investigators say the incident happened on August…
One man is injured and another is in jail after a shooting in Monroe County.
EGYPT, Miss. (WCBI) - One man is injured and another is in jail after a shooting in Monroe County. This investigation is still in the early stages. Deputies were called to a shooting in the Egypt Community around 12:30 this…
Homeland Security inspectors show Golden Triangle businesses how to spot suspicious purchases for homemade bombs
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Throughout the week, members of the Department of Homeland Security have been visiting businesses in Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties to spread awareness about improvised explosive devices. Operation Flashpoint is a joint effort between DHS's Cybersecurity…
Mayor Gaskin, Columbus Police hope new advanced surveillance cameras can cut down on violent crime, help people feel safe again
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Wednesday morning, city leaders debuted one of the 10 new Neighborhood Watch Camera Systems they will be installing throughout Columbus. Mayor Keith Gaskin and Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton held a press conference at city hall…
An Oktibbeha County deputy has been fired after being arrested
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - An Oktibbeha County deputy is fired after being arrested by his fellow deputies. 45-year-old Phillip Miller is charged with DUI 1st and misdemeanor stalking. Sheriff Steve Gladney tells WCBI that Miller was involved in a…
Drug bust leads to deputies warning the public about the danger of pills
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- The Tishomingo County Sheriff's Office is warning the public following a drug bust. Captain Ryan Glover made a traffic stop in Burnsville after receiving a call of a woman on a motorcycle assaulting another person. Navarree…
