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Global Outreach helps prepare new missionaries for the ends of the earth
A Pontotoc County-based ministry is continuing its long tradition of helping prepare missionaries for the adventure of a lifetime...
Get ready for the heat
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Summer-like heat is here to stay through the end of the week. Stay hydrated and limit time outdoors during the afternoon hours. TUESDAY: A hot and muggy day with isolated rain chances. Temperatures will climb into the…
Blue Alert issued for 2 suspects after an officer-involved shooting in Covington Co.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has issued a Blue Alert for two suspects in an officer-involved shooting...
FORGEing a new career path in construction
This week kicks off the third annual BuildHer Construction Camp. The camp held by FORGE is on the EMCC Golden Triangle Campus and area girls are learning skills they need to succeed in the building trades...
Midday (2026 Holy Convocation) - 06/08/26
Today on Midday, Charity talks with Bishop Rhonda Cox and Assistant Pastor Bessie Dobbs about the 20206 Holy Convocation.
Feeling Like Summer
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Summertime is here and the weather this week couldn't agree more. TONIGHT - A few stray showers will move through this evening before clearing up overnight. Conditions will be warm and muggy with the low reaching…
Get ready for the heat
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Summer-like heat is here to stay through the end of the week. Stay hydrated and limit time outdoors during the afternoon hours. TUESDAY: A hot and muggy day with isolated rain chances. Temperatures will climb into the…
Blue Alert issued for 2 suspects after an officer-involved shooting in Covington Co.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has issued a Blue Alert for two suspects in an officer-involved shooting...
FORGEing a new career path in construction
This week kicks off the third annual BuildHer Construction Camp. The camp held by FORGE is on the EMCC Golden Triangle Campus and area girls are learning skills they need to succeed in the building trades...
Midday (2026 Holy Convocation) - 06/08/26
Today on Midday, Charity talks with Bishop Rhonda Cox and Assistant Pastor Bessie Dobbs about the 20206 Holy Convocation.
Feeling Like Summer
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Summertime is here and the weather this week couldn't agree more. TONIGHT - A few stray showers will move through this evening before clearing up overnight. Conditions will be warm and muggy with the low reaching…
DHR and Alabama DOE team up to distribute Summer EBT benefits
The State of Alabama is making sure children in low-income households have help with meals this Summer...
Phase 3 begins for Senator Terry Brown Amphitheater in Columbus
City leaders say this project has been in the works for nearly a decade, and this is phase 3...
Lawsuit attempts to stop UFC fight at White House on Trump's birthday
According to CBS, a federal lawsuit filed Saturday seeks to shut down the Ultimate Fighting Championship fight night on the White House's South Lawn on President Trump's birthday...
Workers say they like remote work. Research shows it hurts their mental health.
CBS News reports that Americans routinely say they relish the ability to work from home or remotely rather than commute to an office. Yet new research suggests that untethering yourself can come at a cost...
Can an AI agent cover for you while you're at the beach?
According to CBS News, summer means fun in the sun for employees on vacation, but it also often means more assignments to juggle for their coworkers back at the office...
Calhoun Co Sheriff announces he will not be seeking re-election to a 5th term
Mississippi's County Elections are more than a year away, but one thing we do know, for the first time in 16 years, Calhoun County will have a new sheriff...
Retired historian speaks about Lafayette's life and service in Starkville
As the United States celebrates its 250th Anniversary, many are taking time to learn more about our nation's past and its founding...
UPDATE: Both suspects wanted in officer-involved shooting now in custody
We have an update on the blue alert issued Monday in Mississippi: law enforcement has arrested both suspects wanted in the officer-involved shooting...
Five suspects plead not guilty to the fatal shooting of a Mississippi football player
According to CBS affiliate WJTV News, More than a year after the fatal shooting of a Mississippi football player, five suspects pleaded not guilty in court today about their involvement in the case...
Two brothers turn themselves in after a shooting in Noxubee Co.
Both are being charged with shooting from a public road and disturbing the peace...
Choctaw Co. man faces murder charge after allegedly shooting someone with a bow and arrow
A man in Choctaw County faces a murder charge after allegedly shooting a man with an arrow....
Blue Alert issued for 2 suspects after an officer-involved shooting in Covington Co.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has issued a Blue Alert for two suspects in an officer-involved shooting...
Starkville woman accused of taking shots at someone else's car
A Starkville woman is in the Oktibbeha Jail accused of taking shots at someone else's car.
Two arrests made after a reported home invasion in Columbus
A quick arrest today in Columbus after a reported home invasion...
3 people wounded and another behind bars after a stabbing in West Point
Three people were wounded and another is behind bars after a stabbing in West Point...
Nettleton man charged with burglary of a commercial building in Tupelo
A Nettleton man is in the Lee County Jail after Tupelo Police reportedly tied him to two separate cases in the city...
Lafayette Man given $1 million bond for multiple Child Sex Crimes
31-year-old Jarvis Petty was arrested and charged with multiple Child Sex Crimes...
An update to the shooting investigation in West Point
West Point Police are investigating a fatal drive-by shooting...
59 people arrested in large-scale illegal cockfighting operation in Chickasaw Co.
The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department, along with several other federal, state, and local agencies, seized 164 fighting roosters, narcotics, 13 trailers, multiple vehicles, and $84,000 in cash...
Four people face armed robbery charges in Tupelo
Four people, two of them being teenagers, are facing Armed Robbery Charges in Tupelo...
Teenager faces charges for allegedly assaulting two police officers in Tupelo
A teenager is facing charges for allegedly assaulting two police officers...
Two Clay Co. residents hospitalized after being shot
Two Clay County residents are hospitalized after being shot...
Alabama man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a fire truck in Jones Co.
According to our sister station WXXV, 26-year-old John Burhing, the 3rd of Hoover, Alabama, was arrested and charged with commercial burglary, motor vehicle theft, and auto burglary.
Suspects in multi-state burglary operation tracked down in Missouri by Oxford Police
Both men are charged with Burglary - Forced Entry...
Substitute teacher faces a child pornography charge in Desoto Co.
According to WJTV News, a substitute teacher who taught in Mississippi has been arrested on a child pornography charge...





