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An area teacher earns multi-state recognition for her classroom expreience
Well, an area teacher is being recognized for her contributions in the classroom and to the lives of her students. And she's multi she has multi-state…
Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Today and Tonight
UPDATE: As of 7:45 a.m., the Storm Prediction Center has updated today's severe weather outlook to include more of our area in the Level 2 "slight" risk. Please see the updated map below. [blox_vms account="WCBI" key="5f7549fbd933119a484a0927a9be5cf2718449bf" vtitle="AM Full Weather: Wednesday,…
Stormy Wednesday
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - After plentiful sunshine today, storms are back in the forecast for a couple of days. Wednesday brings another chance for severe weather, so…
Montgomery County Justice Court Judge set for trial
A Montgomery County Justice Court Judge will stand trial for a September 2025 case involving his funeral home. And the daughter of a former Circuit Clerk was given another chance to get things right...
What happens to Lindsay Clancy after verdict in murder trial? Legal experts explain potential outcomes.
Sources from CBS say that the jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who killed her three children, will decide if she can be held criminally responsible for the murders...
Tupelo Police make an arrest in an April domestic violence case
Lamarrion Randle of Prairie was arrested and charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence...
Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Today and Tonight
UPDATE: As of 7:45 a.m., the Storm Prediction Center has updated today's severe weather outlook to include more of our area in the Level 2 "slight" risk. Please see the updated map below. [blox_vms account="WCBI" key="5f7549fbd933119a484a0927a9be5cf2718449bf" vtitle="AM Full Weather: Wednesday,…
Stormy Wednesday
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - After plentiful sunshine today, storms are back in the forecast for a couple of days. Wednesday brings another chance for severe weather, so…
Montgomery County Justice Court Judge set for trial
A Montgomery County Justice Court Judge will stand trial for a September 2025 case involving his funeral home. And the daughter of a former Circuit Clerk was given another chance to get things right...
What happens to Lindsay Clancy after verdict in murder trial? Legal experts explain potential outcomes.
Sources from CBS say that the jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who killed her three children, will decide if she can be held criminally responsible for the murders...
Tupelo Police make an arrest in an April domestic violence case
Lamarrion Randle of Prairie was arrested and charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence...
U.S. airman faces charges under military justice system for criticizing Trump over Iran war
According to CBS News, a U.S. airman says he is facing charges for criticizing President Trump over the Iran war, which his attorneys believe to be among one of the only instances an officer of his rank has been charged under the uniform code of military justice for contemptuous words against officials...
Canada imposing tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion in U.S. imports
CBS News reports that Canada on Tuesday announced that it is imposing tariffs of up to 50% on about $20 billion of U.S. imports, aiming to match the Trump administration's recently announced import duties on Canadian imports...
United Airlines to add 10 new international routes starting next year. See where.
Sources from CBS News say that United Airlines said on Tuesday that it will add 10 international routes starting in 2027, extending the carrier's flight network to new destinations in Europe and Asia...
SNAP restrictions cut soda purchases but raise stigma concerns, study finds
According to CBS, a Trump administration effort aimed at discouraging Americans on food stamps from using the government nutritional aid to buy soda is having an impact, a new study shows...
MSU Bagley College of Engineering continues national impact with faculty NSF CAREER Awards
Sources from an MSU press release say that two Mississippi State University faculty members in the Bagley College of Engineering are recent National Science Foundation CAREER Award winners, securing more than $1 million in combined federal funding to advance research in emergency response simulations and global space observation...
New invasive tick poses major risk to livestock
According to a press release, scientists at Mississippi State University are on the lookout for a new invasive species of tick, and they want Mississippians to know their help is crucial in detecting the pest...
Associate Program Director Dr. Will Ford speaks at Columbus Rotary Club
Many people may not realize it, but Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle is also a teaching hospital...
Corinth man sentenced for trafficking child sexual abuse material
CORINTH, Miss. (WCBI) - A Corinth man will spend the next 10 years in a Federal prison for trafficking child sexual abuse material. Zachary Alan "Zach" Little was found with almost 4,000 files displaying children under the age of 12 engaging…
Five year sentence on immigration charges
A Honduran national with previous federal convictions has been sentenced to almost five years in prison on immigration charges. Friday's Ramos Serrano also known as Carlos Roberto Galvez of El,…
Man accused of breaking into vehicle
One county man already facing charges. He has auto burglary added to the list. Last Friday, Tupelo police were called to car lock Toyota on Cross Creek Drive about the burglary of…
Man charged with grooming of a child
A Kentucky man is behind bars in Lee County facing charges of child exploitation. Chad Eugene Brinkley of Ludlow, Kentucky, was picked up by the U.S. Marshals Service on…
Montgomery County Justice Court Judge set for trial
A Montgomery County Justice Court Judge will stand trial for a September 2025 case involving his funeral home. And the daughter of a former Circuit Clerk was given another chance to get things right...
Tupelo Police make an arrest in an April domestic violence case
Lamarrion Randle of Prairie was arrested and charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence...
Longtime North MS lawman Billy Voyles passes away
In a Facebook post, the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office released that Constable Billy Voyles had died...
A traffic stop leads to a drug arrest for a Lee County man
On Friday, August 21, Lee County deputies made a traffic stop in the Auburn area...
Mother wanted, man arrested for Monroe Co. shooting & car chase
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - More arrests come from the Monroe County shooting that involved a teen allegedly running a vehicle off the road. Earlier this week, 18-year-old Chadwick Brady Humble of Nettleton was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault…
"Whippets" seized in Lowndes County
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A morning traffic stops ends with cans of whipped cream chargers, also known as "whippets," seized in Lowndes County. According to the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office,…
Woman faces felony charges in Oxford for reportedly creating an unsafe environment for her children
23-year-old Neely Taylor was arrested and charged with two counts of Child Endangerment...
A man wanted since May now faces criminal charges in Monroe Co.
A man on the run since May has been returned to Monroe County to face criminal charges...
Report of a possible shoplifter leads to an arrest on weapons charges in Booneville
Jonathan Decanter is currently charged with Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, but other charges may be possible...
A man is facing federal charges in Carroll Co.
A Carroll County man, already under arrest on state charges, is now facing charges for Federal crimes as well...
Team-up between law enforcement leads to five arrests in Chickasaw Co.
The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office and the Houston Police Department teamed up to target illegal drugs in the area. The coordinated effort netted five arrests...
Woman charged with one count of embezzlement in Lafayette Co.
An Oxford woman has been charged with one count of embezzlement for allegedly failing to deliver furniture after a client had paid for it...
Two women charged with Felony Shoplifting in Tupelo
Tupelo Police arrested two Baldwyn suspects accused of shopping in Tupelo without paying...
Tupelo man accused of beating his significant other
A Tupelo man is in the Lee County Jail, accused of beating his significant other...





