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Mid-Morning (Germany's Great Bavarian Circus) - 07/01/26
Today on Mid-Morning, Kealy talks with Marvin Spindler and Khrystus Sofiia about Germany's Great Bavarian Circus coming to Louisville and Columbus!
Mid-Morning (What You Need to Know Wednesday) - 07/01/26
Today on Mid-Morning, Kealy, Keyton Blocher, and Nick Hairston discuss everything you need to know about firework safety.
Staying Toasty! Afternoon Iso. Storms
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI)- A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 9pm tonight. Isolated storms are in the forecast as well this afternoon/evening. TODAY: We stay with the heat as highs reach into the mid to upper 90s again and feel…
Pickens County School Board appoints Interim Superintendent
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) - The Pickens County School District is under new leadership. At a called meeting Tuesday night, the Pickens County Board of Education approved an early departure agreement for Superintendent Shawn McDaniel, making his resignation effective June…
Supervisors sign off on inmate plan
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Lowndes County and the City of Columbus are back on the same page when it comes to…
Outgoing MUW President reflects on her time at the university
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - For nearly 25 years, Nora Miller has served in some administrative capacity at Mississippi University for Women. Counting her time in the…
Mid-Morning (What You Need to Know Wednesday) - 07/01/26
Today on Mid-Morning, Kealy, Keyton Blocher, and Nick Hairston discuss everything you need to know about firework safety.
Staying Toasty! Afternoon Iso. Storms
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI)- A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 9pm tonight. Isolated storms are in the forecast as well this afternoon/evening. TODAY: We stay with the heat as highs reach into the mid to upper 90s again and feel…
Pickens County School Board appoints Interim Superintendent
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) - The Pickens County School District is under new leadership. At a called meeting Tuesday night, the Pickens County Board of Education approved an early departure agreement for Superintendent Shawn McDaniel, making his resignation effective June…
Supervisors sign off on inmate plan
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Lowndes County and the City of Columbus are back on the same page when it comes to…
Outgoing MUW President reflects on her time at the university
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - For nearly 25 years, Nora Miller has served in some administrative capacity at Mississippi University for Women. Counting her time in the…
Keeping the Human Touch: Columbus Marketing Firm Expands in Age of AI
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - In a world dominated by algorithms and instant digital art, true creativity still starts with a blank page. For Columbus marketing…
Toasty temperatures maintain
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Staying hot and sticky pushing through the middle of the week. TUESDAY NIGHT: It is going to be another warm and sticky night. Humidity is staying high. Overnight low temperatures will be in the middle 70s.…
MSDH reminds that birth certificates can be ordered online
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) -School will soon be back in session, and the Mississippi State Department of Health is reminding parents that there is a faster way to obtain needed records. Parents or legal guardians can purchase their children's birth certificate…
Countdown to CAFB's Freedom Fest: authorized items to bring
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The countdown is on to the Columbus Air Force Base's 4th of July Celebration. The base is expecting a big crowd with families coming from across the viewing area. To ensure that you, your friends, and family…
Lafayette County Sheriff's Office warning of property scam
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - The saying goes, if it's too good to be true, then it probably is - especially when it comes to something online. That's why the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department is looking to help community members…
Man arrested for vehicle burglary incident at a restaurant in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The Mississippi Department of Corrections has placed a hold on a Tupelo man after a burglary incident on North Gloster Street. On June 23rd, Tupelo police responded to Lost Pizza Company in reference to a burglary…
Teens facing charges after two assault incidents in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) Two teenagers are facing charges after two separate assault incidents at two parks in Tupelo. 15-year-old Jamarian Donelson is being charged with one count of aggravated assault. On June 15th, police responded to North Mississippi Medical Center…
Teenager arrested after a shooting in Starkville
17-year-old Kameron Coffey was charged with aggravated assault...
Former Jones Co. Chancery Clerk arrested for allegedly altering official records
A former Jones County Chancery Clerk has been arrested for allegedly altering official county records...
Man arrested after a burglary investigation in Tupelo
A man has been arrested after a burglary investigation in Tupelo. Matthew Calise was charged with Burglary of a Building...
Lafayette County Sheriff's Office warning of property scam
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - The saying goes, if it's too good to be true, then it probably is - especially when it comes to something online. That's why the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department is looking to help community members…
Man arrested for vehicle burglary incident at a restaurant in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The Mississippi Department of Corrections has placed a hold on a Tupelo man after a burglary incident on North Gloster Street. On June 23rd, Tupelo police responded to Lost Pizza Company in reference to a burglary…
Teens facing charges after two assault incidents in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) Two teenagers are facing charges after two separate assault incidents at two parks in Tupelo. 15-year-old Jamarian Donelson is being charged with one count of aggravated assault. On June 15th, police responded to North Mississippi Medical Center…
Minnesota man receives $100,000 bond after a domestic violence incident
A Minnesota man is behind bars in Monroe County and given a $100,000 bond after a domestic violence incident...
Booneville teen arrested for alleged child molestation
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Booneville teen was arrested for alleged sexual battery crimes. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, authorities arrested 18-year-old Preston Jeremiah Thomas. Thomas from…
Illegal dice game leads to shooting in Clay County
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - One person was shot after an illegal dice game in Clay County. Sheriff Eddie Scott tells WCBI that about 40 people were…
One of three suspects arrested, charged with felony shoplifting in Tupelo
Tupelo Police catch up with a shoplifting suspect, but he may have accomplices...
Traffic stop results in gun charge for a Tupelo teen
19-year-old Jayden Richey was arrested and charged with one count of possession of a machine gun conversion device...
Grenada County Sheriff's Office reminds community about new scam in the area
The Grenada County Sheriff's Office is reminding community members to use good judgment when it comes to a scam making its rounds...
UPDATE: Two people arrested in connection with a West Point shooting
West Point Chief Michael Edwards told WCBI that two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting...
Houston church van stolen leads to police chase
A church van stolen from Houston leads to a police chase in Tupelo...
Brooksville fight lands two men in the Noxubee County Jail
Mayor David Earl Boswell was reportedly involved in an altercation with Edward George Henley...
Man charged with embezzlement in Prentiss Co.
A complaint from a discount store ends with a Corinth man in handcuffs...
Walnut man accused of passing thousands of dollars' worth of bad checks
A Walnut man is behind bars, accused of passing thousands of dollars worth of bad checks...
CPD holds press conference regarding details of deadly crash
A crash in Columbus earlier this week claimed the life of one person. Since that incident, online posts to social media have been spinning different accounts of what they say happened. Friday, Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry invited the media to watch officer bodycam footage and report on it...





