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Hot and Humid Start to June
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - The heat is on! It'll truly feel like summer for at least the first week of June. TONIGHT: Mild and muggy, with lows in the mid-60s. Mostly clear skies and calm winds. FRIDAY: Hot and humid!…
Lieutenant Governor travels across area to campaign for 2nd term in office
FULTON, Miss. (WCBI) - Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann is crisscrossing the area making his case for a second term. Lieutenant Governor Hosemann stopped at…
Longtime family-run business honored with prestigious industry award
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - An 85-year-old family-run business in Columbus was honored with a prestigious industry award. Waters Truck and Tractor was named the 2022 North American Truck…
Lowndes County Supervisors win appeal against school district
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors won its appeal against the school district. At issue is what is considered new property after a…
4-County EPA holds annual meeting at EMCC Communiversity
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - 4-County members and management came together to take care of some business and have a little fun. The electric power cooperative held its…
Hurricane season begins today - "near-normal" season expected
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - The 2023 hurricane season for the Atlantic basin begins today. It officially runs from June 1 to November 30th. June 1st marks the beginning of meteorological summer. It also marks the beginning of hurricane season for…
Lieutenant Governor travels across area to campaign for 2nd term in office
FULTON, Miss. (WCBI) - Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann is crisscrossing the area making his case for a second term. Lieutenant Governor Hosemann stopped at…
Longtime family-run business honored with prestigious industry award
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - An 85-year-old family-run business in Columbus was honored with a prestigious industry award. Waters Truck and Tractor was named the 2022 North American Truck…
Lowndes County Supervisors win appeal against school district
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors won its appeal against the school district. At issue is what is considered new property after a…
4-County EPA holds annual meeting at EMCC Communiversity
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - 4-County members and management came together to take care of some business and have a little fun. The electric power cooperative held its…
Hurricane season begins today - "near-normal" season expected
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - The 2023 hurricane season for the Atlantic basin begins today. It officially runs from June 1 to November 30th. June 1st marks the beginning of meteorological summer. It also marks the beginning of hurricane season for…
Gunman wanted after shooting near park in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus police continue to search for a gunman after a shooting near a north-side park. Officers were called to 8th Avenue and 18th Street…
Warmer temperatures on the way!
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - It is starting to feel a lot more like summertime here in Mississippi! Temperatures are quickly beginning to warm up into the 90s and we will continue to see pop up showers throughout this week. TODAY - It…
Sherman gets Splash Pad just in time for Summer fun
SHERMAN, Miss. (WCBI) - A new attraction is making a big splash in one northeast Mississippi town, just in time for summer. The official opening day…
Mississippi Highway Patrol will receive much-needed personnel boost
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol is set to receive a much-needed boost in officers. 48 troopers make up the 67th cadet class and five…
Starkville police arrest 12 people, charged with gambling
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Starkville police hit the jackpot looking for illegal gambling, making a dozen arrests. SPD narcotics agents went to a home on Choctaw Street with a search…
Turning up the heat
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI)- June begins tomorrow and temperatures are going to be heating up quickly back into the 90s! End of the week may see some very light scattered rain showers across MS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Temperatures tonight are going to…
Starkville police make 2 arrests in separate robbery cases
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Starkville police made two arrests in separate robbery investigations. Dontavious Lucious was charged with robbery. Meanwhile, Tyverius Nichols is facing an armed robbery…
Dozens of shell casings found after home and vehicle shot in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Columbus Police were on the scene of a shooting incident Thursday night. Officers responded to 5th Avenue and 17th Street around 9:30. 36 shell casings were found on the scene. A vehicle and a home were hit…
Gunman wanted after shooting near park in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus police continue to search for a gunman after a shooting near a north-side park. Officers were called to 8th Avenue and 18th Street…
Standoff in Brandon leaves officer dead, another injured
BRANDON, Miss. (WCBI) - One officer was killed and another one was injured during a standoff with police Thursday morning in Brandon. The incident started at about 1:20…
Starkville police arrest 12 people, charged with gambling
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Starkville police hit the jackpot looking for illegal gambling, making a dozen arrests. SPD narcotics agents went to a home on Choctaw Street with a search…
Starkville police make 2 arrests in separate robbery cases
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Starkville police made two arrests in separate robbery investigations. Dontavious Lucious was charged with robbery. Meanwhile, Tyverius Nichols is facing an armed robbery…
Columbus police make 2 more arrests in Byrnes Circle shooting
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Two more people were charged in connection with a shooting that left two people injured. 42-year-old Chaundra Dismuke was charged with accessory…
Deputies investigate homicide after finding man dead at Lee County home
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Lee County deputies continue to investigate a homicide. 70-year-old Randy Price was found dead at his County Road 1303 home…
Columbus police make arrest in Monday night shooting
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus police made an arrest after at least 20 shots were fired and two people were injured. 18-year-old Randy Pratt was charged with aggravated…
Lowndes County deputies investigate shooting that damaged home
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Lowndes County deputies are investigating a shooting that damaged a home. A Providence Place homeowner returned from a trip to find two bullet…
Caledonia woman accused of stabbing husband is out on bond
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A woman in Lowndes County is facing charges after her husband was wounded with a knife. Lowndes County deputies arrested 42-year-old Lakeyla Beaver of Caledonia Saturday morning. She's charged with Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault. Investigators say…
Tupelo Police looking for auto burglary suspect
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- Tupelo Police need your help to find a burglary suspect. On May 15th, around 7 AM, TPD responded to a call of a vehicle that had been burglarized in West Tupelo. Several other thefts took place in…
Tennessee man faces rape and child sex crime charges in Prentiss County
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A man from Tennessee is facing charges in Prentiss County after allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a minor. 22-year-old Ethan Murphy of Savannah, TN was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of Statutory Rape.…
Montgomery County law enforcement search for accused car thieves
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Law enforcement in Montgomery County is looking for two accused car thieves. COURTESY: Montgomery County Sheriff's Department. This…
Law enforcement searches for answers in teen's death investigation
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The death investigation into a Houston teenager continued with law enforcement searching for answers. 16-year-old Denasia McGregory was found in the trunk of a car on Tuesday morning. The discovery happened in a daycare parking lot…
Columbus Police VIPER Unit arrests teen found with 'AR-15'
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A teenager is in custody after Columbus' VIPER Unit caught him with heavy artillery. Police said a 16-year-old was armed with what police called an "AR-15 rifle" and an 80-round-capacity magazine. Earlier Tuesday evening, residents near…
Tupelo police arrest man accused of child sex crimes
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - Tupelo police arrested a man accused of a child sex crime. Brian Grice was served a Lee County Capias Warrant for two counts…
Joint agency operation lands 14 arrests in Clay County
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Law enforcement officers arrested over a dozen people right before the weekend in an effort to get illegal guns off the street.…
Starkville pool hall served search warrant for illegal gambling
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Some pool hall patrons in Starkville had their Sunday shooting interrupted by the police and agents from the state. Agents from the Gaming Commission and Alcohol Beverage Control, along with Starkville Police served a search warrant…