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Lowndes Co. man will spend next ten years in prison for molestation
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Lowndes County man will spend the next ten years in prison for molestation. Brian Scott McClusky was sentenced this week in Lowndes County Circuit Court by Judge Lee Coleman. McClusky touched an 11-year-old that…
Governor's Mansion decorated for holidays by Starkville florist
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) - A Starkville florist and her team have been working hard getting the Governor's Mansion ready for Christmas. With one day to go before a public open house at the Governor's Mansion, Hannah Krapac Wamsley was busy…
Two men are dead following an overnight shooting in Nettleton
NETTLETON, Miss. (WCBI) - Two men are dead following an overnight shooting in Nettleton. Police Chief Gary Monaghan says it happened at the city park on Union Avenue, just down the road of Nettleton Primary School. Names of the victims…
Very warm pattern with lots of rain chances
SUMMARY: Our forecast over the next week is looking more like October than December! However, we will finally be getting a good, soaking rain for the first time in a…
Meet the people who keep the Budweiser Clydesdales looking their best as they travel across Northeast Mississippi
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - The famous Budweiser Clydesdales are making their way through North East Mississippi for the 2021 holiday season. The eight-horse hitch team will ride through Starkville Friday and then…
A policy in Starkville might leave city workers to pay up
STARKVILLE, Miss.(WCBI)- Unvaccinated city employees will face medical upcharges in 2022. Mayor Lynn Spruill says the board of aldermen met in a special called meeting on December 1st to discuss how…
Midday Toy Giveaway 2021
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! WCBI and Richard Schwartz & Associates are helping Santa give area children a little something special this year! Kids, send us your best Christmas drawing and you could win FREE gifts! Mail your best Christmas drawing…
Special agent with FBI expected to take over top job at TPD
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A special agent with the FBI is expected to take over the top job at the Tupelo Police Department. John Quaka has accepted an offer from Mayor Todd Jordan.…
Man wanted for capital murder in Tupelo is captured in upstate New York
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A man wanted for capital murder in Tupelo is captured in upstate New York. Jaylen Wells was arrested in Albany, New York this morning. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task…
Madison man is charged with sexual battery in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - A Madison man is charged with sexual battery in Oxford. James Leslie Hardin the second was arrested earlier this week. Oxford police took a report about the alleged incident…
Children from area schools decorate the city of West Point's Christmas tree
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) - Children from area schools came together to decorate the city of West Point's Christmas tree. It's a long-standing tradition for students in daycare, pre-K, and Kindergarten to put…
Mayor Gaskin to host first work session with possible pay raise discussion
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - In Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin's first work session, he will have a big topic to discuss. The meeting will be held at city hall tomorrow morning. A work session is designed to help make city council…
The Mill in Starkville hosted the Holiday Bazaar
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Hand made. Homemade. That's just part of the two-day shopping event. Vendors from across Mississippi and the south set up their shops in the…
Above average temperatures are set to continue through the weekend
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – SUMMARY: Temperatures have continued to climb, and we reached the mid-70s across the region today. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and seasonally mild with overnight lows in the upper-40s. Calm wind. FRIDAY: Sunny with increasing clouds during the…
4-H kids in Clay County are getting a lesson in wellness
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - 4-H kids in Clay County are getting a lesson in wellness. A 4-H program called "Junio Master Wellness Volunteers", was created in…
Two people are facing child neglect charges in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Two people are facing child neglect charges in Calhoun County. 42-year-old John Lenard and 31-year-old Riley Phillips are both facing two…
WCBI weather team spoke to Tupelo Middle School
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The WCBI weather storms into Tupelo Middle School today. Our meteorologists talked with 700 seventh graders about the weather. They discussed storms and how…
Name of woman killed in a Tupelo accident released today
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The name of a woman killed in a Tupelo accident was released today. 52-year-old Carie Ann Milner's SUV collided and a semi-truck hauling cotton collided. Tupelo police say the accident happened Wednesday evening on Barnes Crossing…
Christmas Pancake Breakfast
The Kiwanis Club of Columbus is hosting a Christmas breakfast on Saturday, December 4th.
Lowndes Co. man will spend next ten years in prison for molestation
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Lowndes County man will spend the next ten years in prison for molestation. Brian Scott McClusky was sentenced this week in Lowndes County Circuit Court by Judge Lee Coleman. McClusky touched an 11-year-old that…
Two men are dead following an overnight shooting in Nettleton
NETTLETON, Miss. (WCBI) - Two men are dead following an overnight shooting in Nettleton. Police Chief Gary Monaghan says it happened at the city park on Union Avenue, just down the road of Nettleton Primary School. Names of the victims…
Man wanted for capital murder in Tupelo is captured in upstate New York
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A man wanted for capital murder in Tupelo is captured in upstate New York. Jaylen Wells was arrested in Albany, New York this morning. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task…
Madison man is charged with sexual battery in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - A Madison man is charged with sexual battery in Oxford. James Leslie Hardin the second was arrested earlier this week. Oxford police took a report about the alleged incident…
Two people are facing child neglect charges in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Two people are facing child neglect charges in Calhoun County. 42-year-old John Lenard and 31-year-old Riley Phillips are both facing two…
An arrest has been made in church arson
SULLIGENT, Ala. (WCBI) - We have an update tonight on a church arson investigation from earlier this week. An arrest is made and the suspect is now charged with two crimes. 22-year-old Tyler Wayne McKay is facing two counts of…
Lowndes County deputies looking for stolen objects and need the public's help
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A man on the run from Lowndes County deputies is in jail but the case is far from closed. There is surveillance video from a storage facility on Performance…
Man accused of scamming a Okt. Co. woman's friend and hitting her with gun
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A man is accused of scamming an Oktibbeha County woman's friends and then hitting her with a gun. Jaquevias Tarvin is charged with aggravated assault, burglary, and fraud. Investigators say Tarvin scammed several of the…
Criminal suspect escapes from the hospital, then turns himself in
NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A suspect who escaped from a hospital in Jackson County is now back in custody. Tuesday, Aceon Hopkins turned himself into a family member in Neshoba County and got medical treatment at Neshoba General Hospital. He…
Sheriff's Department says leasing new vehicles can create major savings for Lowndes County
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Tuesday, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors authorized a request for bids from companies for a new lease purchase agreement for vehicles for the sheriff's department. During 2020…
A Caledonia man is facing a child sex crime charge
CALEDONIA, Miss. (WCBI) - A Caledonia man is facing a child sex crime charge. 25-year-old Hugh Perkins is charged with one count of enticement of a child. Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins says the arrest is the result of an…
Amory Police searching for stolen goods suspects
AMORY, Miss.(WCBI) - Amory Police and Golden Triangle Crimestoppers are asking for your help to find the person or people who took a trailer. Surveillance video shows what appears to be at least 2…
Family argument turns deadly in Tishomingo County
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A family argument turns deadly in Tishomingo County over the weekend. Tishomingo County deputies were called to County Road 246 in Iuka on Friday…
Four Californians facing drug charges in Webster County
WEBSTER COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Four people from California are dreaming they'll soon get out of the Webster County jail. Donte' Meniffee, Keith Hayes, Roshawn Green, and Ebony…
Lowndes County deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Lowndes County deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting. A car was shot up at the intersection of Yorkville Road and South Pickensville Road about 11 Sunday night. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins says the driver was not…
Criminal preying on shoppers during the holiday season
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The stores were packed for Black Friday, and they'll probably stay that way for the next few weeks. While you search…
Murder suspect escapes from the hospital
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- A man wanted for over a dozen charges, including multiple murders in Mississippi is on the run. According to our news partner WXXV, The Jackson County Sheriff's Department says 20-year-old Aceon Ja'shun Hopkins was hospitalized after…
Some Alabama residents may be missing FedEx packages
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) - Some Blount County Alabama residents may be missing a few packages. Local authorities have located three to four hundred FedEx deliveries in a ravine on Wednesday. FedEx sent multiple trucks and drivers from all over…
Thieves steal 18 rifles, including AR-15s, after tearing a hole in the back of a Louisville pawnshop
LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - The owners of City Gun and Pawn woke up Monday morning to find a hole in…
Fake exterminator arrested and charged with fraud and grand larceny
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- A man accused of impersonating an exterminator in Tupelo is now under arrest. Tupelo Police say on November 7th, Deandrea Hull convinced an elderly resident at an apartment on West Main Street that he was a professional…
