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Rain returns for the weekend, again
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Dry for most Saturday, with a few getting rain. The reverse for Sunday, with most experiencing showers/storms. FRIDAY NIGHT: Tonight will be calm. Moisture will continue building in from the SSE, increase clouds are our sky.…
Campers wrap up first week of Columbus Rec Summer camp
The Columbus Recreation Department's Summer camp program is off to a fun start...
Weir firefighters gear up with extra equipment to help save lives
Thanks to a grant, Weir firefighters will be gearing up with extra equipment to help save lives...
Graham Platner faces another controversy days ahead of Maine Senate primary
Sources from CBS News say that for the second time this week, Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing another major controversy just days ahead of the Maine primary he is poised to win...
The job market is much stronger than economists expected. Why?
According to CBS , against all odds, the U.S. job market is in a good place...
Woman sentenced for fatal road rage shooting in Jackson
Sources from CBS affiliate WJTV report that a woman was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of another woman during a road rage incident in Jackson...
Campers wrap up first week of Columbus Rec Summer camp
The Columbus Recreation Department's Summer camp program is off to a fun start...
Weir firefighters gear up with extra equipment to help save lives
Thanks to a grant, Weir firefighters will be gearing up with extra equipment to help save lives...
Graham Platner faces another controversy days ahead of Maine Senate primary
Sources from CBS News say that for the second time this week, Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing another major controversy just days ahead of the Maine primary he is poised to win...
The job market is much stronger than economists expected. Why?
According to CBS , against all odds, the U.S. job market is in a good place...
Woman sentenced for fatal road rage shooting in Jackson
Sources from CBS affiliate WJTV report that a woman was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of another woman during a road rage incident in Jackson...
Midday (Community Bash at the Columbus Lowndes Humane Society) - 06/05/26
Today on Midday, Charity talks with Kim Hayes about the upcoming Community Bash hosted by the Columbus Lowndes Humane Society.
Choctaw Co. Partnership to hold the Ackerman Depot Festival tonight and Saturday
In honor of America's 250th Birthday, many are holding events to celebrate the momentous occasion...
Mosley named MSU executive director of Housing, Residence Life
According to a press release, Mississippi State alumnus Calvin Mosley is the new executive director of Housing and Residence Life, bringing to the role more than 20 years of leadership experience in housing, student life and development...
Trump says he wants Bill Pulte to "start the process" of shrinking intelligence office
According to President Trump on Friday told the Wall Street Journal that he wants Bill Pulte, his controversial pick to run the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to "start the process" of eliminating some workers and shrinking the office...
Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here's what to know.
Sources from CBS News say that some Facebook users may soon receive a second payout tied to parent company Meta's $725 million privacy settlement, according to the claims administrator and an email sent to eligible claimants...
US set to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Associated Press reports that the Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas development in Alaska faces a new test Friday, with the latest lease sale set for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC
Sources from AP say that the last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon, and George H.W. Bush was president...
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...
Man sentenced to 10 months Federal prison for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
It's called "jackpotting", but it's going to cost a Venezuelan man nearly a year in prison and more than 47 thousand dollars...
Grenada parent faces charges for allegedly assaulting a teacher
A Grenada mother made her first court appearance for assault charges against a local school teacher...
Man faces two counts of arson in Winston Co.
A Winston County man is in jail after he intentionally set fires not once but twice...
UPDATE: Jones found not guilty of the murder of Elias Eugene Trudell
Just before 4 pm today, a Lowndes County jury found Jones not guilty of the murder of Elias Eugene Trudell...
Man faces multiple felony charges in Carrollton
A Carrollton man is adding three more felonies to his rap sheet...





