Archives: 2018

More Rain By Mid-Week

TODAY/TUESDAY: Upper level ridging and surface high pressure across the deep south to kick off the work week means dry conditions and relatively quiet weather. Scattered clouds today, then mostly sunny tomorrow. High temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. Relatively quiet nights, with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Rain Returns For The Second Half of the…

Motorcycle VS. Car Accident

Columbus Police are investigating a crash between a motorcycle and car. COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It happened at the intersection of Lehmberg Road and Highway 82, before six Sunday  evening. Luckily, no injuries were reported. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. Categories: Featured, Local News

Lowndes County Crash Sends One to Hospital

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Lowndes County crash totals one car and sends one to the hospital. It happened on Pleasant Hill Road Sunday evening.  A witness on scene says the driver of a white SUV was heading north, when it was sideswiped by a truck leaving the parking lot of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The driver of the…

MDOC searches for escapee with ties To Lee and Union counties

A search is underway for an escaped inmate.  HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) –  The Mississippi Department of Corrections is searching for 40-year old Christopher Davis. Christopher Davis He was discovered missing from the Hinds County Restitution Center Saturday evening. Davis has four convictions in Lee and Union counties. He was convicted of possession of methamphetamine and grand larceny in Lee…

Toys for Tots Coordinator Makes Last-Minute Plea For Help

GRENADA, Miss. (WCBI) – As more families need help this holiday, local volunteers expanded a program that puts gifts under the tree. While the program should be wrapping up, there’s still a long list of parents who need your help. Beyond the doors at the Lewis Johnson Complex on Sunday, most said it feels like Christmas. It sounded like Christmas,…

“Mary Poppins Returns” to hit theatres

“Mary Poppins Returns” flies into theaters this week. The popular character of a magical nanny is said to be based on a real-life nanny who graduated from a legendary school for professional nannies in Bath, England. Teri Okita reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Green Beret charged with murder for killing Afghan man

Maj. Matthew Golsteyn, a former U.S. Army commando has been charged with murder for allegedly hunting down and killing a man in Afghanistan. He was also suspected of killing two U.S. Marines in a case that goes back to 2010. Tony Dokoupil reports. Categories: National, US & World News

White House moves toward government shutdown

The White House and Congress have until the end of Friday, the winter solstice, to agree on a spending bill. If not, the government will essentially run out of money, and roughly a quarter of it will shut down ahead of Christmas. Errol Barnett reports. Categories: National, US & World News