COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) Black Friday wasn’t just for shopping this year, it was also a big day for football, especially here in Mississippi. With the Egg Bowl moving up a day on the calendar this year, restaurants were seeing a spike in business as fans joined shoppers for a big lunch rush. After spending Thursday with family and friends, many…
According to an MSU Press release, the invasive emerald ash borer that is decimating ash trees across North America has arrived in Mississippi with its discovery in Issaquena County in July.
CALHOUN CITY, Miss. (WCBI) — A rivalry rich in tradition like a tale as old as time, the 2025 Egg Bowl kicks off Friday, November 28 in Starkville. The Rebels are looking to continue their streak against the Bulldogs, and the Dawgs are looking to regain ground – and bragging rights. But, before the Rebels and Dawgs face off in…
According to an MSU Press Release, construction of Mississippi State’s premier research facility to pioneer advancements in the prevention and treatment of equine laminitis is underway after a Monday, November 10, groundbreaking for the Nancy Fair Link Laminitis Research Center.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people accused of selling drugs.
According to an MSU Press Release, as president of both the Mississippi and U.S. sweet potato councils, Caleb Englert knows the impact this year’s expected below-average crop will have on the state’s growers.
Sources from an MSU Press Release say that when Union County 4-H’er Aubri Hutcheson signed up for slingshot in Mississippi 4-H’s Shooting Sports program over the summer, she just wanted to try something new.
Sources from an MSU Press Release say that a design and construction project for a local nonprofit organization has allowed Mississippi State’s College of Architecture, Art and Design students to develop collaborative skills and tackle real-world challenges this semester in the Golden Triangle.
Students from Victory Christian Academy took a study break to visit the WCBI News station.
According to an MSU Press Release, Mississippi’s corn crop is much bigger than expected this year, and favorable conditions in the Delta are producing a very good crop on many acres.
A pharmacy in Aberdeen was broken into overnight.
Baptist Memorial Hospital issues its own statement about its involvement in the officer-involved crash in Columbus last month.
According to MSU Press Release, Mississippi State’s landscape team has planted more than 2,000 trees over the past five years, strengthening the university’s canopy and advancing its current strategic effort to optimize the university’s outdoor environment.
A Columbus woman wanted for felony theft charges in Amory is now behind bars in Monroe County, but law enforcement in both Monroe and Lowndes Counties are still searching for her alleged accomplice.
Three men from Tennessee who were on the run are facing more charges after being arrested in Oxford.
According to Associated Press, a private jet carrying a music talent agent and five others hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, slamming into a home and killing multiple people on board.
In preparation for upcoming bad weather, here is a current list of storm shelters available throughout the different counties of Mississippi and Alabama.
On September 27, Florida highway crews re-opened I-10 between Tallahassee and Lake City.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation said work continues on several projects across the area and some are wrapping up.
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI)- The week begins with showers and storms throughout the day Monday and Tuesday. By Tuesday night, rain is expected to move out. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and mild, but rain chances will return for the later part of the week. MONDAY: Showers and storms will continue throughout the day. Rain will keep temperatures lower than average, with…
Tragedy was averted as a crash involving a loaded school bus ended with minor injuries. The accident happened on Highway 96, just outside of Millport, in Lamar County, about 7:10 a.m.
Leo III, the third lion to call the University of North Alabama home, passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, May 2, after a brief illness at the George H. Carroll Lion Habitat on the UNA campus. He was 21.
Many of the state’s best and brightest in broadcasting met in Jackson for the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Excellence in Broadcasting Awards ceremony.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police are starting the year with a possible shooting investigation. Witnesses say the incident happened shortly after 6 PM in the 700 block of Highway 45 near the Sprint Mart and Columbus Laundromat. Police responded to the scene and took statements. There were no injuries reported. WCBI has reached out to the Columbus Police Department,…