COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – After a couple of years of litigation, the city of Columbus received a $4 million settlement to repair damage to the Riverwalk Bridge, also known as the Old River Bridge. Now, the equipment to make the repairs is moving into place and work can begin. Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin posted a picture of this crane on…
A shooting in Macon left multiple gunshot holes in cars and residences. The incident happened Wednesday, November 1 around 4 p.m. near the corner of Washington and Green streets.
There were no treats for a Greenwood man at a Halloween roadblock in Carroll County. A highway patrolman noted a suspicious-looking VIN plate on a vehicle at a safety checkpoint on Highway 7 near Avalon.
The Department of Justice is awarding federal money to improve policing all the way down to the local level.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is looking for some busy car burglars in the northern part of the county, and they need your help.
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Board will soon be looking for a new CEO. Nancy Carpenter told WCBI she was leaving that role at the end of March 2024.
A military construction bill passed by the U.S. Senate could mean more than $50 million coming to construction projects at Columbus Air Force Base.
Patients being treated at county health departments across the state can now get a free ride to their appointments.
Since the former police chief, Ralph Horton, resigned unexpectedly in late September, Calhoun City has been without a full-time chief. That has now changed.
Terry Lashaun Brooks and Phillip Shane House decided to try their luck on the outside with the help of Steven Douglas Jennings.
Governor Tate Reeves began his political career 20 years ago when he was elected state treasurer. He was the youngest state treasurer in the country and the first Republican to hold that office in Mississippi.
A long-standing Day of the Dead tradition is to make Guatemalan kites to honor those who have passed on.
Researchers at Mississippi State are developing a robot to move the crop into the future. The robot is designed to go into a field using AI technology to pick cotton bolls one by one on its own.
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A long-time Columbus businessman died after a car accident. 86-year-old Ken Canida was in a crash on October 23.
The automaker’s 4T Academy will come to New Albany and Union County schools. The 4T Academy is a hands-on training program designed to place students directly into Toyota production jobs after they graduate.
One organization is looking to keep the community warm this winter. The Junior Auxiliary of West Point is hosting its annual coat drive.
An argument led to a woman being injured in Clay County. 60-year-old Todd Sanders was charged with domestic violence aggravated assault.
A sanitation worker was killed after being attacked by a dog and then run over by a garbage truck in Lowndes County.
Work has finished on the Lowndes County coroner’s new office. The former Lowndes County morgue needed modernization and repairs.
The Lowndes County Circuit Clerk’s office decided to participate in the Halloween fun also. The office was decorated to resemble an enchanted forest.
On November 7, voters in Mississippi head to the polls, and at the top of the ballot is the governor’s race. In the first part of a two-part series, WCBI talked with both gubernatorial candidates. We will start with Democrat Brandon Presley, who is challenging Governor Tate Reeves.
“Mississippi doesn’t have laws that pertain to sex offenders and what they can and can’t do during Halloween or the holiday season.”
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Presley is nearing the end of his campaign tour just a week ahead of election day.