Lower humidity midweek, still watching the Gulf

SUMMARY:  A much needed break in the rainy weather is here!  We’ll enjoy some warm/hot but relatively less humid days through the middle of the week. Our evenings and early mornings will be great for any outdoor activities.  A tropical system may organize in the Gulf of Mexico later this week.  While we still have many days to watch it,…

Drier air this week, watching the tropics

SUMMARY: Another very hot and humid day in store, with high feels like temps. Starting tonight, drier air begins to filter in, leaving us with much more comfortable conditions through Thursday. Lows will be very nice, and the lower humidity will make the days much more tolerable. Moisture return begins on Friday, and all eyes turn to the gulf, as…

Drier air this week, watching the tropics

SUMMARY: Another very hot and humid day in store, with high feels like temps. Starting tonight, drier air begins to filter in, leaving us with much more comfortable conditions through Thursday. Lows will be very nice, and the lower humidity will make the days much more tolerable. Moisture return begins on Friday, and all eyes turn to the gulf, as…

Columbus police investigate a shooting at La Quinta hotel

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Columbus Police are investigating a shooting in a hotel over the weekend. Around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, hotel guests at the La Quinta Hotel reported a 16-year-old juvenile suffering a gunshot wound. Police tell us the incident started after an altercation at the hotel involving minors who were guests of someone else. “There was an argument over…

Linda Thompson shares stories of the King of Rock and Roll at Elvis Fest

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI)- A former girlfriend of Elvis Presley shared some of her stories of life with the King of Rock and Roll during the Tupelo Elvis Festival. Linda Thompson was featured in a segment called “Conversations,” where she recounted some of her experiences as Elvis’ girlfriend with thousands of fans. When Linda Thompson visited Tupelo the first time, there…

MSU Capitalizes Off Notre Dame Errors, Win Game 1

STARKVILLE, Miss. (MSU Athletics) – It was a spectacle in many forms on Saturday (June 12) afternoon at Dudy Noble Field, as the largest crowd to witness an NCAA Super Regional was treated to a back-and-forth affair that No. 3 Mississippi State baseball eventually won, 9-8, over No. 4 Notre Dame. The 14,385 fans in attendance marked the largest on-campus…

A barge has struck the Bevil Lock and Dam in Pickensville

PICKENSVILLE,Ala. (WCBI)- A barge has struck the Bevil Lock and Dam in Pickensville Justin Murphree, with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, says residents in Pickensville and Lowndes County along the Tenn-Tom waterway should prepare for possible flooding. This includes neighborhoods like Pirate Cove and Nashville Ferry Road in Lowndes county and Pumpkin Creek in Pickensville. Folks who live in…

Hostage incident in Itawamba county leaves two people dead

ITAWAMBA COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)- The Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department responds to a home after a hostage situation leaves two people dead. Sheriff Chris Dickinson tells us around 11:30a.m. Saturday morning child called 911 to 4656 Dorsey Evergreen Road. The child was able to escape and inform deputies there were seven other hostages inside the home with the suspect. Dickinson says a…

Warm & steamy weekend with more storm chances

SATURDAY:  Highs around 90° with heat indices near 100° outside of any shower or storm that happens to develop.  There could be a batch of strong to severe storms sweep through the region with gusty winds and torrential rainfall.  It’ll be something we’ll watch during the day. SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy and quiet. Lows in the low 70s. SUNDAY:  Staying…

Death investigation underway after a woman was shot in Oktibbeha Co.

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A woman is dead and investigators are trying to figure out how she was shot. Oktibbeha County deputies were called to a home, this afternoon, on Bethel Road. Investigators say there was a shooting but they are not sure what happened. Coroner Michael Hunt says 28-year-old Arshuntay Brown passed away. Until more information is known,…

A third man has been charged following Calhoun Co. graduation party

CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A third man is charged following a fight at a Calhoun County graduation party. 41-year-old Alfonzo Gutierez is charged with aggravated assault, manifesting extreme indifference. The arrest is part of a death investigation by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department. 25-year-old Heriberto Mata was found in a pond off County Road 438 just hours after he…