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Mississippi Highway Patrol opens new substation in Starkville
For years, the Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop G has been waiting for a new home...
Summer fun and faith the focus at Connect Camps
A camp that combines high energy, non-stop, with faith-based growth kicks off in Tupelo...
Dangerous heat continues
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Truly just HOT! Limit your time outside and stay hydrated. MONDAY NIGHT: Warm and humid conditions will maintain. Overnight lows will be dropping into the middle 70s. TUESDAY: HEAT ADVISORY will continue until 9pm Tuesday night.…
Starkville Rotary's new President speaks on Companion Club concept
Rotary is a local club with a global reach. While its roots are as a civic organization designed to help the community, the club has expanded its idea of community from local to international...
Harrisburg Baptist Church to hold Connect Camps in Tupelo
Hundreds of kids will spend their weekdays at Harrisburg Baptist Church, which is hosting Connect Camps...
MSU, USM partner to offer Adapted Swim Camp for individuals with special needs
According to an MSU press release, Mississippi State’s Department of Kinesiology is partnering with the University of Southern Mississippi to teach children and adults with special needs the foundations of swimming and water safety...
Summer fun and faith the focus at Connect Camps
A camp that combines high energy, non-stop, with faith-based growth kicks off in Tupelo...
Dangerous heat continues
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) - Truly just HOT! Limit your time outside and stay hydrated. MONDAY NIGHT: Warm and humid conditions will maintain. Overnight lows will be dropping into the middle 70s. TUESDAY: HEAT ADVISORY will continue until 9pm Tuesday night.…
Starkville Rotary's new President speaks on Companion Club concept
Rotary is a local club with a global reach. While its roots are as a civic organization designed to help the community, the club has expanded its idea of community from local to international...
Harrisburg Baptist Church to hold Connect Camps in Tupelo
Hundreds of kids will spend their weekdays at Harrisburg Baptist Church, which is hosting Connect Camps...
MSU, USM partner to offer Adapted Swim Camp for individuals with special needs
According to an MSU press release, Mississippi State’s Department of Kinesiology is partnering with the University of Southern Mississippi to teach children and adults with special needs the foundations of swimming and water safety...
9 MS sites being added to National Register of Historic Places
CBS affiliate, WJTV, reports that nine Mississippi sites are being added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History...
Supreme Court rejects legal battle over New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
Sources from CBS say that the Supreme Court on Monday turned away a legal battle involving New York's now-repealed mandate for healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic...
What the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Cook case means for Federal Reserve independence
According to Associated Press, the Supreme Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics. But the court didn’t define to what extent...
Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing postponed until January
According to CBS, Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will now begin in January, a judge said Monday, delaying it from the fall...
Itawamba Community College to host a Food Management Certification class
Mississippi is known for its delicious eats, and according to the National Restaurant Association, the restaurant and foodservice industry generated about $12 billion in direct economic output across the state. And one local college is aiming to prepare those looking to enter a pathway in the food service and hospitality setting...
Medicare to cover GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for the first time starting July 1. Here's what to know.
CBS News reports that some Medicare patients will be able to access to GLP-1 medication for weight loss for the first time starting July 1, paying a $50 monthly copay through a new program designed to make the drugs more affordable....
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Gallego
Sources from CBS News say that the Senate Ethics Committee informed Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego that it dismissed a complaint against him in which GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna accused him of misconduct, Gallego's office said Monday...
Man arrested for vehicle burglary incident at a restaurant in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - The Mississippi Department of Corrections has placed a hold on a Tupelo man after a burglary incident on North Gloster Street. On June 23rd, Tupelo police responded to Lost Pizza Company in reference to a burglary…
Teens facing charges after two assault incidents in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) Two teenagers are facing charges after two separate assault incidents at two parks in Tupelo. 15-year-old Jamarian Donelson is being charged with one count of aggravated assault. On June 15th, police responded to North Mississippi Medical Center…
Minnesota man receives $100,000 bond after a domestic violence incident
A Minnesota man is behind bars in Monroe County and given a $100,000 bond after a domestic violence incident...
Booneville teen arrested for alleged child molestation
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Booneville teen was arrested for alleged sexual battery crimes. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, authorities arrested 18-year-old Preston Jeremiah Thomas. Thomas from…
Illegal dice game leads to shooting in Clay County
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - One person was shot after an illegal dice game in Clay County. Sheriff Eddie Scott tells WCBI that about 40 people were…
One of three suspects arrested, charged with felony shoplifting in Tupelo
Tupelo Police catch up with a shoplifting suspect, but he may have accomplices...
Traffic stop results in gun charge for a Tupelo teen
19-year-old Jayden Richey was arrested and charged with one count of possession of a machine gun conversion device...
Grenada County Sheriff's Office reminds community about new scam in the area
The Grenada County Sheriff's Office is reminding community members to use good judgment when it comes to a scam making its rounds...
UPDATE: Two people arrested in connection with a West Point shooting
West Point Chief Michael Edwards told WCBI that two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting...
Houston church van stolen leads to police chase
A church van stolen from Houston leads to a police chase in Tupelo...
Brooksville fight lands two men in the Noxubee County Jail
Mayor David Earl Boswell was reportedly involved in an altercation with Edward George Henley...
Man charged with embezzlement in Prentiss Co.
A complaint from a discount store ends with a Corinth man in handcuffs...
Walnut man accused of passing thousands of dollars' worth of bad checks
A Walnut man is behind bars, accused of passing thousands of dollars worth of bad checks...
CPD holds press conference regarding details of deadly crash
A crash in Columbus earlier this week claimed the life of one person. Since that incident, online posts to social media have been spinning different accounts of what they say happened. Friday, Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry invited the media to watch officer bodycam footage and report on it...
Police in search of burglary suspects in Noxubee Co.
The Noxubee County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding some burglary suspects. The good news is they have some video to help identify them...
Multiple sentenced for felony drug charges in Prentiss Co.
It was a busy Circuit Court term in Prentiss County. No fewer than 7 people were sentenced for felony drug charges...
Bond denied for a Tupelo man accused of domestic violence
Bond for a Tupelo man accused of domestic violence has been denied...
Pontotoc Co. Sheriff's Department warns public of new scam
The Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department is warning the public of a new scam that can seem very realistic...





