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Area residents have a chance to meet their new U.S. Senator-elect before he heads to D.C.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - It's not every day you get to meet your U.S. Senator, but folks in…
City of Reform celebrates Veterans' Day with a day of community service
REFORM, Ala. (WCBI) - The City of Reform took this Veterans' Day as a day of service to the…
McMillin Center for Grace and Healing dedicated at Blue Mountain Christian University
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISS. (WCBI) - It was only five years ago that Blue Mountain Christian University started its nursing program and now, it…
Veteran's Day ceremony focuses on service, sacrifice and honor at IAHS
FULTON, MISS. (WCBI) - With flags waving to a backdrop of patriotic music, Hundreds packed into the IAHS gym for the school's annual Veteran's…
Traceway Retirement Community kicks off Adopt a Grandparent for Christmas
TUPELO, Miss. – Traceway Retirement Community in tupelo is kicking off their inaugural adopt a grandparent for Christmas community event. What…
EMCC is recognizing those who have served this Veterans Day
MAYHEW, Miss. (WCBI)- Veterans' Day is set aside to remember the nation's military veterans. And around our area there have been several observances. At East…
City of Reform celebrates Veterans' Day with a day of community service
REFORM, Ala. (WCBI) - The City of Reform took this Veterans' Day as a day of service to the…
McMillin Center for Grace and Healing dedicated at Blue Mountain Christian University
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISS. (WCBI) - It was only five years ago that Blue Mountain Christian University started its nursing program and now, it…
Veteran's Day ceremony focuses on service, sacrifice and honor at IAHS
FULTON, MISS. (WCBI) - With flags waving to a backdrop of patriotic music, Hundreds packed into the IAHS gym for the school's annual Veteran's…
Traceway Retirement Community kicks off Adopt a Grandparent for Christmas
TUPELO, Miss. – Traceway Retirement Community in tupelo is kicking off their inaugural adopt a grandparent for Christmas community event. What…
EMCC is recognizing those who have served this Veterans Day
MAYHEW, Miss. (WCBI)- Veterans' Day is set aside to remember the nation's military veterans. And around our area there have been several observances. At East…
Longtime CREATE Foundation president announces retirement
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) - It was a chance to celebrate the largest community foundation in the state. The annual meeting of the…
The Weir Fire Department had a busy Monday night
WEIR, Miss. (WCBI)- The Weir Fire Department had a busy Monday night. The department was called out around 9:45 to a home on Highway 413 for…
Shad White officially announces his candidacy for Mississippi Governor
COLUMBUS, Miss. – Yesterday Shad White officially announced his campaign for governor. For the past 8 years, shad white has served as a state auditor and…
Lowndes County Annual Turkey Drive
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WBCI)- Tuesday on Midday, Eric talks with Lowndes County Sherriff's Office Lieutenant Rhonda Sanders about the annual Turkey Drive.
Golden Triangle Singers Fall Concert
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Tuesday on Midday, Eric talks with Amber Debbant and Andi Turner about the upcoming Golden Triangle Singers Fall Concert.
Good News With Colin 11/10/2026
WCBI NEWS - Tuesday on Good News, Eric and Colin Krieger discuss upcoming area events.
Baptist Behavioral Health Care is helping patients on the path to recovery
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- Recovery from drug or alcohol dependency or mental health struggles starts with connections. And Baptist Behavioral Health Care in Columbus…
Saltillo woman indicted for manslaughter arrested
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Authorities arrest a Saltillo woman wanted on a manslaughter charge Friday, September 25 -- following an indictment. 19-year-old Amauriah Ja'Nice Hill was indicted this summer by the grand jury in connection to a fatal accident…
Starkville man arrested on 23 burglary charges
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - Starkville Police make an arrest in connection to a string of car burglaries from earlier this month. Anthony Buchanan is charged with 23 counts of auto burglary and one count of felony of a motor vehicle.…
Ole Miss students found dead; one found on campus
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - The University of Mississippi Police and Lafayette County Metro Narcotics are investigating the deaths of two Ole Miss students. Metro Narcotics Captain Alex Fauver said the students were found Monday, September 21. One was on campus;…
Webster County man arrested in Arkansas after early morning shooting
MABEN, Miss. (WCBI) - A man wanted for a shooting in Oktibbeha County has been arrested in Arkansas. Police from McGehee and Dumas, Arkansas arrested…
Two injured in Columbus shooting; one in life-threatening condition
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - Columbus Police are investigating a weekend shooting that left two people injured. According to CPD, two men arrived to Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle with gunshot wounds on Sunday, September 20, around 9:05 p.m. Investigators said they…
Columbus man arrested on domestic assault charge
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A Columbus man is facing a domestic assault charge following an investigation by the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office. Deputies got called to a home on Buck Egger Road Sunday about a domestic disturbance. Investigators said Eltoro Harris,…
Booneville man arrested on molestation charge
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Booneville man is behind bars for a charge involving a child. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office, 39-year-old Cristofer Clinton Carpenter was arrested following an investigation on a report of a four-year-old who…
Suspect wanted in Columbus shooting surrenders
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - A shooting suspect wanted by Columbus Police has turned himself in. According to CPD, 22-year-old Antonio Thompson, Jr. surrendered to authorities Monday night at the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office. Thompson is a key suspect in in…
15-year-old charged with attempted murder in Starkville
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - An argument leads to gunfire in Starkville -- leaving one injured and a teenager behind bars. Starkville Police got called to Brookville Garden Apartments on Everglade Avenue around 6:47 p.m. Tuesday, September 8. Investigators said one…
Teen faces multiple assault charges in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) - An 18-year-old is behind bars for an alleged shooting in Columbus. According to the Columbus Police Department, officers got called to the area of 501 Brooks Road about an altercation and shots fired. When officers arrived,…
Teen charged as adult in sexual assault case
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - A Lee County teen is behind bars for burglary and sexual assault charges. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Sunday morning, deputies got called to a home in the Auburn community about reports of…
Monroe County Sheriff's Office arrests two accused of trafficking meth
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - The Monroe County Sheriff's Office makes 4 arrests connected to an operation that was reportedly moving a considerable amount of meth out of the Athens community. Tuesday, deputies arrested Ronald D. "Pepsi" Herrington and Jatarvis…
First District District Attorney announces major drug and weapons operation in North Mississippi
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A multi agency effort gets narcotics, illegal firearms and criminals off the streets throughout Lee County. First District…
Nettleton man faces burglary charges in Tupelo
TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) - A Nettleton man is facing multiple charges after Tupelo Police say he was caught entering vehicles in a neighborhood over the weekend. Officers responded to…
Mother arrested for accessory in shooting; son still on the run
COLUMBUS, Miss., (WCBI) -- The Columbus Police Department has arrested one in connection with a Thursday shooting. And needs the public's help finding another person with alleged involvement. According to a release, Columbus Police responded to a shots fired called…
Columbus Police need help locating missing woman
COLUMBUS, Miss., (WCBI) -- The Columbus Police Department need the public's help in locating a missing woman. Pamela Denise Shepherd was last seen on July 24 at a home on Military Chapel Road in Columbus. The last time anyone spoke…
Three men plead guilty to narcotic offenses in Lee County
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) - Three men plead guilty to serious narcotic offenses in Lee County this week. According to the First Circuit District Attorney's Office, 49-year-old Tellie Mairidith pled guilty to two charges of trafficking methamphetamine on Monday, August…
Nigerian national arrested in Mississippi sextortion case
OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI) - A Nigerian man is now in a Mississippi jail facing Federal charges for his role in a sextortion case that led to the passage of "Walker's Law" in Mississippi. …





