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Police investigating Sunday stabbing in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) — The Columbus Police Department is investigating a weekend stabbing. The stabbing happened on Sunday evening, April 28. Police officers responded at approximately 9:30 to the 100 block of Brown Street. Someone stabbed a man multiple times, according to police, and he went to the hospital...
CPD urges people to come forward with info on stabbing case
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus police continue to investigate a weekend stabbing. The incident happened near the 100 block of Brown Street on Sunday night. CPD said 47-year-old Lashawn Cunning was stabbed multiple times in the chest and torso. He was taken to Baptist Golden Triangle to be treated....
Columbus man dies in motorcycle accident
ABERDEEN, Miss (WTVA) - A Columbus man dies in a motorcycle accident Saturday night. Alan Gurley who is the Monroe County Coroner tells us that the accident happened at 6:19 pm. It happened on Highway 45 north on the bypass south of Egypt Road which is inside the city limits...
10 Years Later: “The hardest two minutes of my career”
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – April 28, 2014, is a day many of us will never forget. Tornadoes tore through Tupelo, Louisville, and Columbus. They destroyed homes, businesses, and lives. It was a bad day. WTVA 9 News has shared a lot of stories since that day. And so...
Rain chance, beginning and ending the week
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Temperatures are going to be warm this week, sticking to the 80s. Monday night scattered showers will likely continue into Tuesday morning. Dry conditions for the middle of the week. More showers and possibly a few storms ending the week too. MONDAY NIGHT: Heavy clouds...
Mississippi woman arrested after reportedly shooting husband multiple times
A Mississippi woman is facing multiple charges after she reportedly shot her husband multiple times. WCBI in Columbus reports that at approximately 1 p.m., Saturday, April 27, Columbus police officers responded to the 800 block of North Lehmberg for a gunshot victim. Police arrested Courtney Stewart Wiggly, 44, for aggravated...
Mississippi State basketball big man enters football transfer portal
Mississippi State basketball player Jimmy Bell Jr. is looking to play football elsewhere after spending the spring with the Bulldog football program. Bell measures 6-10, 280 pounds. He transferred from West Virginia, where he spent time with the football team but did not play, to Mississippi State. In the 2023-24 basketball season, Bell played in 34 games for Chris Jans’ squad, making 15 starts.
ICYMI: Top stories from April 21 to April 27 of 2024
In case you missed it, here are some of WTVA’s top stories from April 21 to April 27 of 2024. Saturday, a woman was arrested after allegedly shooting her husband in Columbus. . Friday, Verona Police officially charged two individuals for the 2023 shooting death of a 22-year-old man....
Columbus projects progress report: City leaders give update
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Renovations on Columbus’s oldest and largest park started around the first of the year. The rebuilding of four baseball fields with new turf, bases, dugouts, and fencing at Propst Park is expected to be completed next month. Columbus Councilman Stephen Jones along with Vice...
Rain chance to start the week
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – As we wrap up a warm and dry weekend, Monday brings rain back into the area. Showers could linger into early Tuesday morning, but mid-week looks dry and warm. Slight rain chances come back into the forecast to end out the week. SUNDAY NIGHT: Pleasant...
Mississippi State men's tennis set to host Starkville regional in NCAA tournament
STARKVILLE, Miss (WTVA) - The Mississippi State men's tennis team will be a host for the first and second round of the NCAA tournament. This is the Bulldogs 13th straight appearance in the NCAA tournament. This is the program's 32nd overall appearance in the tournament. Teams that will be in...
Purcell to hire Williams to MSU women's basketball staff
Multiple sources told Starkville Daily News that Purcell is expected to hire Samantha Williams to his staff this week. Williams comes to Starkville after spending the last two seasons coaching at Tennessee on coach Kelli Harper’s staff. Williams adds over 20 years of college coaching experience to the Bulldogs...
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