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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...
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...
One dead after police pursuit ends in shooting in West Alabama
One person died in a shooting after a Thursday night traffic stop by Northport police resulted in a pursuit by officers that ended in Greene County. At around 11:15 p.m., officers with the Northport Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the 4000 block of McFarland Boulevard in Northport. During the interaction between the driver of the car and police officers, shots were fired and the vehicle fled the scene, said Capt. Jack Kennedy, with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit.
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....
Eutaw remembers fallen worker one year later
EUTAW, Ala. (WBRC) -Eutaw city leaders remembered Tony Rice this week. You may remember the story. Rice was the city employee who died one year ago when a trench he was working collapsed on him. It happened in the Branche Heights subdivision in Eutaw. Thursday, April 25, 2024, the city released balloons in Rice’s memory, and the mayor declared April 25 as Tony Rice Day, a day they’ll honor every year.
Mississippi man charged with girlfriend’s murder after body found in yard by passerby
A Mississippi man has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend after her body was found in the yard of an abandoned house. WTVA in Tupelo reports that Columbus police have arrested Damian Peterson, charging him with the murder of Ashanti Jade Turner, 25. Turner’s body was discovered by...
Woman says she pulled gun to stop potential robber
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Sharion Long is a long-time resident of Columbus and owner of the S&E security company. “The fact that he was coming around the corner with the hoodie on, was the first red flag. And then he went behind my car instead of in front of my car. That was another red flag. And that business next door is closed so why are you going there? That was the third red flag. And he turned around and came back behind my car again. I was like ‘Okay it’s time to do something.’ When he reached for the door, I pointed my gun at him and he ran behind Sonic then,” said Long.
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