Body found at Lake Norris in Columbus
Police in Columbus have recovered the body of a man near a local lake. According to our sister station WCBI, the body is presumed to be Robert Hargrove, a man…
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Former Hancock County man killed in domestic dispute in Columbus
A Caledonia teen accused of killing his mother's fiancee will have his first court appearance today. 18-year-old Justin Robert Coggins is charged with murder, according to our sister station WCBI in Columbus. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins says the shooting happened at…
Bus drivers to be fired after protest last week in Columbus
A Mississippi school district in Columbus says it will fire 21 bus drivers who walked off the job last week protesting a reduction in work hours and pay. Fifteen of the drivers told the Commercial Dispatch they received phone calls…
Former Chief Financial Officer of Columbus, Mississippi accused of embezzlement
LOWNDES COUNTY,Miss. (WCBI)-One of the largest embezzlement cases in the state of Mississippi is happening in the Friendly City. Former Chief Financial Officer, Milton Rawle Jr. is accused of swindling $290,000 in a scheme that reportedly went on for two years. City leaders had long suspected something was wrong with how the city’s finances were […]
Armed man booked on misdemeanors at protest confrontation in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. — Authorities in Mississippi say a man armed with a rifle and a handgun was arrested on misdemeanor charges after confronting protesters at the site of a Confederate monument. The incident happened Saturday at the Lowndes County Courthouse…
Discover the Nina and the Pinta
After a weather delay this week, you can now go see replicas of the Pinta and the Nina of Columbus’ ships. They are docked at the Maritime and Seafood Industry’s Schooner Pier Complex on Beach Boulevard in Biloxi. The ships…
Russian roulette death in Columbus, MS
Columbus authorities are investigating the shooting death of a teenager as a possible case of Russian roulette. Columbus, Mississippi police say 17-year-old Tovaris Deloach died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Witnesses stated the victim talked about Russian roulette prior…
Barge Blocks Dam
Heavy rainfall and a barge trapped against a dam could lead to severe flooding in Northeast Mississippi.