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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus Police are investigating an incident reported as an accidental shooting.It happened at Evening-side Apartments in Columbus around 5 p.m this evening.- Advertisement -The victim was shot by another person is reporting that it was an accident.The victim received non-l

WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) -One man is dead in West Point, after police confrim a shooting happened Sunday.Police Chief Avery Cook tells WTVA, the incident happened near Progress Street and Fifth Street.

gun.... in columbus... a man is in custody after police say they found a stolen gun.... police chief fred shelton says officers stopped a car near the waffle house last night... the passenger, elijah young, tried to run from officers, but was caught behind the restaurant... shelton says officers fou

Columbus will play three of this season's most highly regarded teams -- West Point, Noxubee County, and Starkville -- in the first three weeks of the 2018 season. Those teams combined to win 39 games last season, three Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) North State championships,

"Year two is always better," Jones said. "I feel like they have a better grasp of the offense and I have a better grasp of who can and who can't. We have the athletes, and it's my job to get them involved. As the season goes on, we'll get better as a unit."

According to a department press release, officers responded to an incident at Eveningside Apartments at about 5 p.m. Saturday. The victim, according to the release, sustained a non-life-threatening injury in the incident.

Aneth Alvarez (dance), Jacob Browning (vocal music) and Elijah Karriem (vocal music), all of Columbus, have the opportunity to complete their junior and senior years of high school at the Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) in Brookhaven.MSA is an 11th- and 12th-grade visual and performing arts res

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - A man was shot at a Starkville apartment complex Thursday night, according to police.

City councilmen voted 3-2 during a budget work session Thursday afternoon not to contribute its normal $100,000 to the economic development organization in Fiscal Year 2019, which begins Oct. 1. Instead, the city shifted those funds to its "professional services" budget in hopes the money will help

of starkville... we're learning new details about a shooting at an apartment complex this morning that sent a man to the hospital... wtva's tanya carter is in the breaking news center with that update... emma, two witnesses say the man who was shot is bobby spratt, who was visiting his girlfriend at

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) - A man was arrested after a stolen gun was found in a bag he dropped while trying to run from police Thursday night, according to Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton.Police stopped a car near the Waffle House in Columbus, Shelton said. The passenger, Elijah Young, tried to run

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI)- Two people are in custody after an assault and armed robbery in Columbus.It happened around 6:30 Friday evening at the Stringer Manor Apartments.- Advertisement -Deputies were nearby when the call came in.Chief Deputy Marc Miley says the victim was hit with the gun.The

new this evening... west point police are asking for your help identifying two people...accused of stealing guns from a local businees... wtva's daniella oropeza joins us in the breaking news center with what you should be on the look out for... this incident happened early this morning around 12:42

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - A fifth indictment has been handed down into the misuse of public funds in the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department.According to the Starkville Daily News, an Oktibbeha County grand jury indicted Anthony Stevenson on a single count of conspiracy to defraud the state.

identifying the person they say tried to rob a hotel... this is the person police are looking for... ithappenedat the wingate hotelsaturday just after 4 am.... police saythis manentered the hotel and came behind the check-in counter and attempted to open a safe.... an employee confronted the robber

In a 3 to 2 vote during Thursday’s budget meeting, councilmen cut the $100,000 annual payment it makes to the LINK for help in economic development.

Lafarris Shaquille Barker, 24, of Columbus was arrested Wednesday. LCSO is currently seeking another suspect in the robbery who it has identified as Larry Mandle Hudgins III, 23, also of Columbus.

In his first game with several new players on offense, almost all calls made were correct, as West Point rolled past Columbus 55-6 in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) season opener for both teams at Falcon Field.

A Starkville man is out of jail after being arrested for embezzlement on Wednesday.Police took 28-year-old Quinton Hendrix into custody on suspicion of embezzlement after he turned himself at the police department. Hendrix is suspected of embezzling money at the Starkville Country Club, on South Mon

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) - A man is wanted for attempting to crack open a safe at a Columbus hotel.The incident happened on Saturday, August 11 at the Wingate Hotel just after 4 a.m.