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4 men in custody after shots rang out at a mobile home park in Shannon
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (205+ words) SHANNON, Miss. (WCBI) " Four men are in custody after shots rang out at a mobile home park in Shannon. Police Chief Anthony Rogers says it all happened around 7 Sunday evening when he says a resident on Willow Street called 911, saying…...
Tennessee man to spend 30 years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (183+ words) GREENVILLE, Tenn/CORINTH, Miss. (WCBI) " A Tennessee man will spend the next 30 years in prison for transporting a 14-year-old across state lines to engage in sex. 29-year-old Terry Waynce Macon of Grand Junction, Tennessee, was sentenced today in the Northern…...
Inmate found unresponsive in his cell at Hinds County Detention Center
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (127+ words) HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) " An inmate has died following an assault at the Hinds County Detention Center. According to CBS affiliate WJTV news, Mielun Butler was found unresponsive on Friday in his cell. Bulter was taken to the hospital and…...
Mississippi Highway Patrol opens new substation in Starkville
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (425+ words) STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) "For years, the Mississippi Highway Patrol Troop G has been waiting for a new home. That vision finally came to life on Monday, June 29. City and state leaders joined the troopers in the official grand opening of…...
Juvenile in stable condition after being shot in Tupelo
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (129+ words) TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) " A juvenile is in stable condition after being shot in Tupelo. Officers with the Tupelo Police Department responded to the 500 block of North Spring Street Sunday night regarding a reported shooting. When police arrived on the scene,…...
Minnesota man receives $100, 000 bond after a domestic violence incident
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (118+ words) AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) " A Minnesota man has received a $100, 000 bond after a domestic violence incident in Amory. According to Detective Sergeant Jake Hall with the Amory Police Department, a victim was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center -Gilmore in Amory,…...
Two more arrested in Jackson impound lot theft case
1+ week, 3+ day ago (211+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) " Sources from CBS affiliate WJTV Jackson police announced two additional suspects were arrested in connection with thefts that occurred at the city's impound lot. According to police, James Yelverton and Jessica Dickerson were both taken into custody....
Columbus City Council approves resolution for amount of pay to house jail inmates
1+ week, 4+ day ago (169+ words) COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) " A difference over payments between the City of Columbus and Lowndes County is one step closer to a resolution. At a special call meeting this afternoon, the Columbus City Council approved a resolution that will set the…...
Mississippi highway dedicated to fallen hero from Mantee
1+ week, 5+ day ago (376+ words) MANTEE, Miss. (WCBI) " Nearly 58 years ago, Mantee native Joe Edd Lofton lost his life in combat during the Vietnam War. "That's what he wanted to do. He wanted to be a part of the service he wanted to serve mankind,…...
Questions swirl after 1-year-old boy fatally shot by police in Mississippi
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1019+ words) MISSISSIPPI (CBS NEWS) " According to CBS, the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi....