14+ hour, 2+ min ago  (638+ words) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) " Associated Press reports that the Southern Poverty Law Center is in the spotlight after the civil rights group announced Tuesday that it is the subject of a U. S. Justice Department criminal investigation'because of its past use of paid informants....

11+ hour, 50+ min ago  (146+ words) LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) " The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after receiving a call for service regarding a disturbance. According to the department, the incident happened in the area of County Road 225 on April 20. Deputies arrived on…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (13+ words) One person dead and three injured after a crash in Tuscaloosa, AL'WCBI TV...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (336+ words) COLUMBUS, Miss. , (WCBI) " More than 40 families are displaced after a Friday night fire at Chanticleer Apartments in Columbus. Saturday, the American Red Cross was at the Sim Scott Park Community Center to assist the families. Others were at Chanticleer working…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (624+ words) Washington (CBS NEWS) " According CBS News, the Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider an appeal from Catholic preschools in Colorado that said they were excluded from the state-funded universal preschool program because they sought to admit only children…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (73+ words) OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) " Volunteer fire departments in Oktibbeha County responded to a structure fire in Sturgis yesterday. According to Oktibbeha County Fire Coordinator Patrick Warner around 1: 30 pm, crews were called to a cabin on Sherman Drive in Sturgis. Upon…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (153+ words) MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) " Several area sheriff's offices are warning people about a new take on a recent scam. A new version of the unpaid tolls and fines scams is circulating, and this one has a very official look to it. The…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (88+ words) COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) " The Exchange Club of Columbus continues to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month. This morning, members set up a banner on the corner of the courthouse to help bring awareness to the public. Columbus Lowndes Exchange Club Secretary…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (404+ words) COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) "April brings awareness to a number of challenges some people may face in life. One of them is sexual assault. "Whatever they need help with, I'm there," said Dorothy Sanders, the Victims' Advocate for the City of…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (90+ words) WCBI TV ICC releases statement regarding a student found dead in his vehicle on campus ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) " Itawamba Community College is mourning the loss of one of its students. It goes on to say, "Our thoughts and prayers…...