Juanita Wright
A graveside service for Mrs. Juanita Huff Wright, formerly of Winona, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
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Khamari Haymer
Khamari is a Mississippi native who grew up in Canton and Brandon. Khamari joins the WAPT staff from WCBI in Columbus, Mississippi, where he served as an anc
Jun 21, 2026Open source
Pilots safely eject from military aircraft after ‘mishap’ in Fayette County
A T-38 Talon II aircraft from Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi crashed in Fayette County, Alabama on Tuesday, May 12.
May 12, 2026Open source
Pilots safely eject from military aircraft after ‘mishap’ on Lamar, Fayette County line
A T-38 Talon II aircraft from Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi crashed in Fayette County, Alabama on Tuesday, May 12.
May 12, 2026Open source
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Man sentenced ti 15 years for trafficking in fentanyl
Today, the DeSoto County District Attorney's office announced that Michael Walker has been sentenced to 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
3-star DB Stanley Peters commits to Arkansas football
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas received the commitment of defensive back Stanley Peters on Thursday, beating out Ole Miss and Mississippi State for his pledge.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
June to end with the least active hurricane season start since 2014
Despite impactful flooding last week across the central Gulf Coast from the remnants of short-lived Tropical Storm Arthur — rainfall totals topping two fee...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Local Sports
Hard hit balls were not in short supply on Thursday as Dubuque Hempstead and Dubuque Senior worked in a city softball split between Mississippi Valley Confer...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
2nd Street promenade concept for downtown Dubuque invites fans and detractors
The distance between the Cathedral of St. Raphael and the Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is barely 1,000 feet as a pelican flies, but for a human on...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later
Iowa authorities have identified a teenage girl whose body was found in the Mississippi River more than 50 years ago, solving the state's longest-unidentifie...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Man killed in Mississippi County hit-and-run
A 53-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle Monday morning in Mississippi County.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
U.S. Fish and Wildlife issues reminder of fireworks ban on Upper Mississippi refuge
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has issued a reminder that fireworks are prohibited on the 261-mile-long Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fis...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
BBQ chain Jim ‘N Nicks opens in Olive Branch
The smell of wood smoke drifted through a warm summer morning in Olive Branch on Wednesday as Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q officially opened its first...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
With mail-in voting under threat, election officials say Washington voters should use drop boxes or mail ba...
Even if the high court doesn't strike down a Mississippi law and others like it that allow late-arriving ballots to be counted, Sen. Maria Cantwell warned Tu...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Hot air balloon’s hard landing grounds Mississippi family’s travel plans
As first-time Las Vegas visitors, the Kairit family did not expect their scenic sunrise balloon ride near Pahrump to leave one of them hospitalized.
Jun 25, 2026Open source
SCOREBOARD: High school baseball and softball scores for Monday-Tuesday, June 22-23, 2026
Cedar Valley area and Northeast Iowa baseball and softball scores for Monday and Tuesday, June 22-23, 2026, including the Mississippi Valley, Iowa Alliance,...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
43 kilos of cocaine seized during traffic stop in Wharton, police say A routine traffic stop along U.S. 59/...
43 kilos of cocaine seized during traffic stop in Wharton, police say A routine traffic stop along U.S. 59/I-69 in Wharton led to the seizure of 43 kilograms...
Jun 24, 2026Open source
On the Mississippi, romance meets commerce – and today, the river is all business
The Mississippi River is an American icon that lives in the country's history and literature, but it's a vital trade route that must be meticulousl...
Jun 24, 2026Open source
Teen found dead in Mississippi River in 1975 identified as Waukegan resident
A pregnant teenager whose body was found in the Mississippi River more than 50 years ago has been identified as a Waukegan resident.
Jun 24, 2026Open source
This waterfront Gulf Coast community is used to flooding and hurricanes. Then came Arthur.
Tropical Storm Arthur unleashed historic flooding in southern Mississippi, including in Picayune, Saucier and the Hancock County community of Jourdan River S...
Jun 23, 2026Open source
Cajun Navy rescues North Texas youth baseball team in Mississippi
Volunteers with Cajun Navy 2016 safely evacuated members of the Parker County Pickles youth baseball team after rapid floodwaters threatened their Mississipp...
Jun 23, 2026Open source
LeFleur’s Bluff State Park temporarily closed due to flooding conditions
LeFleur’s Bluff State Park is temporarily closed due to flooding caused by the recent heavy rainfall across Central Mississippi, according to Mississippi D...
Jun 23, 2026Open source
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Columbus is in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Region: Mississippi
ZIP Codes
39701, 39702, 39703, 39704, 39705, 39710
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Man sentenced ti 15 years for trafficking in fentanyl
Today, the DeSoto County District Attorney's office announced that Michael Walker has been sentenced to 15 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
3-star DB Stanley Peters commits to Arkansas football
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas received the commitment of defensive back Stanley Peters on Thursday, beating out Ole Miss and Mississippi State for his pledge.
Jun 27, 2026Open source
June to end with the least active hurricane season start since 2014
Despite impactful flooding last week across the central Gulf Coast from the remnants of short-lived Tropical Storm Arthur — rainfall totals topping two fee...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Local Sports
Hard hit balls were not in short supply on Thursday as Dubuque Hempstead and Dubuque Senior worked in a city softball split between Mississippi Valley Confer...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
2nd Street promenade concept for downtown Dubuque invites fans and detractors
The distance between the Cathedral of St. Raphael and the Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is barely 1,000 feet as a pelican flies, but for a human on...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later
Iowa authorities have identified a teenage girl whose body was found in the Mississippi River more than 50 years ago, solving the state's longest-unidentifie...
Jun 26, 2026Open source
Man killed in Mississippi County hit-and-run
A 53-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle Monday morning in Mississippi County.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
U.S. Fish and Wildlife issues reminder of fireworks ban on Upper Mississippi refuge
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has issued a reminder that fireworks are prohibited on the 261-mile-long Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fis...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
BBQ chain Jim ‘N Nicks opens in Olive Branch
The smell of wood smoke drifted through a warm summer morning in Olive Branch on Wednesday as Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q officially opened its first...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
Coordinates
33.5376990, -88.4261940
Local Time
4:17 PM America/Chicago
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Lowndes County
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