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Crawford County Middle High School to have increased law enforcement presence Friday following rumor
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Crawford County Middle High School will have an increased law enforcement presence Friday, December 9, following a rumor circulating regarding a possible school shooting. Interim Superintendent Dr. Christopher Ridley wrote in a letter posted on the…
Faith leaders join together in Macon-Bibb Mayor's Council of Clergy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County is turning to faith leaders when it comes to public safety and promoting community unity among residents. Clergy members and church…
1 hospitalized after being found near downtown Macon with gunshot wound
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating after one person was found with a gunshot wound near downtown Macon Thursday afternoon. The…
Houston County man sentenced to 10 years in prison following drug conviction
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Houston County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after being convicted on drug charges. A news release from the Houston County District Attorney's Office says Superior Court Judge Katherine Lumsden sentenced…
Man hospitalized after train strikes vehicle in Monroe County
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 71-year-old man was hospitalized with minor injuries after his vehicle was struck by a train Thursday afternoon. It happened around 2:15 at the…
How to donate toys to Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital's 'Holly Jolly Shoppe'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Holly Jolly Shoppe is returning to the Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital. For most people, Christmas is a time…
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says WNBA star Brittney Griner is safe in American custody and on her way home after being released from Russia in an extraordinary prisoner swap. Biden said in an address from the White House…
Staying warm Thursday
It might be December, but temps today felt more like early fall with highs reaching the 80s across Middle Georgia (a record for this date). Overnight we will see areas of patchy dense…
Georgia Military College holds ceremony in remembrance of Pearl Harbor
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This year is the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack happened the morning of December 7, 1941. Georgia…
GCSU offering election administration certificate for students
MILLEDEGVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia College and State University says it's meeting the need for professional election administrators who know the law and latest technology. GCSU announced it's the first university…
Customers pay final visits to Macon Beer Company ahead of its closure
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Beer Company is closing Sunday, but that hasn't stopped the flow of customers this week. Macon Beer Company said in…
Sandersville Police search for 'armed and dangerous' suspect
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Sandersville Police Department is trying to located an armed and dangerous wanted suspect. They are looking for Rikishi Pernell Colclough who also goes by…
Peach County head football coach Chad Campbell heads to Westfield
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Peach County High School head football Coach Chad Campbell is heading to Westfield School in Perry. The Westfield School made the announcement via…
Sunshine returns ahead of Wednesday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sunny conditions are beginning to return to Middle Georgia today. Today There was dense fog across most of Middle Georgia to begin our Wednesday. Only Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and Taylor counties were spared from…
Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago. That's fewer than in recent…
AP: Warnock beats Walker in U.S. Senate runoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia. The victory by the state’s first Black senator ensures Democrats an outright majority in the chamber for the rest of President…
Brown beats Holliday in runoff race for Macon Water Authority District 2 seat
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Desmond Brown beats Lindsay Holliday in the runoff race for the Macon Water Authority District 2 seat. Brown received 6,211 votes to Holliday's 4,676 (57.05% to 42.95%) to reclaim the seat he held prior to a…
Mapp beats Davis in Milledgeville City Council District 5 race
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Shonya Mapp has won the race for the Milledgeville City Council District 5 seat. Mapp beat Oscar Davis 381-280 (57.6% to 42.4%) to take the seat formerly held by Richard Mullins, who died in April. Follow…
Victim found shot, killed in west Macon parking lot
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting death in west Macon-Bibb County. According to a news release from the Sheriff's Office, someone found a shooting victim in the parking lot of an empty business…
Clouds, increased rain chances return Friday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An approaching cold front will bring more cloud cover and some showers to Middle Georgia later today. Today Friday began with plenty of sun across much of Middle Georgia along with some patchy fog. Cloud cover…
Salvation Army still has 150 angels to be adopted
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – With only six days left before the deadline for all Angel Tree gifts to be returned, The Salvation Army still has 150 “forgotten angels”…
Person found dead in Dodge County house fire
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a deadly fire in Dodge County. According to the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King, the fire happened around 11:00 p.m. on December 7th…
Crawford County Middle High School to have increased law enforcement presence Friday following rumor
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Crawford County Middle High School will have an increased law enforcement presence Friday, December 9, following a rumor circulating regarding a possible school shooting. Interim Superintendent Dr. Christopher Ridley wrote in a letter posted on the…
Rain, cooler conditions return Friday
It was another day of record breaking heat in Middle Georgia, but a cool down is on the way to end the week. A wedge front will be building in across…
Faith leaders join together in Macon-Bibb Mayor's Council of Clergy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County is turning to faith leaders when it comes to public safety and promoting community unity among residents. Clergy members and church…
1 hospitalized after being found near downtown Macon with gunshot wound
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating after one person was found with a gunshot wound near downtown Macon Thursday afternoon. The…
Houston County man sentenced to 10 years in prison following drug conviction
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Houston County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after being convicted on drug charges. A news release from the Houston County District Attorney's Office says Superior Court Judge Katherine Lumsden sentenced…
Man hospitalized after train strikes vehicle in Monroe County
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 71-year-old man was hospitalized with minor injuries after his vehicle was struck by a train Thursday afternoon. It happened around 2:15 at the…
How to donate toys to Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital's 'Holly Jolly Shoppe'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Holly Jolly Shoppe is returning to the Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital. For most people, Christmas is a time…
Staying warm Thursday
It might be December, but temps today felt more like early fall with highs reaching the 80s across Middle Georgia (a record for this date). Overnight we will see areas of patchy dense…
Georgia Military College holds ceremony in remembrance of Pearl Harbor
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This year is the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack happened the morning of December 7, 1941. Georgia…
GCSU offering election administration certificate for students
MILLEDEGVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia College and State University says it's meeting the need for professional election administrators who know the law and latest technology. GCSU announced it's the first university…
Customers pay final visits to Macon Beer Company ahead of its closure
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Beer Company is closing Sunday, but that hasn't stopped the flow of customers this week. Macon Beer Company said in…
Sandersville Police search for 'armed and dangerous' suspect
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Sandersville Police Department is trying to located an armed and dangerous wanted suspect. They are looking for Rikishi Pernell Colclough who also goes by…
Peach County head football coach Chad Campbell heads to Westfield
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Peach County High School head football Coach Chad Campbell is heading to Westfield School in Perry. The Westfield School made the announcement via…
Sunshine returns ahead of Wednesday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sunny conditions are beginning to return to Middle Georgia today. Today There was dense fog across most of Middle Georgia to begin our Wednesday. Only Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and Taylor counties were spared from…
AP: Warnock beats Walker in U.S. Senate runoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia. The victory by the state’s first Black senator ensures Democrats an outright majority in the chamber for the rest of President…
Sen. Ossoff's unsolved lynching bill becomes law
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A bill to secure justice for victims of unsolved lynchings and murders is now law. President Biden signed Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan bill this…
Warnock or Walker? Georgia runoff to settle last Senate seat
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters on Tuesday are deciding the final Senate contest in the country, choosing between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican football legend Herschel Walker after a four-week runoff blitz that has drawn a flood of outside spending to…
Middle Georgia man sentenced for threats to White House, local judges
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Middle Georgia man is sentenced to prison for threatening to kill the president and blow up the White House. This follows…
Bibb County School District addresses 'trending social media threats'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District is alerting the community there have been no active shooters at Bibb County schools Wednesday. The school district says…
Baldwin High victim of statewide 'school shooting hoax'
MILLEDGEVILE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Baldwin High School is the latest campus to be the victim of a statewide school shooting hoax, according to the Baldwin County School District. A…
Georgia breaks early voting record Monday
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia voters broke the all-time daily turnout record for in-person Early Voting, according to Georgia's Secretary of State's Office. The Secretary of State's Office reports, on…
Georgia high court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. In a one-page order, the high court put a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while it considers…
Macon-Bibb approves Saturday early voting date
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections held a special called meeting Tuesday morning, to approve Saturday early voting in the run-off election between Senator Warnock and Herschel…
Judge says Georgia law allows Saturday voting for runoff
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday said Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is the only possibility for Saturday voting before next month's Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen Raphael Warnock…
Georgia House Speaker Ralston has died at age 68
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Speaker David Ralston died Wednesday at 68, spokesperson Kaleb McMichen said, less than two weeks after he announced he was stepping down because of health concerns. A statement issued by McMichen said only that Ralston had died…
Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion around six weeks
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge overturned Georgia’s ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert…
Georgia's dogged and focused Kemp overcomes Trump and Abrams
ATLANTA (AP) — First, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp shrugged off being targeted by former President Donald Trump. Then the Republican incumbent wore down Democratic superstar Stacey Abrams for a second time, culminating in a decisive Tuesday election victory. Now, as he…
Judge orders Gingrich to testify in Georgia election probe
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich must comply with a subpoena seeking his testimony in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence that state’s 2020 election…
RACE FOR THE SENATE: Walker and Warnock to go into runoff
(41NBC/WMGT) -- NBC News is projecting that the Georgia Senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker will head into a runoff on December 6th.
RACE FOR GOVERNOR: Brian Kemp wins reelection
UPDATE : ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams conceded to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday in their rematch of their 2018 race. Abrams called Kemp to concede and went on stage minutes later to congratulate the governor. The…
GBI closes Brianna Grier investigation
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has closed the investigation looking into the incident that led to the death of Brianna Grier in Hancock County on July 15th while…
Senator Ossoff announces G.B.I. funding to fight drug trafficking
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Georgia Bureau of Investigation now has more resources to fight drug trafficking in the state. Senator Jon Ossoff says funding from the Anti-Heroin Task…
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says WNBA star Brittney Griner is safe in American custody and on her way home after being released from Russia in an extraordinary prisoner swap. Biden said in an address from the White House…
Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago. That's fewer than in recent…
Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
The COVID-19 pandemic sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin. Suddenly the San Diego middle schooler was sleeping all day and awake all night. When in-person classes resumed, she was so anxious at times that she begged to come home…
Sen. Ossoff's unsolved lynching bill becomes law
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A bill to secure justice for victims of unsolved lynchings and murders is now law. President Biden signed Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan bill this…
House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some…
Garland names special counsel to lead Trump-related probes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan.…
Pelosi won't seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the…
GOP wins slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate…
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for…
Judge orders Gingrich to testify in Georgia election probe
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich must comply with a subpoena seeking his testimony in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence that state’s 2020 election…
Tropical Storm Nicole topples beachfront homes into ocean
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole sent multiple homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and threatened a row of high rise condominiums in places where Hurricane Ian washed away seawalls and other remaining protections only weeks ago. “Multiple coastal…
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers were selected Tuesday morning, nearly…
Elon Musk takes over Twitter but where will he go from here?
Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform. Musk gave one hint about where he's headed in…
Intruder beat Pelosi's husband with hammer in their home
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An intruder attacked and severely beat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home early Friday while searching for the Democratic leader and chillingly shouting: “Where is Nancy, where is…
Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87
Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died…
Russian court rejects Griner appeal of her 9-year sentence
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, a step that could move her closer to a possible high-stakes prisoner swap between Moscow…
Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died. He was 67. “The world…
Police: 3 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say three people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting at a high school Monday morning. Speaking at a news conference, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said the three dead included a woman,…
