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Bibb County Sheriff suspends alcohol license of downtown night club
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff David Davis has suspended all alcohol sales at the Thirsty Turtle in downtown Macon following a shooting early Saturday morning that left two people dead and two others injured. Davis sent the downtown…
Morning Business Report with Jane King 7/27
Jane King speaks on the latest business news from the NASDAQ in New York. Goldman Sachs says U.S. Economic growth will slow in 2022 as coronavirus fears keep the economy from fully returning to pre-pandemic levels. While Pfizer-Biontech and…
Baldwin County School District hosts annual convocation
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County School District is preparing for the start of the new school year by setting new goals to ensure students don't miss an opportunity to learn. The county held its convocation at Baldwin High…
UPDATE: Southwest High School student dies after football practice collapse
UPDATE: The Bibb County School District has released that the student's name was Joshua Ivory Jr., as well as a statement from Southwest Principal A. Bernard Young. Principal Young stated that, "Joshua was a young man full of promise and…
Hearing exposes TV viewers to blunt language, racial slurs
NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of the House investigation into the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol exposed daytime television viewers to profane language and racial slurs. The emotional testimony by four police officers was accompanied…
CDC: Masks indoors in US where cases surging
NEW YORK (AP)- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new recommendations that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. Scientists cited new information about the ability of the…
Middle Georgia 'back to school' event list
(41NBC/WMGT)— As the Fall 2021 school year approaches, the community in Middle Georgia has plenty of events to support parents and children as they get ready to go back to school. A large number of giveaways, bashes, seminars, and expos…
UPDATE (Tuesday, July 27 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker
Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
NFL player's brother, 2nd man jailed in 2016 student slaying
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The brother of an NFL player has been arrested along with another man in the 2016 shooting death of a college student. Pinellas County jail records show that 25-year-old Donterio Rashad Fowler and 23-year-old Keondre…
Circle K aggravated assault suspect from May still unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's office is currently asking for help in identifying and locating an aggravated assault suspect connected to an incident that happened at a Circle K gas station in late May. The incident in…
Georgia man pleading guilty to 4 of 8 massage spa killings
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses is pleading guilty, hoping for life without parole in the first four shooting deaths in Cherokee County, where a judge is hearing a prosecutor…
WATCH: Jan. 6 hearing opens as police detail violence, injuries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has opened its first hearing. Democrats are starting with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the…
US star Simone Biles exits; Russian Olympic Committee wins women's gymnastics
TOKYO (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles exited with a medical issue. The ROC posted a team score of 169.528, ahead of the U.S. in second place…
UPDATE: Crash in Baldwin County Monday leaves man dead
UPDATE: GSP troopers have investigated and found that the crash happened at about 10:40 in the morning. It's said that the first vehicle was a 2004 Cadillac Deville that was driven by Forrest Haynes, a 55 year-old woman from Milledgeville,…
Kanye West living in Atlanta stadium to work on new album
(AP) -- Kanye West has been living inside an Atlanta stadium while working on his new album. A representative for the performer said on Monday that West plans to remain inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium until he finishes “Donda,” his 10th…
Olympic champ Simone Biles out of team finals with apparent injury
TOKYO (AP) — Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently suffering an injury during the vault. The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled with a trainer…
Heat advisory issued for Tuesday
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT)- Heat index values will soar into the triple digits this afternoon. A Heat Advisory will go into effect at noon Tuesday and last through 8 pm. Mid-90's temperatures will combine with high humidity to produce triple digit "feels-like"…
Bibb County Schools to require masks for 2021-2022 school year
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Bibb County students go back to school in one week, and parents and students will have to adjust to a major change for…
Macon restaurant helping feed the homeless
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Famous Mike's on Poplar Street in downtown Macon now has a "Pay it Forward" board. Customers can pay for the meal of a hungry or homeless…
UPDATE: Georgia DNR continuing to investigate Lake Tobesofkee crash
UPDATE (7/27) - As of Tuesday, July 27, Georgia DNR has confirmed the other six people injured on the pontoon boat have been released from the hospital. Information concerning potential charges in connection to the incident hasn't been released yet.…
Tips for staying safe during rising temperatures this week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With temperatures rising in Middle Georgia this week, you should be aware of the dangers of heat-related illnesses. Vincenzo Happach, an Emergency Medicine Resident Physician at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, says if you are outside,…
Houston County School Board holding hearings on proposed millage increase
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Houston County School Board held its first public hearing Tuesday for residents to discuss a proposed millage increase. HCBE intends to increase the 2021 property tax levy by 4.01% over the rollback millage rate,…
Hot and humid Wednesday
Today was another hot day in Middle Georgia, but storms popped up this afternoon bringing heavy rain and a bit of a cool down. Tomorrow has a similar forecast, but our storm coverage will be less widespread. Highs will be…
U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldiers helping Macon-Bibb with violence prevention
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The United States Army is partnering with Macon-Bibb for a special civil affairs training mission. For the rest of the week, Civil Affairs soldiers from Fort Bragg in North Carolina will be stationed in Macon to…
Monroe County deputies: 2 face charges after high-speed chase ends in crash
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A high-speed chase that started early Tuesday morning in Monroe County ended with a crash in Macon, and now two people are facing charges. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says deputies tried to stop a speeding…
Bibb County Sheriff suspends alcohol license of downtown night club
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Bibb County Sheriff David Davis has suspended all alcohol sales at the Thirsty Turtle in downtown Macon following a shooting early Saturday morning that left two people dead and two others injured. Davis sent the downtown…
Baldwin County School District hosts annual convocation
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County School District is preparing for the start of the new school year by setting new goals to ensure students don't miss an opportunity to learn. The county held its convocation at Baldwin High…
UPDATE: Southwest High School student dies after football practice collapse
UPDATE: The Bibb County School District has released that the student's name was Joshua Ivory Jr., as well as a statement from Southwest Principal A. Bernard Young. Principal Young stated that, "Joshua was a young man full of promise and…
Middle Georgia 'back to school' event list
(41NBC/WMGT)— As the Fall 2021 school year approaches, the community in Middle Georgia has plenty of events to support parents and children as they get ready to go back to school. A large number of giveaways, bashes, seminars, and expos…
UPDATE (Tuesday, July 27 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker
Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Circle K aggravated assault suspect from May still unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's office is currently asking for help in identifying and locating an aggravated assault suspect connected to an incident that happened at a Circle K gas station in late May. The incident in…
UPDATE: Crash in Baldwin County Monday leaves man dead
UPDATE: GSP troopers have investigated and found that the crash happened at about 10:40 in the morning. It's said that the first vehicle was a 2004 Cadillac Deville that was driven by Forrest Haynes, a 55 year-old woman from Milledgeville,…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores July 19-23
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, July 19 and Friday, July 23, 2021. All scores of 75 and below are shown in red. All…
Scattered storms and heat return Tuesday
It was a hot start to the week in Middle Georgia, with highs warming to 97 degrees here in Macon. We started to see a few showers pop up this…
Bibb County Schools to require masks for 2021-2022 school year
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Bibb County students go back to school in one week, and parents and students will have to adjust to a major change for…
Macon restaurant helping feed the homeless
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Famous Mike's on Poplar Street in downtown Macon now has a "Pay it Forward" board. Customers can pay for the meal of a hungry or homeless…
UPDATE: Georgia DNR continuing to investigate Lake Tobesofkee crash
UPDATE (7/27) - As of Tuesday, July 27, Georgia DNR has confirmed the other six people injured on the pontoon boat have been released from the hospital. Information concerning potential charges in connection to the incident hasn't been released yet.…
Downtown Dublin welcoming new businesses
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — 30 new businesses have opened in Dublin since January. "It's just us getting back to our normal, this is what we are used to…
Downtown Macon shooting has business owners concerned
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A downtown Macon business owner is speaking out after a shooting early Saturday morning left two people dead and two others injured. Darrin Ford, the…
United Way of Central Georgia now managing Brookdale Warming Center
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Brookdale Warming Center is now under new management after the Macon-Bibb Commission requested United Way of Central Georgia step in. Along…
3 arrested in Louisiana, Alabama in killing
VALLEY, Ala. (AP) — Two Georgia residents were arrested in Louisiana and a third person in Alabama in a killing earlier this month that police say was linked to a marijuana deal. News outlets report that 19-year-old Jacob Christian Moedl…
Middle Georgia 'back to school' event list
(41NBC/WMGT)— As the Fall 2021 school year approaches, the community in Middle Georgia has plenty of events to support parents and children as they get ready to go back to school. A large number of giveaways, bashes, seminars, and expos…
UPDATE (Tuesday, July 27 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker
Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Georgia man pleading guilty to 4 of 8 massage spa killings
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses is pleading guilty, hoping for life without parole in the first four shooting deaths in Cherokee County, where a judge is hearing a prosecutor…
Kanye West living in Atlanta stadium to work on new album
(AP) -- Kanye West has been living inside an Atlanta stadium while working on his new album. A representative for the performer said on Monday that West plans to remain inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium until he finishes “Donda,” his 10th…
Museum of Aviation's raffle winner donates grand prize back to the Museum
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Museum of Aviation Foundation (MOAF) has announced the winners from their 35th Annual Auction/Raffle and Taste of Local Cuisine from early July. On July 10, three cash prizes were awarded by raffle at the…
Port of Savannah is moving cargo and breaking records
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah is now moving record-breaking volumes of cargo. Georgia Ports on Monday announced that for the first time in history, the Port of Savannah has moved 5.3 million 20-foot equivalent container units. That…
Woman goes missing on the way to Philadelphia
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Jones County Sheriff's Office posted a Missing Person alert Monday July 26, 2021 concerning a woman by the name of Creek Stiner who hasn't been seen since her family put her on a bus in…
Georgia board picks 6 companies to sell medical marijuana
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia board tasked with overseeing the state’s efforts to get patients access to medical marijuana has approved the six companies that will sell the drug. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on the vote which happened Saturday. It…
Savannah reimposes mask mandate as COVID-19 cases spike
ATLANTA (AP) — The largest city on Georgia’s coast is reimposing a requirement that people wear masks in public, citing a “steep and alarming rise” in cases of COVID-19. Savannah Mayor Van Johnson made the announcement Monday at a news…
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Bibb County School District to require masks on all campuses
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County School District made an announcement Monday July 26, 2021, that face masks would be required on all district campuses, effective immediately. District leaders say it was an informed decision based on data and…
Fort Valley railroad crossing closure to cause detours
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has been notified by Norfolk Southern Railroad that a full closure is scheduled for a railroad crossing in Fort Valley. The crossing that's scheduled to be closed is on…
Atlanta abruptly closes its outdoor public swimming pools
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta officials abruptly closed the city's outdoor public swimming pools for reasons that haven't been explained. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the city's parks and recreation department on Sunday announced that all pools will be closed until…
UPDATE: Man arrested in connection to triple shooting in Milledgeville
UPDATE: (7/23): 29-year-old Christopher Arnold has been taken into custody following a triple shooting in Milledgeville that led to three deaths. "Thanks to everyone who called in…
$1M in fines after nitrogen kills 6 at Georgia poultry plant
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal workplace safety officials are proposing nearly $1 million in fines against four companies following a January liquid nitrogen leak that killed six workers at a northeast Georgia poultry processing plant. U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced…
As Herschel Walker eyes Senate run, a turbulent past emerges
ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker appears to have a coveted political profile for a potential Senate candidate in Georgia. He was a football hero at the University of Georgia before his long NFL career. He’s a business owner whose chicken…
Jury convicts suspended Georgia insurance commissioner of fraud in scheme against insurer he managed
ATLANTA (AP) — A jury has convicted Georgia’s suspended insurance commissioner of all 37 counts of fraud and money laundering against him at his trial. Jurors returned the guilty verdicts Thursday afternoon against Jim Beck. He was convicted of charges…
Officials: CEO took money from group that feeds poor kids
WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Investigators say the director of an organization that feeds poor children during the summer in coastal Georgia stole from the state by saying she provided meals that were never made. Court documents show Dawn Eggleston ,…
Attorneys spar over trial of men accused in Arbery slaying
ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys are clashing over testimony at the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery. Prosecutors at a hearing on Thursday asked Judge Timothy Walmsley to prevent some witnesses from testifying that the defendants…
Atlanta schools to require masks for all students, staff
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Public Schools says it will implement a “universal mask wearing" policy in all of its school buildings when the new school year starts Aug. 5. The district announced the rules on Thursday, citing dangers of the…
Man gets life for killing woman who mistook his car for Uber
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for abducting and murdering the woman who mistook his car for her Uber ride in 2019. A jury on Tuesday found Nathaniel Rowland guilty in…
Hearing exposes TV viewers to blunt language, racial slurs
NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of the House investigation into the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol exposed daytime television viewers to profane language and racial slurs. The emotional testimony by four police officers was accompanied…
CDC: Masks indoors in US where cases surging
NEW YORK (AP)- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new recommendations that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. Scientists cited new information about the ability of the…
US vows to improve protections for wild horse adoptions
RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. officials who are trying to adopt out wild horses captured on public land say they are tightening protections to guard against the illegal resale of animals for slaughter. Advocates say the government needs to do…
At least 14 interested in statues removed in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Charlottesville city documents show at least 14 entities have expressed interest in acquiring two statues of Confederate generals removed from downtown parks, including the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the focus of a…
CDC expected to backpedal on some masking guidelines
(AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to backpedal on some of its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. That's according…
Texas, Oklahoma submit formal request to join Southeastern Conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Texas, Oklahoma submit a formal request to join Southeastern Conference. The SEC released the following statement: The University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas, two esteemed academic institutions with storied athletics programs, today submitted formal…
WATCH: Jan. 6 hearing opens as police detail violence, injuries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has opened its first hearing. Democrats are starting with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the…
Infrastructure talks hit snags as Senate time pressure rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators have run into new problems as they race to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal. Pressure is mounting Monday on all sides to show progress. It's a make-or-break week on President Joe Biden’s top priority. Disagreements have…
Port of Savannah is moving cargo and breaking records
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah is now moving record-breaking volumes of cargo. Georgia Ports on Monday announced that for the first time in history, the Port of Savannah has moved 5.3 million 20-foot equivalent container units. That…
VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines. The decision comes as the aggressive delta variant spreads and some communities report troubling increases…
California's largest fire burns homes as blazes scorch West
INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters. California's massive Dixie Fire had already leveled a dozen houses and other structures when it tore…
Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi and Liz Cheney have the most unlikely of partnerships. The two longtime political adversaries have joined forces to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi tapped Cheney to join the committee that…
Marsquakes offer detailed look at red planet's interior
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A quake-measuring device on Mars is providing the first detailed look at the red planet's interior. In a series of articles published this week, scientists are reporting that the Martian crust is surprisingly thin within…
LeVar Burton: 'Jeopardy!' host gig began 'scary,' ended fun
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeVar Burton’s quest to become the new host of “Jeopardy!” has been a confident, upbeat effort by the actor and those who rooted him on with a petition drive. But when he began taping his week’s…
'This can be me': Black participation rising in gymnastics
TOKYO (AP) — The success of Olympic gymnastics champions Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles has created a spike in interest in the sport in Black communities. Representation among Black girls at the upper reaches women's gymnastics is rising. Half of…
Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee has been ordered released on $250 million bail to face charges he secretly worked as an agent for the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s foreign…
Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site
MIAMI (AP) — Firefighters have officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building. The decision concludes a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.…
AP-NORC poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots
A new poll shows that most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots. Most of them also doubt they would work against the aggressive delta variant despite evidence they do. Those findings…
Western wildfires grow, but better weather helps crews
BLY, Ore. (AP) — Lower winds and better weather helped crews using bulldozers and helicopters battling the nation’s largest wildfire in southern Oregon while a Northern California wildfire crossed into Nevada, prompting evacuations as blazes burn across the West. Oregon’s…
