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Rain chances remain in the forecast through Tuesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - North Georgia is still under the influence of the Wedge/Ridge that's centered over the Mid-Atlantic states nosing down the eastern seaboard and into North Georgia. This wedge is keeping moist easterly flow over the state with…
Georgia’s American Journey: Otis Redding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - In the story of America’s music, few voices remain as recognizable or as influential as Otis Redding. As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, community leaders and…
Monroe County victim services care cottage offers support and protective order assistance
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A resource in Monroe County is working to support victims and their families through trauma. The Monroe County Care Cottage…
Georgia business leaders spotlight data, electricity as drivers of economic growth
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Leaders from across Georgia gathered in Atlanta this week to discuss the state’s evolving energy sector, with a focus on how data is powering both the economy and daily life. The rapid growth of data centers was…
Another stormy weekend on deck to close out May
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front sagging south will gradually cool temperatures and bring plenty of rain this weekend. This Evening Scattered storms fired up this afternoon and activity will continue through the evening and into tonight. Flash flooding…
Blue Origin rocket explodes during test at Cape Canaveral launch pad
(NBC)- A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral, sending a massive fireball into the night sky and…
Tech Report: New study claims tech firms could earn $1 million from user data
(LILAMAX)- A new study is raising questions about the value of personal data and how much technology companies may profit from it…
Dallas apartment explosion injures multiple people, sparks massive fire
(NBC)- A massive explosion and fire rocked a Dallas apartment complex Thursday, sending thick black smoke into the sky and leaving multiple people injured. Emergency dispatchers initially…
Potential Iran War Deal Awaits Final Approval from Trump and Tehran
(NBC)- A potential agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran is now awaiting final approval from President Donald Trump and top…
Morning Business Report: Markets rally on Iran deal hopes as car payments top $1,000
(LILAMAX)- Investors pushed stock indexes to record highs as optimism grew surrounding a potential agreement involving the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicate…
Eight riders rescued after Texas roller coaster malfunction
(CNN) - Eight riders were safely rescued Thursday evening after a roller coaster malfunction left them hanging backward near the top of a ride at a Galveston, Texas…
UPDATE: Third vehicle involved in deadly Log Cabin Drive crash
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says a third vehicle was involved in the deadly crash Thursday night at Log Cabin Drive and Eisenhower Parkway. Deputies…
Man found shot in south Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —A man is recovering after being shot Thursday night in south Macon. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened in the 3400 block of…
Heavy rain may be a concern for the weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Overnight, a descending front brings our next widespread rainfall event. Upper level energy swooping down from the Central U.S. and the blocking pattern provides for synoptic lift. The best forcing will come from the subtropical shortwave…
FPD a win away from state title after Game 1 win over Stratford
STATESBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — First Presbyterian Day School is one win away from a state baseball championship after taking Game 1 of its…
Bottoms brings health care pitch to Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms discussed expanding health care access for Georgians Thursday during a roundtable with Kentucky Gov.…
Scattered storm odds climb again Friday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Storm odds will ramp up again heading into the end of the work week. This Evening Scattered showers and storms are ongoing around Middle Georgia and are expected to continue into tonight. While rain odds will…
Prosecutors: Former Bibb teacher convicted of child cruelty
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Prosecutors say a former Bibb County schoolteacher has been convicted of cruelty to children after prosecutors say she repeatedly beat a 6-year-old child in her foster care. The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office says a…
Teen injured in Macon shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A 14-year-old male was injured in a shooting Sunday night on Wren Avenue, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Patrol deputies responded to reports of shots fired in the 1700 block of…
Global manufacturer bringing up to 140 jobs and more than $100 million investment to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A global manufacturing company is bringing its North American headquarters to Macon-Bibb County along with a new manufacturing operation that state and local leaders say will create jobs and add to the region's growing industrial base. Gov.…
Monroe County victim services care cottage offers support and protective order assistance
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A resource in Monroe County is working to support victims and their families through trauma. The Monroe County Care Cottage…
Georgia business leaders spotlight data, electricity as drivers of economic growth
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Leaders from across Georgia gathered in Atlanta this week to discuss the state’s evolving energy sector, with a focus on how data is powering both the economy and daily life. The rapid growth of data centers was…
Another stormy weekend on deck to close out May
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A cold front sagging south will gradually cool temperatures and bring plenty of rain this weekend. This Evening Scattered storms fired up this afternoon and activity will continue through the evening and into tonight. Flash flooding…
UPDATE: Third vehicle involved in deadly Log Cabin Drive crash
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says a third vehicle was involved in the deadly crash Thursday night at Log Cabin Drive and Eisenhower Parkway. Deputies…
Man found shot in south Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —A man is recovering after being shot Thursday night in south Macon. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened in the 3400 block of…
FPD a win away from state title after Game 1 win over Stratford
STATESBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — First Presbyterian Day School is one win away from a state baseball championship after taking Game 1 of its…
Bottoms brings health care pitch to Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms discussed expanding health care access for Georgians Thursday during a roundtable with Kentucky Gov.…
Scattered storm odds climb again Friday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Storm odds will ramp up again heading into the end of the work week. This Evening Scattered showers and storms are ongoing around Middle Georgia and are expected to continue into tonight. While rain odds will…
Prosecutors: Former Bibb teacher convicted of child cruelty
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Prosecutors say a former Bibb County schoolteacher has been convicted of cruelty to children after prosecutors say she repeatedly beat a 6-year-old child in her foster care. The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office says a…
Daycare bruise leads to child cruelty conviction in Bibb County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Bibb County man has been convicted of cruelty to children after prosecutors say he beat a 1-year-old child with a belt…
Middle Georgia libraries promote summer reading with Macon Bacon ticket incentive
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Middle Georgia Regional Library System’s summer reading program is now underway, encouraging students to continue honing their skills over the…
Dutch Bros Coffee to open first Macon location this summer
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dutch Bros Coffee is coming to Macon this summer, with its first location set to open at 5781 Zebulon Road. Founded in 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon, Dutch Bros has grown to more than 1,177 locations in…
Report: Jones County victim hid in woods after overnight assault
UPDATE (5/27/2026) An incident report obtained by 41NBC says the victim in the Jones County…
Forsyth pitching slower, affordable summer getaway experience
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Due to high prices in today's economy, some families may not be able to take a summer vacation, and others may stay closer to home. That's why Glinda Stanbery, the executive director and CEO of…
Partly cloudy and hot conditions leading to storms continue Thursday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A mix of sun and clouds will allow things to get hot and sticky Thursday afternoon before scattered storms take over in the evening. This Evening Partly to mostly cloudy skies are likely around Middle Georgia…
Bibb deputies open free summer basketball camp registration
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is offering a free summer basketball skills camp for children ages 9 through 17. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, registration is underway for the P.A.L. Basketball Skills Camp. Registration…
Georgia business leaders spotlight data, electricity as drivers of economic growth
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Leaders from across Georgia gathered in Atlanta this week to discuss the state’s evolving energy sector, with a focus on how data is powering both the economy and daily life. The rapid growth of data centers was…
Officials warn of high E. coli levels in Chattahoochee River
(CNN)- The Chattahoochee River is a popular summer destination for people across metro Atlanta looking to boat, swim and cool off — but officials are warning…
ACC releases early Georgia Tech kickoff times, TV assignments
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team will open the 2026 season in primetime and will have multiple nationally televised games during the first month of the season, according to the ACC. The Atlantic Coast Conference released…
Bob Horner, Braves legend of the 1980s, dies at 68
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) — Former Atlanta Braves star Bob Horner has died at the age of 68, according to the Atlanta Braves. Horner was the first overall pick in the 1978 MLB Draft and made his Major League debut just days…
Hundreds cited statewide during Memorial Day travel period
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia State Patrol troopers and officers across the state have made hundreds of DUI, distracted driving and seat belt arrests and citations during the Memorial Day holiday travel period. The Georgia Department of Public Safety says troopers…
UPDATE: Jury convicts man in Brooke Sides hit-and-run death
UPDATE (5/21/26): A Butts County jury has convicted Nathan Shane Upchurch in the death of Brooke Bedard Sides, according to the Towaliga Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. The DA's Office says Upchurch was convicted Wednesday in Sides' hit-and-run death. Following…
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Rick Jackson advance to Republican runoff for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson have advanced to the June 16 Republican runoff for Georgia governor, extending a bruising campaign battle. President Donald Trump endorsed Jones last year, and a Jones win would…
Sen. Warnock criticizes Air Force plan to retire E-11 aircraft stationed at Robins Air Force Base
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Sen. Raphael Warnock is criticizing a reported U.S. Air Force plan to retire the E-11 Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft currently stationed at Robins Air Force Base. According to Warnock’s office, the Air Force plans to…
ONLY ON 41NBC: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones summoned for jury duty ahead of Election Day
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lt. Gov. Burt Jones spent the day before Georgia’s gubernatorial primary inside a courtroom instead of on…
Gov. Brian Kemp extends Georgia gas tax suspension through June 3
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Gov. Brian Kemp has signed an executive order extending Georgia’s gas tax suspension for two additional weeks. According to the governor’s office, the suspension will begin at 12:01 a.m. on May 20 and continue through June 3.…
Keisha Lance Bottoms vows to fight maps she says weaken Black voting power during Fort Valley campaign stop
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms says she is prepared to use veto…
Gov. Brian Kemp calls Georgia special session on redistricting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Gov. Brian Kemp has called a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to address congressional and legislative redistricting. According to a proclamation dated May 13, the special session will begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June…
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger responds to Burt Jones campaign criticism over Georgia election TV ad
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger responded Tuesday to criticism from the campaign of Lt. Governor…
Possible Georgia redistricting fight could emerge after 2026 elections
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Georgia lawmakers could revisit congressional redistricting after the 2026 midterm elections, according to comments made during a voting rights media briefing focused on congressional map changes in Southern states. During the briefing, Amir Badat of Fair Fight…
Kemp signs agriculture bills, tax relief measures into law
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Gov. Brian Kemp signed nearly a dozen agricultural bills and resolutions into law Wednesday, covering a wide range of issues affecting Georgia's…
Savannah officer suspended after viral arrest video sparks lawsuit
(CNN)- A viral arrest video from downtown Savannah has led to a lawsuit and an internal police investigation after footage appeared to show an officer shoving a…
Warner Robins man sentenced after crashing stolen Humvee into Army building
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Warner Robins man will spend nearly three years in federal prison after investigators say he stole a military vehicle and drove it into an Army headquarters building. Treamon Dominic Lacy, 42, was sentenced to 33…
Georgia lawmaker warns of risks after voting rights ruling
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-A Georgia lawmaker is warning of potential risks to fair representation following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affecting voting rights protections, as state leaders signal changes to congressional maps may still be ahead. State Rep. Floyd Griffin…
United flight returns to Newark after Bluetooth device triggers security concern
(NBC)- A United Airlines flight bound for Spain was forced to return to Newark after a passenger's Bluetooth device sparked a midair security scare. Passengers…
Curfew imposed as protests continue outside Newark ICE facility
(CNN)- New Jersey officials are calling for calm after several days of protests and clashes outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in Newark. New Jersey Attorney…
Blue Origin rocket explodes during test at Cape Canaveral launch pad
(NBC)- A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral, sending a massive fireball into the night sky and…
Tech Report: New study claims tech firms could earn $1 million from user data
(LILAMAX)- A new study is raising questions about the value of personal data and how much technology companies may profit from it…
Dallas apartment explosion injures multiple people, sparks massive fire
(NBC)- A massive explosion and fire rocked a Dallas apartment complex Thursday, sending thick black smoke into the sky and leaving multiple people injured. Emergency dispatchers initially…
Potential Iran War Deal Awaits Final Approval from Trump and Tehran
(NBC)- A potential agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran is now awaiting final approval from President Donald Trump and top…
Morning Business Report: Markets rally on Iran deal hopes as car payments top $1,000
(LILAMAX)- Investors pushed stock indexes to record highs as optimism grew surrounding a potential agreement involving the Strait of Hormuz. Reports indicate…
Eight riders rescued after Texas roller coaster malfunction
(CNN) - Eight riders were safely rescued Thursday evening after a roller coaster malfunction left them hanging backward near the top of a ride at a Galveston, Texas…
Iran claims attack on U.S. airbase amid ceasefire tensions
(NBC)- A new flareup in the Middle East is raising concerns about the future of the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard…
Morning Business Report: Southwest weighs policy changes as Family Dollar closes stores
(LILAMAX)- Southwest Airlines may be reconsidering part of its controversial “Customer of Size” policy following backlash from travelers. In a statement to Newsweek, a…
Recovery effort underway after deadly paper plant tank implosion in Washington
(NBC)- Multiple workers remain missing this morning after a deadly tank implosion at a paper plant in Washington state. Emergency dispatch audio captured the frantic…
Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in major Texas Senate runoff
(NBC)- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated longtime Senator John Cornyn in a closely watched Republican Senate runoff that could have major implications for control…
Morning Business Report: GLP-1 prescriptions rise as obesity rate slightly drops
(LILAMAX)- New data suggests the rise in GLP-1 prescriptions across the United States may be contributing to a slight decline in obesity rates. Health analytics…
Chicago teen takeover chaos sparks arrests and new proposals
(NBC)- Chicago police are facing renewed scrutiny after chaotic Memorial Day crowds led to dozens of arrests, multiple shootings and dramatic confrontations caught on camera. New video…
President Trump set for medical visit as Iran negotiations continue
(NBC)- President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington today as questions continue surrounding his health and the ongoing war with…
Morning Business Report: Oil prices tumble as U.S.-Iran talks show progress
(LILAMAX)- Crude oil prices dropped sharply overnight as the United States and Iran showed signs of progress toward a possible agreement aimed at ending their…
Tick bites surge as Lyme disease concerns grow nationwide
(NBC)- Chelsea and Jameson Latko say battling ticks has become part of daily life. “Tick season started a little bit earlier this year than last year,” Chelsea…
California reduces evacuations after chemical tank threat eases
(CNN)- Authorities in California significantly reduced evacuation orders Monday after officials said the immediate threat of a catastrophic chemical tank explosion had been eliminated. “I can now tell…
