CNN– A narrowly passed House budget resolution is setting up a major fight over Medicaid. The proposal, backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), includes $880 billion in health and energy cuts over a decade, with Johnson arguing Medicaid is plagued by fraud and waste. “Medicaid is is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste and abuse.”…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – On Tuesday night at Macon County High School, the 22-3 Lady Bulldogs defeated the 22-9 Turner County Lady Titans 60-57 with a game winning buzzer beating three-pointer from Junior Morgan Cochran. After being down 24-10 after the first quarter, and 32-16 at halftime, the Lady Dawgs scored 24 points and allowed just 10 in the…
UPDATE (2/25/25) – A teenager from Albany has been arrested in connection to a Fort Valley murder in 2024. Fort Valley Police Chief DJ Flores Says 18-year-old Ja’Qwan Johnson is in custody for the shooting death of Naun Mendez. Johnson was arrested in Albany on unrelated charges, and the Fort Valley Police Department was notified of his apprehension. He has…
Jonathan Wiggins (Photo: Montezuma Police)MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A 19-year-old man was arrested after Montezuma Police say he fired gunshots in a neighborhood Monday. According to the Montezuma Police Department, officers responded to 125 Oakgrove Court around 9:30 p.m. after reports of shots fired and spoke with the homeowner, who said her ex-boyfriend tried to force his way into her…
MGNMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Recent CDC estimates show the 2024-2025 flu season has caused at least 33 million illnesses, 430,000 hospitalizations and 19,000 deaths. According to the North Central Health District (NCHD), the flu season in Georgia usually lasts between September and April. NCHD public information officer Michael Hokanson says this season may bring another spike of the flu. “We…
Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff’s Office from 2023 UPDATE (2/26/25): A newly obtained indictment from Jasper County provides additional details on the charges against Kelly Garrett Ivey. According to documents, Ivey used a dark web marketplace called “Slave Bay” to advertise information about a minor. Prosecutors say he tried to solicit people online to kidnap, rape and traffic a child, offering…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Piedmont Macon is offering resources to Daybreak in Macon and looking ahead to the 12th Annual Macon Daybreak Sleepout. Piedmont Macon provides psychiatric care by seeing patients, doing psychiatric evaluations, psychotherapy and prescribing/monitoring medications to those in need at Daybreak. Daybreak will be hosting the annual Sleepout and is encouraging people to participate and donate to…
The Better Business Bureau offers tips on staying away from scam contractorsBBBMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is sharing tips from the Better Business Bureau that could help you spot scams before it’s too late. Debt Collection Scams The BBB says this can be one of the most frightening and persistent scam types. The scammer will call…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will climb into the upper 70s for most of Middle Georgia Wednesday afternoon. This Evening A sunny and warm afternoon will become a clear and chilly night across Middle Georgia. It’s been a bit shy of breezy this afternoon as the northwest winds have largely ranged from 5-10 mph with gusts in the 10-15 mph…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Slate Aviation has made a new home at Middle Georgia Regional Airport with an 80,000 square foot aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, and cabin conversion facility. A ribbon cutting was held at the new facility Tuesday. It will be run by Jonathan Cornwell, Executive Vice President of Aircraft Production for Slate Aviation, and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Parts of Bass Road will be closed for at least the next six months beginning Tuesday. The closure is happening due to the demolition and reconstruction of the bridge and the approaches over the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The Georgia Department of Transportation, District 3 Communications Officer Gina Snider, says it’s being rebuilt because it’s old and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — This week’s Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public Health. The scores cover inspections conducted between Monday, February 17 and Friday, February 21. Understanding the scores Scores 69 and below (unsatisfactory): Highlighted in red. Scores 70-99 (satisfactory): Displayed in black. Scores of 100 (perfect):…
MACON, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – On Monday night at First Presbyterian Day, the FPD Vikings (3-0) defeated the Veterans Warhawks (3-3) with a three-run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning from Junior Vikings’ catcher Tinsley Lewis to grab the 5-2 victory. Both teams displayed excellent pitching. Veterans combined for over 10 strikeouts and one run…
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Fort Valley city councilwoman was arrested after an altercation at a council work session escalated into physical contact and threats, according to a police report from the Fort Valley Police Department. According to the report, obtained Monday by 41NBC, the incident happened just after 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 13 inside Fort Valley City…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia military veterans have sacrificed so much for this country, and they are now receiving a well-deserved clinic for their services. The new Perry VA clinic was designed to cater to the needs of our vets. Open Monday through Friday, veterans will be able to receive medical exams and counseling. Strategic planner Roger Richardson says…
(Photo Credit: Godfrey Hall/41NBC)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After hosting its first Black History Fashion Show on Friday, John R. Lewis Elementary School continued its Black History Month celebration Monday with a symbolic march from Selma to Montgomery on school grounds honoring historical figure John Lewis. Students sang with teachers We Shall Overcome and chanted “JRL” and “Freedom” while marching with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures will climb into the 70s across Middle Georgia under sunny skies Tuesday. This Evening It’s been a mostly sunny day to begin the new week across the Peach State with temperatures reaching around the average for the afternoon highs. Wind has been light and variable and will remain that way into tonight as it shifts…
Timmy Dwayne Kemp Jr. (Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man has been sentenced to 15 years, with 10 to serve in prison, after pleading guilty to first degree cruelty to children for injuries inflicted on his one-year-old son, according to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. Timmy Dwayne Kemp, Jr. entered his plea on…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has pushed back the start date of the closure of Bass Road (CR 742) from the intersection of Rivoli Drive to Forsyth Road (U.S. 41) for through traffic to February 25. The intersection will be closed for about 180 days to demolish and reconstruct the bridge and approaches over Norfolk…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight five wanted suspects and discuss the word of the day. Crimestoppers partners with media organizations, police departments and other law enforcement agencies in eight Middle Georgia counties to provide anonymous rewards for tips that lead to criminal arrests. Can you help track down the following suspects?…
(Photo Credit: Taylor Gilchrist/41NBC) MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) – Early voting is underway in Macon-Bibb County for the renewal of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). The ballot measure asks whether a one percent sales and use tax should be imposed in Macon-Bibb County for numerous capital outlay projects. Thomas Gillon, Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections Supervisor, is…
MACON,GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT) – Early morning clouds with possible sprinkles will start off Monday. Morning lows will remain above freezing for most of the region. Lingering clouds will clear north to south later today with mostly clear skies by afternoon. Highs will warm into the lower 60s areawide. This is where we should be for late February. For the long-term beginning…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is dead after being shot on Sunday evening, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. A call came into the Macon Bibb E-911 Center reporting a man had been shot on Ernest Street at 7:43 p.m. on February 23. Deputies responded to a residence within the 1300 block of Ernest Street and found a…
Kejuan Harris (Photo: Bibb County Sheriff’s Office)MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An 18-year-old is in custody after deputies say he showed a firearm at an east Macon Family Doctor and took money Friday night. According to a sheriff’s office news release, an armed robbery was called in from Family Dollar, located at 3656 Jeffersonville Road, just after 7 p.m. Deputies responded…