MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- There's been plenty of controversy surrounding funding for the Special Olympics. President Trump backed off his budget request to remove funding for the program. The announcement reversed the previously proposed cut of $18 million in government…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on the passage of a Georgia bill that bans most when a heartbeat can be detected (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A tense situation unfolded right after the Georgia House gave final approval to a…
ATLANTA (AP) - Bucking intense opposition from abortion rights groups, citizens and doctors, the Georgia House has given final approval to a "fetal heartbeat" abortion ban outlawing almost all abortions in the state. The bill passed Friday now goes to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - On March 28, detectives served a search warrant on Jackson Street in Warner Robins while investigating burglaries. Detectives arrested three men and charged them. According to a Warner Robins Police Department news release, officers…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on a freeway standoff outside Atlanta (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Video from a TV news helicopter showed police pulling a man from a car - the apparent end to a lengthy standoff that played…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Transit Authority is able to continue operating after commissioners paid MTA every dime they owed MTA. In February, MTA said the county owed them more than $400,000 in owed reserves. MTA Director Craig Ross says…
Nashville, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man who was arrested for his connection to the deaths of three people who went missing from Dodge County has officially been charged with murder. According to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation,…
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) - A city worker in Warner Robins, Georgia, is accused of falsely reporting crimes and lying to authorities during a criminal investigation into allegations that he made against another worker. News outlets report city Regional Development…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon Regional Crimestoppers made two arrests today from the Crimestoppers 15 Most Wanted List. Corporal Greg Thomas of Macon Regional Crimestoppers says that they arrested Quantorious Adams and Cory Stubbs. This brings the total arrests…
ATLANTA (AP) - Confederate monuments and other memorials in Georgia could soon have greater protections under a bill passed by the state House. The bill, passed Thursday, says anyone who damages or destroys a monument could be liable for triple…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Springtime marks the beginning of baseball season. Today is also Major League Baseball’s opening day. One business in Warner Robins celebrates this in a sweet way. Edible Arrangements is working to get their arrangements ready…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Windsor Academy is getting a much-needed facelift and it starts with the outside of the building. The school was built in 1970 and is due for updates. Through fundraising efforts and donations, Windsor Academy starts funding renovations…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is searching for qualified recruits for the law enforcement field. This is due to a deputy shortage. Lieutenant Wanda Ammons says more than 70 positions are available for those interested in…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia teachers and other certified school employees will see a $3,000 raise under the $27.5 billion spending proposal headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk. The 2020 general budget, which begins July 1, was agreed to Thursday by…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - On March 27 around 11 p.m., the Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies patrolled Houston Avenue when they saw a man texting and driving. They stopped the Volvo 940 that the man was driving. While deputies talked to…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms addressed the recent indictment of Development Director Gary Lee. The mayor says the charges all stem from an allegation Lee made about an employee, the Project Coordinator of Economic Development. Lee…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The "Houston County Human Needs Coalition" is working to end homelessness in Middle Georgia. The organization hosted a Homeless Resource Fair at Southside Baptist Church on Pleasant Hill Campus. The fair's purpose was to gather as…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Spring is here and the International Cherry Blossom Festival has been kicking all week long with the pinkest events. If you don't have pink attire for the festival, Goodwill of Middle Georgia invites customers to stop…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - More than a dozen Macon-Bibb County roads may have work done to them. The Georgia Department of Transportation is giving the county's engineering department $50,000 to have roads re-striped, raise pavement markers, and update signage. Engineering…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - According to the tax commission website, there are more than 1,600 blighted homes throughout Macon-Bibb County. Tax Commissioner Wade McCord says his office is auctioning off the properties priced as low as $400. For more information,…
Thursday: Another nice day is on the way for Middle Georgia, including in Macon for The Cherry Blossom Parade. Temperatures will be making it to the upper 60's and lower 70's by late in the afternoon. Sunshine hangs around through…
The Georgia Doom, Middle Georgia's arena football team, opens their second season this weekend.
When you're three and four years old, the last thing on your mind is opening a business.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's Republican governor has signed legislation giving his office wide leeway to reshape the state's health care system. Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed the "Patients First Act," authorizing the state to pursue a Medicaid waiver. If…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – Strawberry season is off to an early start in Middle Georgia. While the season kicks off April 1st and ends on June 30th, several places opened their strawberry patches for picking. “We come here every year…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Huntsville, Alabama man who's gone viral on social media made his way to Macon. Rodney Smith Jr. travels across the country with his “Raising Men” Lawn Care Service. He cuts grass for the elderly and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County jurors on Wednesday found a Milledgeville man guilty of aggravated child molestation and other related charges. A judge sentenced 32-year-old Demarcus Antwon Davis to life in prison with an additional 30 years in prison.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies along with the help of the Medical Center Navicent Health police arrested a man wanted for burglary and entering auto. Around 12 p.m. on 27 March 2019, authorities say they took…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Turkish get-up, or TGU, is a total-body exercise that increases torso stabilization and overall strength. Catalina Torres Lopez, from Navicent Health’s Wellness Center, stopped by Daybreak to show us how to do the workout and explain the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Investigators with Cobb, Carroll and Bibb Counties are looking for a man that's wanted for questioning in an armed robbery case. According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, 22-year-old Alan Madison stands…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The B-17 Bomber Plane at the Museum of Aviation is almost restored. Volunteers attached both wings of the plane about a month ago. They attached the landing gear on Monday. The B-17 arrived at the museum…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) – The Crimestoppers launched its first Middle Georgia top 15 most wanted list in February. Thanks to the public’s help all, but six of the fugitives remain. Corporal Greg Thomas says the initiative aims to reduce violent…
After the storms to start the week, we will finally get a calm few days to finish out the Cherry Blossom Festival! We will see a big cool down tomorrow, behind the surface front we saw move through today. This…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Today is Diabetes Alert Day. The one day that focuses on the seriousness of diabetes and understanding the risks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes ranks 7th among the leading causes of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County Commissioners continue to find ways to fight blight throughout the county. During Tuesday’s committee meeting, the committee as a whole proposed a bond that, as Commissioner Virgil Watkins says, would eliminate Macon’s blight. Watkins…
The Mercer University men's basketball team has a new head coach.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC / WMGT ) - Alcohol will soon be served at a Macon movie theater. During Tuesday morning’s Macon-Bibb County Committee meeting, commissioners approve the license for Amstar Macon movie theater to sell alcohol. Commissioners Valerie Wynn and…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon will be on television screens across the country, again. You may remember last year, HBO filmed a pilot for its show, Brooklyn. The streaming service picked the show up and they will be filming an…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – According to the American Cancer Society, multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon cancer. In the United States, the risk of getting the disease is 1 in 132. Macon County Commissioner Bob Melvin is someone who's been diagnosed…
It might take a while for people to notice changes at the newly named Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park.
With the cherry blossoms in full bloom, and the beautiful springtime weather, celebrating the Cherry Blossom Festival is a must.
You or someone you know has probably used some form of a ride-sharing service, like Uber or Lyft.
The 2019 health rankings are out, and Bibb County didn't score so well.
A woman is dead after being hit by a pickup truck Monday night in east Macon.
After a day of sun across Middle Georgia, a line of showers and storms will push through the area bringing a chance for severe storms. The main threat in these storms will be large hail and gusty winds. A tornado…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The US Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested one of the Crimestoppers' “Top 15 Most Wanted” around 9:30 a.m Friday at Cherry Blossom Apartments. Deputies say 28-year-old Dekeledricks Jamal Jacobs of Macon was wanted since…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Severe weather conditions are expected for this evening. Therefore, according to a Cherry Blossom Festival news release, the Cherry Blossom Festival at Central City Park closes today at 5 p.m. for the public’s safety. The…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Amerson River Park made it to the Final Four of the Knope Awards through Engaging Local Government Leaders. They still need your votes and Instagram posts to make it to the championships. Voting and picture posting…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women. March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Aimee Clance, a nurse navigator at Peyton Anderson Cancer Center in…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) – Bibb County Sheriff's Investigators are looking for the people involved in a fight at the Thirsty Turtle Club. The incident happened at 425 Cherry Street in Macon around 2 a.m. According to a Bibb County Sheriff's…