MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - A wind shift will cause humidity to rise in Middle Georgia for the remainder of the week. A high pressure system is building up in the Gulf of Mexico. With a clockwise wind flow, this system…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Bibb County Sheriff's investigators need your help identifying two suspects entering vehicles. Deputies say surveillance video shows the suspects entered vehicles on Timberlane Drive in Georgetown Court in North Bibb County on August 6th. One suspect…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking to identify the suspect who broke into a Family Dollar. It happened at the Family Dollar located at 3567 Houston Avenue around 1:30AM Tuesday, August 14th. If you can…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Rigby's Water World closed for several days due to a child visiting the water park and testing positive for the parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. According to the park's Facebook page, the child…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - After 39 years, DNA confirms a missing Michigan teen is actually buried as a 'John Doe' in Macon. DNA testing has confirmed an unidentified person buried in a pauper’s grave in Macon’s Evergreen Cemetery matches the…
Tuesday's Macon-Bibb county committee ended with no resolution on the millage rate or budget.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce and Milledgeville Main Street teamed up to create an incentive to support local businesses. With almost 100-percent of the chamber memberships being local businesses, Milly Money allows money spent in…
ART Inc. organizers along with Bibb County Safety Committee members will cut the ribbon on newly installed speed breakers in the Pendleton Homes.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - A clerk at a west Macon gas station is dead after being shot this morning, according to Lonnie Miley with the Bibb County Coroner's Office. Investigators say 36-year-old Alpeshkumar Prajatati was opening the store around…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - This week's weather continues to be quiet, but the pattern will switch by the weekend as rain chances rise. Tuesday morning, a stationary front was located across Middle Georgia and up the east coast. This stationary…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - A program that once helped Westside High School students, who were struggling to get credits, is available to high schoolers across Bibb County. Recently, Dr. Julia Daniely went from principal to SOAR Academy's director. The change…
A Warner Robins man is behind bars after a high-speed chase ended with him crashing his car into a home on Washington Avenue in Macon.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man responsible for three armed robberies in Macon will spend 15 years in prison. 33-year-old Antonio Ivey, Sr. was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to the crimes that happened in 2017. He robbed a woman while…
A gas leak in downtown Macon has been repaired after it was discovered earlier Monday afternoon. Construction workers in the area accidentally hit the line.
One Macon-Bibb County commissioner wants the county to have oversight of Planning and Zoning.
A man was found dead in a Macon hotel Sunday evening.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help identifying a man who may have robbed a Dollar General. According to a news release from the Sheriff's Office, the incident took place at…
Investigators with the Macon-Bibb Fire Department are now looking into what they believe may be the 43rd arson in Macon-Bibb this year.
One of the best annual meteor displays enters our skies this weekend as Earth moves into viewing of the Perseid Meteor Shower. Over the weekend Earth will move through the debris field of the Swift-Tuttle Comet, which will allow us…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - Bibb County deputies and the U.S. Marshal’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (S.E.R.F.T.F) locate an arson suspect wanted in Jones County. Thirty-one year old James Randall Spensley was wanted in connection to trying to set fires…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - A Macon man is arrested in connection to an aggravated assault and personal armed robbery. It happened outside the M&M Grocery on Montpelier Avenue on July 09, 2018. Friday, police arrested 21-year-old Drequan O’Shay Taylor. He's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County financial issues have been a discussion among commissioners for months. The discussion of where its money is heading for 2018 and 2019 has been brought up since January. "Some of this stuff you've reported…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - Parents, if there's a video game system in your home your kids have probably mentioned Fortnite or NBA2K. New data from the World Health Organization says you should control the time your child spends playing…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - A woman will face time in prison after taking an elderly woman's purse in a Wal-Mart parking lot. According to District Attorney David Cooke, on Friday, 53-year-old Cora Lee Trice pleaded guilty to the robbery,…
With the heat of the summer in full force taking a quick dip in a backyard pool is a dream for many. To keep the dream of owning a pool from becoming a nightmare, proper maintenance and cleaning is essential.
Update: Steven Scott is now facing charges in the investigation. He was arrested today and taken to the Houston County Detention Center. PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Perry Police need your help tracking down the driver who hit a man with…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - During upcoming volunteer training sessions, you can learn how to support people who may be looking for shelter in Macon following a natural disaster. The Red Cross and the Macon-Bibb Emergency Management Agency are hosting three…
A new 'night vision' exhibit can be viewed at Museum of Aviation.
Update: The City of Warner Robins says the boil advisory put in place has been lifted. WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - An area of Warner Robins is under a boil water advisory due to a water main break. The break…
After another meeting of back and forth between commissioners and numbers, the commission came to a compromise.
More money is on the way to fund victim advocacy programs in Georgia and other states across the U.S. Sessions made the announcement on Thursday in Macon.
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - The Dublin Police Department is investigating a string of car thefts. Recently, an alleged thief broke into a car that had a gun inside. Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman says the incident happened Saturday. He…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify the suspects who broke into the Dollar General Thursday morning. It happened at The Dollar General at 3716 Houston Avenue between 2 AM and 2:30 AM on…
The Washington Memorial Library is used for many reasons. Whether you're checking out a book, or learning more about the city you live in through archives, the library offers a variety of services.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today that the Department of Justice will award $3.4 billion to states this year for victims' services. Georgia is getting more than $100 million dollars. He announced that the money will…
The Georgia Chamber's 2018 Statewide Tour made a stop in Middle Georgia to talk with local business owners ahead of the November elections.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tuesday night a friend of mine sent a text to me and wrote that the Rose Bowl from January was on SEC Network. So, with the Braves game being over, I turned it over and watched…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting and killing 39-year-old Andre Taylor. Calvin Stapleton was found guilty of murder by a jury Wednesday. The shooting happened in 2017…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Middle Georgia Regional Library system is preparing to shutdown all libraries after Tuesday night's commission meeting. Director, Jennifer Lautzenheiser, says Saturday, August 11th, is the last day for the public to access archives at the…
Chief Bentley mentors Bibb County Schools students.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bond is set for the man Bibb County deputies say is involved in a drug trafficking investigation. 34-year-old Melvin Curry, Jr. was arrested at a home on Vacation Drive Tuesday afternoon by deputies and members of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Mercer University is among the institutions named in the Princeton Review's ''Best 384 colleges." The list was released Tuesday. This is Mercer's 16th straight year being featured in the publication. Inside the review, Mercer is praised…
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia's weather this week will be slow to change due to a pretty steady weather pattern. A high pressure system is bouncing around the norther Gulf of Mexico, bringing in west/southwesterly winds to the Deep…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The U.S. Marshal’s Southeastern Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office have located a wanted Aggravated Assault suspect in Macon. Deputies located and arrested 27-year-old Montago Javon Mann of Macon around 1:30p.m. Tuesday…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - After about five hours of discussion, Macon-Bibb County commissioners decided to table a vote on the millage rate increase. Commissioners were set to vote on a property tax increase tonight. At least five votes were needed…
MACON, Georgia (WMGT/41NBC) - The North Central Health District wants families to protect themselves by getting the required school vaccinations. The month of August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Each week this month focuses on the required vaccinations for different…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Here are you health inspection scores from around Middle Georgia. The Society Garden 2389 INGLESIDE AVE MACON, GA 31204 Last Inspection Score: 96 Fish Port 2 LLC 2795 MONTPELIER AVE MACON, GA 31204 Last Inspection Score:…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/ WMGT) - Some students are shaken up after a tree hit a school bus this afternoon. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Masseyville Road. The bus was dropping off…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Twiggs County Cobras are hoping for a bounce back season, as they look to put their winless 2017 in the rear view mirror. For that, they're turning to a new heach coach in the name…
Dozens are looking for a place to stay after a fire Tuesday at a Warner Robins apartment complex.