Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Two Muscogee County School District schools were placed on lockdown Wednesday before receiving the all clear and resuming normal operations, the district said. The lockdowns affected Richards Middle School and Clubview Elementary School on the third day of the school year. The district cited a “s

A fallen tree caused a small brush fire Tuesday afternoon after it came down on electrical power lines in Lee County. According to the Salem Volunteer Fire Department, crews were dispatched at 2:02 p.m. to the 2700 block of Lee Road 254 after receiving reports of a fire. When firefighters...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A bench placed in front of a Columbus Historic District restaurant has created a social media buzz that has reached the mayor’s office. What happens when someone complains to the city about a bench placed on a sidewalk in front of the business in apparent violation of city code? Minnie’s Uptown [

The City of Auburn and Columbus will be hosting opportunities for residents to connect with local law enforcement.

SMITHS STATION, Ala. – A former Columbus Police Department employee has been charged with impersonating a peace officer after allegedly using an…

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus city leaders heard a warning on Tuesday, July 28: employee pay is at risk of falling behind again, just a few years after a major salary overhaul. At the city council meeting, outside consultant Mark Holcombe of Evergreen Solutions presented the findings of the latest...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WAKA) – A Phenix City woman has been arrested in Lee County for impersonating a police officer. Investigators say on July 31, a deputy pulled over a woman in the 200 block of Lee Road 600 in Smiths Station for an expired tag. When the deputy...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - A pedestrian was rushed to a local hospital following an overnight crash in Phenix City. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Wynn Road and U.S. 80 after a call came in reporting a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. WTVM crews at the scene observed...

Violent repeat offender from Columbus sentenced to 10 years in prison A Columbus man with a violent criminal record, whose supervised release was revoked for previously assaulting a federal officer, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on top of his current 60-month term after a federal jury convic

A grand jury indicted Angela Snow with involuntary manslaughter July 28 in the 2025 fatal shooting of Columbus State University professor Erica Anderson, according to a Superior Court of Muscogee County bill of indictment. The grand jury also indicted Snow with the misdemeanor of reckless conduct, which “did unlawfully