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Hollywood Minute: “Pressure” trailer debuts, Phoebe Dynevor to star in “Beach Read,” Adam Sandler honored
(CNN)- A new war drama, a bestselling romance adaptation, and a celebration of seasoned Hollywood talent are making headlines this week.…
Wildfires rage across Great Plains as dangerous fire weather persists
(CNN)- Dangerous fire weather conditions continued across the Great Plains for a third straight day Thursday, as firefighters battled more than a dozen wildfires that have…
Rutland schools, Porter Elementary placed on lockdown during Skipper Road search
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Schools on the Rutland campus and Porter Elementary School were placed on lockdown Friday morning as law enforcement conducted a search…
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on…
NASCAR returns to EchoPark Speedway, Chase Elliott eyes more home-track success
HAMPTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - NASCAR heads to EchoPark Speedway this weekend for the second race weekend of the 2026 season, following last week’s season-opening tripleheader…
Thunderstorm odds climb as the work week comes to an end
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A pair of cold fronts will bring opportunities for thunderstorms to Middle Georgia both Friday and Saturday. This Evening While this morning had plenty of clouds things have been clearing for many around Middle Georgia late…
Mayor Harry G. Bone Bridge reconstruction frustrates Milledgeville drivers
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Mayor Harry G. Bone Bridge in Milledgeville has been under construction since last May, frustrating drivers and businesses. The Georgia Department of…
UDA executive director clarifies agreement tied to potential Macon Mall casino
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority recently signed a letter of intent that could eventually lead to a casino and hotel development at the Macon Mall. UDA executive director…
UPDATE: GoFundMe campaigns started for victims of Forsyth apartment fire
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fundraisers have been started for families impacted by a fire at a Forsyth apartment building on Wednesday that left one person dead…
Youth SAYS! to host youth-led “We Are History” showcase
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – YOUTH SAYS! is hosting its third annual YOUTH SAYS! Extravaganza, a youth-led event titled “We Are History: Living Legends — When…
President Trump launches Board of Peace, visits Georgia amid DHS shutdown fight
(NBC)- Donald Trump is navigating both foreign and domestic challenges this week, greeting world leaders at the inaugural meeting of his newly formed “Board…
Morning Business Report: Elon Musk launches X-Coin as oil prices rise and Palantir relocates to Florida
(LILAMAX)- Social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, announced the pre-sale of a new digital currency called “X-Coin.” The…
Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Los Angeles trial over social media’s impact on youth mental health
(CNN)- Mark Zuckerberg entered through the front doors of the Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday morning and exited through a back…
Macon man arrested after Houston County chase ends in PIT maneuver rollover
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man was arrested and faces multiple charges after fleeing from police after a failed traffic stop. According to…
Rain chances gradually increase after today for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Similar conditions today as yesterday with patchy areas of drizzle this morning, temporarily impacting visibility in some areas. We could see a few isolated showers early this afternoon which could be convective in nature. Rain chances…
UPDATE: Woman, child identified after fatal crash on I-75 S in Bibb County
UPDATE (2/18 - 9:35 pm.) - Bibb County Deputy Coroner Luann Stone identified the two people killed in a crash on Interstate 75…
One dead, two hospitalized after apartment fire in Forsyth
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One person is dead and two others were taken to the hospital after an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon in Forsyth. According to a…
UPDATE: Third defendant pleads guilty in Morris Bank fraud scheme
UPDATE (2/18/26): A third defendant has now pleaded guilty in connection with the Morris Bank fraud scheme. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s…
St. Paul AME Church to host CPR and heart health class
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – St. Paul AME Church and MAGS CPR Life Changing Destiny, LLC are hosting a class to help people recognize the differences…
Hay House to host “Night at the Museum” with Theatre Macon and Macon Pops
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Hay House is partnering with Theatre Macon and Macon Pops to host “Night at the Museum.” The event…
Rutland schools, Porter Elementary placed on lockdown during Skipper Road search
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Schools on the Rutland campus and Porter Elementary School were placed on lockdown Friday morning as law enforcement conducted a search…
Thunderstorm odds climb as the work week comes to an end
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A pair of cold fronts will bring opportunities for thunderstorms to Middle Georgia both Friday and Saturday. This Evening While this morning had plenty of clouds things have been clearing for many around Middle Georgia late…
Mayor Harry G. Bone Bridge reconstruction frustrates Milledgeville drivers
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Mayor Harry G. Bone Bridge in Milledgeville has been under construction since last May, frustrating drivers and businesses. The Georgia Department of…
UDA executive director clarifies agreement tied to potential Macon Mall casino
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority recently signed a letter of intent that could eventually lead to a casino and hotel development at the Macon Mall. UDA executive director…
UPDATE: GoFundMe campaigns started for victims of Forsyth apartment fire
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fundraisers have been started for families impacted by a fire at a Forsyth apartment building on Wednesday that left one person dead…
Youth SAYS! to host youth-led “We Are History” showcase
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – YOUTH SAYS! is hosting its third annual YOUTH SAYS! Extravaganza, a youth-led event titled “We Are History: Living Legends — When…
Television legal analyst Nancy Grace returns to Mercer University to share journey from tragedy to national success
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Nancy Grace, a double Mercer Bear who earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from…
Macon man arrested after Houston County chase ends in PIT maneuver rollover
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man was arrested and faces multiple charges after fleeing from police after a failed traffic stop. According to…
UPDATE: Woman, child identified after fatal crash on I-75 S in Bibb County
UPDATE (2/18 - 9:35 pm.) - Bibb County Deputy Coroner Luann Stone identified the two people killed in a crash on Interstate 75…
One dead, two hospitalized after apartment fire in Forsyth
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - One person is dead and two others were taken to the hospital after an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon in Forsyth. According to a…
UPDATE: Third defendant pleads guilty in Morris Bank fraud scheme
UPDATE (2/18/26): A third defendant has now pleaded guilty in connection with the Morris Bank fraud scheme. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s…
Shower odds increase Thursday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WGMT) - Shower odds will increase around Middle Georgia Thursday despite the fact that more sunshine is expected than Wednesday afternoon. This Evening It's been a mostly cloudy but warm day around Middle Georgia for the middle of…
Georgia blood drives impacted as Red Cross faces shortage
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood after recent winter storms led to a significant drop…
Perry appoints Mitchell Worthington as assistant city manager
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The City of Perry has appointed Mitchell Worthington as its new assistant city manager. Perry City Council approved the appointment during its February 17 meeting, according to a news release sent on Wednesday. The release says…
Bishop presents $1 million check for Crawford County youth center
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Crawford County is receiving $1 million in federal funding for a new youth center. Congressman Sanford Bishop presented a ceremonial check to…
UPDATE: Bibb deputies release photos of Circle K armed robbery suspects
UPDATE (2/18/26): The Bibb County Sheriff's Office has released surveillance photos of the two suspects in Tuesday's armed robbery at Circle K on Riverside Drive.…
NASCAR returns to EchoPark Speedway, Chase Elliott eyes more home-track success
HAMPTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - NASCAR heads to EchoPark Speedway this weekend for the second race weekend of the 2026 season, following last week’s season-opening tripleheader…
Trump visits Georgia, a target of his election falsehoods, as Republicans look for midterm boost
ROME, Ga. (AP) — The White House insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy. But in the opening minutes of his first stop at a local restaurant, the president raised the prospect of voter fraud without…
Georgia National Rodeo returns to Perry with three nights of PRCA action
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the annual event will feature traditional rodeo favorites including bareback riding, saddle bronc…
Protesters demand justice for Linda Davis at Savannah’s Forsyth Park
(CNN)- Chants of “Justice for Linda Davis” echoed through Forsyth Park Tuesday evening as demonstrators gathered for a protest organized by the Party for Socialism and…
Driver fleeing ICE officers crashes, killing a Georgia teacher, authorities say
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Guatemalan driver fleeing a Georgia traffic stop by federal immigration officers crashed into another vehicle, killing a teacher who was headed to work, authorities and school officials said. Oscar Vasquez…
Voters head to the polls in Georgia State Senate District 18 Race
BIBB COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel are facing off in the special election. The district includes voters in Bibb, Monroe, Peach, Houston and Crawford counties. Polls opened early this morning and will close at…
Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes on trial
By JEFF MARTIN and JOHN RABY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia high school students on Tuesday testified in court about the horrors of being shot during their algebra class, and recounted through tears seeing a classmate in a pool…
David Clark launches bid for Georgia Lieutenant Governor, vows to eliminate property and income taxes
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State Rep. David Clark has announced his campaign for Georgia lieutenant governor, becoming the latest Republican to…
Keisha Lance Bottoms launches bid for Georgia governor, outlines vision and defends record
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is making her case to become Georgia’s next governor, pitching herself as a…
President Donald Trump to visit Georgia to spotlight economy and affordability
ROME, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - President Donald Trump will visit Georgia this week. According to a White House official, the president’s trip will center on what the administration describes as ongoing efforts to address rising costs and strengthen economic growth. The…
Atlanta police investigate deadly shooting inside vacant dentist office
(CNN)- Atlanta police are investigating a homicide after a 37-year-old unhoused man was shot and killed inside a dentist office that authorities say is no longer in…
Georgia Business Focus: Tariff debate, air ambulance expansion, STEM growth, fiber coverage, and fuel prices
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia is making headlines this week with major developments affecting households across the state. From debate over…
Man wanted in Fulton County homicide arrested after chase into Houston County
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man taken into custody in Houston County is being held on multiple charges and warrants, according to jail records, after the NBC affiliate in Atlanta reported he was the suspect authorities were searching for…
Colin Gray pleads not guilty in Apalachee High School shooting case
(CNN)- Colin Gray has pleaded not guilty to nearly 30 criminal counts tied to the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School. The shooting left two students and two teachers dead, and nine others injured, sending shockwaves through the community and…
Man sentenced to 5 years for antisemitic threats to Georgia lawmaker and Macon rabbi
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A North Carolina man described by prosecutors as a neo-Nazi has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for sending antisemitic threats to a Georgia lawmaker and a Macon rabbi following the passage of the state's…
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan outlines vision for families in democratic governor run
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan is officially entering the 2026 race for governor, this time as a…
Kenneth Yasger discusses eliminating Georgia income tax, raising teacher pay in 2026 Governor race
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - He is highlighting his years of service in the military and in the service industry as experiences that…
Winter weather advisories and warnings issued for multiple Middle Georgia counties
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A series of winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings, and an extreme cold warning have been issued for counties across the 41NBC coverage area,…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released from custody as investigations tied to Epstein files expand
(NBC)- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is out of police custody but remains under investigation after U.K. authorities arrested the former prince Thursday on suspicion of misconduct…
Search for Nancy Guthrie enters 19th day
(NBC)- The agonizing search for Nancy Guthrie is stretching into its 19th day, as authorities in southern Arizona continue to field a flood of tips from the public. Inside…
Wildfires rage across Great Plains as dangerous fire weather persists
(CNN)- Dangerous fire weather conditions continued across the Great Plains for a third straight day Thursday, as firefighters battled more than a dozen wildfires that have…
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on…
Arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees, on Thursday approved his proposal to build a ballroom larger than the White House itself where the East Wing once stood. The seven-member…
President Trump launches Board of Peace, visits Georgia amid DHS shutdown fight
(NBC)- Donald Trump is navigating both foreign and domestic challenges this week, greeting world leaders at the inaugural meeting of his newly formed “Board…
Morning Business Report: Elon Musk launches X-Coin as oil prices rise and Palantir relocates to Florida
(LILAMAX)- Social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, announced the pre-sale of a new digital currency called “X-Coin.” The…
Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Los Angeles trial over social media’s impact on youth mental health
(CNN)- Mark Zuckerberg entered through the front doors of the Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday morning and exited through a back…
Today in History: February 19, FDR signs order authorizing Japanese-American internment
Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 19, 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the…
Billionaire Les Wexner says he was 'duped' by adviser Jeffrey Epstein, 'a world-class con man'
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — The billionaire behind the retail empire that once blanketed shopping malls with names such as Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch told members of Congress on Wednesday that he was “duped by a world-class con…
8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Crews found the bodies of eight backcountry skiers near California's Lake Tahoe and were searching for one more after they were caught in an avalanche, the nation's deadliest in nearly half a century, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities…
Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids' Instagram use in social media trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received about being “authentic” and not…
Morning Business Report: FAA orders merit-based pilot certification as Apple expands and Wendy’s closes stores
(LILAMAX)- The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered U.S. airlines to certify pilots based strictly on merit rather than diversity, equity and…
Russia-Ukraine talks resume as U.S. advances parallel Iran nuclear negotiations
(NBC)- Negotiators returned to the table for a second day of talks between Russia and Ukraine, as U.S.-mediated discussions continue just one week before the four-year…
240 million gallons of sewage spill contaminate Potomac River, officials warn
(NBC)- The river once called “the nation’s river” by George Washington is now off-limits after a massive sewage spill contaminated the waterway. Officials say a…
Four dead in Colorado I-25 pileup as high winds spark wildfires and avalanche rescue
(NBC)- At least four people are dead and dozens more injured after a massive multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo,…
Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested after alleged fight during Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested after being accused of hitting two men early Tuesday morning during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, police said. LaBeouf was charged with two counts of simple battery, New Orleans police said in a…
Elana Meyers Taylor nearly lost hope. Her team, her husband and the Spurs helped her to Olympic gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — It was a couple of weeks before Christmas. Elana Meyers Taylor was in Norway, prepping for a World Cup bobsled weekend. Things were going horribly. Her body was hurting, she wondered if she was doing…
