Updated: 10:41 AM A capital murder suspect attempts an escape from the Lauderdale County Detention Facility, but he doesn't get far.

Updated: 10:38 AM Reading is one of the most fundamental skills a child can acquire. Students in schools across Mississippi and Alabama celebrated, including Meridian's Parkview Elementary.

Updated: 8:39 PM A suspect in an armed robbery at a Kewanee gas station Feb. 28 was formally charged Monday.

Updated: 8:54 PM Newscenter 11 talked with Gov. Ronnie Musgrove about issues of concern to east Mississippi, an investigation relating to the 186th Air Refueling Wing and a joint economic plan with Alabama.

Updated: 5:51 PM A federal appeals court has been asked to throw out Mississippi's college desegregation settlement and start the process from step one.

Updated: 5:27 PM Raytheon in Forest, Miss., will share in a huge Air Force contract for aircraft radar systems.

Updated: 8:38 PM The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of a new tourism director Monday.

Updated: 11:05 AM The adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard, Maj. Gen. James Lipscomb, talked to NewsCenter 11 Friday about the controversy surrounding an Inspector General's findings.

Updated: 11:03 AM A sentencing date for a former police chief of Linden, Ala., was postponed till March.

Updated: 11:01 AM A Wisconsin-based group, Missionaries to the Preborn, are touring the South to spread their message that abortion is murder.

Updated: 10:58 AM The deadline for candidates to file qualifying papers to run for office in 2003 is Sat., Mar. 1 at 5:00 p.m. Some House and Senate offices have only one candidate listed.

Updated: 10:53 AM A Meridian teenager is behind bars, charged with the murders of brothers, found shot to death in their Meridian home Monday.

Updated: 10:30 AM A dozen suspects were taken into custody in a drug roundup.

Updated: 10:32 AM The Mississippi Attorney General's Office is investigating alleged ethics violations by the fire chief.

Updated: 10:33 AM Meridian will get jet passenger air service to and from Atlanta, effective May 4, 2003.

Updated: 6:25 PM The safety board for Meridian Public Schools is working on recommendations to improve safety on school campuses.

Updated: 6:20 PM Lauderdale County supervisors consider options for resolving possible structural problems at the local jail.

Updated: 6:50 PM Michael Lee Hodges was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring with others to deliver illegal drugs to Lauderdale County.

Updated: 6:47 PM If experience is the best teacher, the sharing of hard life lessons may keep some young people from following the bad choices of others.

Updated: 6:16 PM A Sumter County, Alabama man is facing charges related to a recent highway death near Laurel, Mississippi.

Updated: 2:08 PM An elderly man is dead after his pet deer attacked him.

Updated: 11:01 AM The national terror alert will be lowered from orange to yellow, administration officials said Thursday, suggesting the threat of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil has eased somewhat.

Updated: 8:48 PM The commander of the Mississippi National Guard's 186th Air Refueling Wing has been placed on administrative leave with pay.

Updated: 10:13 AM Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove has finally ended speculation about his future plans.

Updated: 10:05 AM A suspect in the kidnapping of a Quitman businesswoman has been found guilty of the charge.