Updated: 3:30 PM Gov. Ronnie Musgrove announced a new statewide system that immediately alerts the public when a child is abducted.

Updated: 2:03 PM A child died in an apparent hunting mishap in Lincoln County.

Updated: 2:13 PM Amnesty International has asked the governor to commute the death sentence of Ronald Chris Foster.

Updated: 11:56 AM The person who blew the whistle on the Clinton based company's financial fraud has been honored by Time Magazine.

Updated: 11:56 AM A conflict over the Martin Luther King Day Parade and Governor-Elect Bob Riley's inaugeration has been resolved.

Updated: 11:51 AM Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi made his first public comments Sunday since resigning as Senate Majority Leader.

Updated: 11:42 AM Court issued decision of the appeals filed by two people convicted in the so-called "Comcast Trial" in Meridian.

Updated: 11:46 AM Forest attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey was forced into her car by two masked gunmen, but escaped unharmed.

Updated: 6:28 PM Newton residents are picking up the pieces after an F2 tornado touched down there, injuring at least 50 and causing widespread property loss.

Updated: 6:25 PM Meridian hospitals were key players in caring for many people hurt when sever weather crossed Newton and Lauderdale Counties. The low blood supply is also a concern.

Updated: 6:18 PM Storyteller Sarah Mutziger will share three Christmas stories for an adult-child audience Saturday at the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library.

Updated: 5:01 PM Sen. Trent Lott will step down as Senate Republican leader a senior GOP aide close to the Mississippian said Friday.

Updated: 10:03 AM The restoration of Meridian's Grand Opera House would not be possible without a favorable report from the structural engineer who examined the building.

Updated: 10:12 AM The governor declared a state of emergency in Newton, after the town was hit by a tornado early Thursday afternoon. Newton schools are closed Friday.

Updated: 10:09 AM Parts of Lauderdale County also received extensive damage during severe storms Thursday.

Updated: 10:42 PM A tornado smashed into stores jammed with holiday shoppers in Newton Thursday, injuring about 50 people, with at least two critically.

Updated: 10:11 AM Even though Christmas is only a week away, you can still get gifts delivered, but don't wait long.

Updated: 6:47 PM Marines unloaded more than 3,000 toys collected during the year's Toys for Tots campaign at the Wesley House.

Updated: 10:09 AM Peavey Electronics employees donated both money and time to supply new bicycles for needy children.

Posted: 6:30 PM A local pastor involved in an incident with Meridian Police has called for a community forum to discuss problems with the department.

Updated: 6:25 PM The former operator of the Children's Clinic in Meridian, Dr. Walter Anderson, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Updated: 7:00 PM Mississippi House Speaker Tim Ford announced he would not seek reelection in 2003.

Updated: 6:57 PM One of his colleagues said Wednesday that Senator Trent Lott should resign from his leadership position, but Lott says he's "hanging in there."

Updated: 10:35 AM WTOK-TV hosted its annual Wesley House Christmas party at the Dentzel Carousel at Highland Park.

Updated: 10:21 AM Design work for Meridian's Grand Opera House Project downtown may take another year to complete.