Updated: 5:02 PM A judge has issued a ruling in the controversial case involving confiscated whiskey in Clarke County.

Updated: 9:25 AM A federal health official says doctors are doing everything possible to fight an outbreak of a lethal form of pneumonia.

Updated: 10:53 AM Early Saturday morning a man was found dead by the roadside in Lauderdale County.

Updated: 6:15 PM It's been more than three months since a tornado devastated the town of Newton. Now residents are coming together to raise money for the continued cleanup effort.

Updated: 6:04 PM U.S. patience with Saddam Hussein comes to an end this month, according to a Mississippi congressman.

Updated: 6:02 PM A by-product of Meridian's water treatment plant is currently thrown away. But that product may be worth money in the future.

Updated: 5:50 PM The Lockheed Martin Corporation made a contribution to the Riley Education and Performing Arts Center Endowment Fund.

Updated: 5:45 PM Fatal vehicle crashes in two counties may be linked to heavy rain that deluged east Mississippi Thursday.

Updated: 5:35 PM Two men were arrested and charged for their alleged roles in recent violent crimes.

Updated: 10:15 AM Newton County's 4-H Camp is emphasizing healthy lifestyles for youth, offering guidance in what not to do.

Updated: 6:31 PM A report by the NAACP contends that poor defendants are at a disadvantage in the criminal court system.

Updated: 6:47 PM A veteran in Mississippi television and newspaper publishing, Birney Imes, Jr., died Wednesday of respiratory failure.

Updated: 6:22 PM More members of the 186th Air Refueling Wing have been deployed for duty.

Updated: 5:59 PM Local police have arrested a woman in the shooting death of her brother.

Updated: 5:55 PM A program by the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors to help control the beaver population hit a snag.

Updated: 5:53 PM Two people have been arrested in a burglary ring in Kemper County. Also, a man accused of swindling Kemper County residents out of hundreds of dollars is now in custody.

Updated: 2:26 PM An accident in Jasper County has claimed the life of a Knoxville, Tennessee woman.

Updated: 2:22 PM A man known for selling shrimp out of his home has been arrested and charged with selling drugs.

Updated: 12:58 PM Senate approves a ban on controversial abortion procedures.

Updated: 9:23 AM In west Alabama, former Linden police chief and city councilman Preston Bowden has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison.

Updated: 9:21 AM Thirteen members of the 186th Air National Guard WIng have been called to active duty.

Updated: 10:22 AM One person was killed in a head-on collision near Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Updated: 10:20 AM It's been one week since the stabbing death of a student at Livingston High School and concerns about security at the school continue to mount.

Updated: 10:18 AM An investigation is underway into the death of an inmate at the Scott County Jail.

Updated: 10:27 AM Industries in Mississippi have been hit hard by economic conditions and foreign competition, but may weather the storm and do well.