Updated: 5:37 PM Two Newton County homes were severely damaged by fires that officials believe were started by lightning.

Updated: 10:27 PM Navy veteran, 2 service members among those killed in shooting.

Posted: 2:22 PM Miss. flags to half-staff after Colo. shooting.

Updated: 10:29 PM Dropout rates won't factor in Mississippi. school ratings.

Updated: 10:30 PM The Public Service Commission is asking a court to block Mississippi Power rate increase.

Updated: 10:32 PM Preliminary winners are set to be named in the Mississippi Distinguished Young Woman competition

Updated: 10:32 PM Officials in Mississippi are taking a second look at certain security measures in light of the mass shooting in Colorado Friday

Updated: 12:55 AM A fellowship of churches made a donation to South Harbor Shelter.

Updated: 10:33 PM The unemployment rate in Mississippi and Alabama rose in June, amid signs of a stalling economy.

Posted: 3:17 PM Legislative leaders say plans for new district lines for the House and Senate have been delivered to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Posted: 2:56 PM The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says it's monitoring a well blowout that is leaking hydrogen sulfide in Wayne County.

Updated: 1:00 AM A local group continues to make preparations for Meridian's first marathon in November.

Posted: 12:01 PM A town hall meeting for the newly annexed area of Meridian has been scheduled for July 24.

Updated: 1:04 AM Preliminary autopsy results have been released in the death of Beth Morris in Toomsuba.

Updated: 1:10 AM A body found in a creek in Clay County, Miss., is that of a missing Meridian man.

Updated: 10:34 PM The first night of competition at the Distinguished Young Woman of Mississippi competition took place Thursday

Updated: 10:19 PM Fans of the Batman film series turned out in droves for the premiere set for midnight

Updated: 10:35 PM Authorities have charged a former accountant at Mississippi University for Women with embezzlement.

Updated: 8:43 PM New management took over Thursday at a statewide prison facility in our area

Updated: 3:29 PM Beaverdam Water Association has lifted its boil water advisory.

Updated: 10:36 PM Twenty-two students from the Washington D.C. metro area have spent time in Meridian learning about the Civil Rights Movement.

Updated: 10:36 PM Mississippi is among several states recently granted waivers from No Child Left Behind requirements.

Updated: 9:02 PM A Meridian family is making a desperate plea for information to find their loved one.

Posted: 10:16 AM There's a vast disparity in fundraising among candidates for Mississippi's Second Congressional District.

Updated: 10:37 PM Participants of the Distinguished Young Woman competition had a chance to meet the judges for the first time on Wednesday night.