Posted: 10:59 AM Neshoba County native Linda Gale Reed will be arraigned Friday on embezzlement charges.

Posted: 6:09 PM A mother and daughter who are accused in having a role in the kidnapping of a Kemper County child both appeared in court Wednesday.

Updated: 7:10 PM A benefit scheduled for June 22 will benefit Lauderdale County sheriff's deputy, Thomas Robinson, and his family.

Updated: 7:03 PM The State Games of Mississippi is underway, and that means thousands of visitors are pouring into Meridian and surrounding areas.

Updated: 7:02 PM The Hamasa Shriners are continuing a long tradition of selling Vidalia onions to benefit a program for children.

Posted: 4:34 PM Meridian police are investigating the armed robbery of a man Tuesday night.

Updated: 7:03 PM The return of the KC-135 aircraft to Meridian is bringing with it the need for more help.

Updated: 10:34 AM One person died in a plane crash at the Newton Municipal Airport Wednesday.

Updated: 11:28 AM State leadership committees for the Mississippi Republican and Democratic parties are staking out opposite positions on Medicaid expansion.

Posted: 10:55 AM The Southern Baptist Convention has passed a resolution calling on all Southern Baptists to report allegations of child abuse to authorities.

Updated: 3:01 PM The Southern Baptist Convention has approved a resolution opposing the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts.

Updated: 7:02 PM The United Way of East Mississippi, Phil Hardin Foundation and the Meridian Rotary Club announced the expansion of the Imagination Library program in Lauderdale County.

Posted: 11:14 PM The latest class of Leadership Lauderdale graduated Tuesday, after completing the 9-month program.

Updated: 8:06 PM The leader of the Mississippi National Guard says the return of the air refueling tankers to Meridian is the best news the guard could have received.

Updated: 6:26 PM A pipeline accident in Jasper County four months ago is the state's costliest inland spill in more than a decade.

Updated: 8:05 PM A prison guard at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility is accused of inappropriate contact with an inmate.

Posted: 4:58 PM The DAV Mobile Service Office will make stops around Mississippi this month.

Updated: 8:04 PM East Central Community College will be making changes to its campus soon.

Updated: 2:45 PM A group from Mississippi will conduct a business development mission in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this year.

Posted: 11:57 AM Meridian police say they arrested a fugitive after answering a routine call.

Updated: 8:05 PM The Meridian Airport Authority held a full-scale response drill in conjunction with the Army National Guard.

Posted: 10:52 AM Mississippi drug courts face steep budget cuts in the coming year, after demand outstripped funding.

Updated: 5:14 PM An accident involving a truck caused minor traffic issues when it rolled over Monday.

Updated: 10:31 AM BP says cleanup work is ending in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

Posted: 7:36 PM Lauderdale County investigators are looking for the public's help in finding Jason Spence, 37.