Updated: 10:13 PM Police say they have five people in custody for stealing someone's car.

Updated: 11:48 PM A local pastor says the community's prayers have been answered following the release of an area missionary from an overseas jail.

Updated: 12:37 AM Meridian's Poplar Springs Elementary School celebrated being among the best schools in the state.

Updated: 12:38 AM Treated wastewater from Meridian is now being used at the Kemper County coal plant.

Updated: 12:38 AM Officials say a Newton County inmate escaped and was able to hide for several hours before being recaptured Wednesday.

Updated: 5:27 PM 60-year-old Jerry Partridge of Meridian died following a one-vehicle wreck Wednesday morning.

Posted: 2:54 PM Eight Mississippi veterans will be added to the Wall of Honor at the VA Medical Center in Jackson.

Updated: 2:20 PM A runaway teenager from Meridian has been located.

Updated: 12:36 AM A frustrated teacher is on a mission to make a change!

Posted: 11:50 AM An investigation is underway involving allegations against a teacher in Newton County.

Updated: 6:25 PM Meridian police say a local teenager is believed to be a runaway.

Updated: 5:56 AM The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit over students being jailed for what it describes as minor offenses.

Updated: 10:39 AM AT&T is offering a reward of up to $1,000 to solve the theft of copper from telephone cables.

Updated: 11:48 PM The Meridian Rotary is hosting a clay target shooting contest to raise money for charity.

Updated: 11:48 PM The investigation into Monday evening's fatal accident in Bailey continues.

Updated: 11:47 PM Students at T.J. Harris Elementary School participated in Red Ribbon Week.

Updated: 11:47 PM Business leaders and supporters of the MCC Foundation gather for the President's Roundtable Tuesday.

Posted: 4:41 PM All of Mississippi's congressional incumbents have raised more campaign cash than their challengers.

Updated: 11:45 PM Efforts are being made to welcome some new development and events to downtown Meridian.

Updated: 11:46 PM Newscenter 11 was present as a company tried to scam a local woman.

Updated: 11:19 AM A person died in a fiery crash Monday evening in Bailey.

Posted: 10:49 AM Casino revenue on the Mississippi Gulf Coast showed some improvement in September.

Posted: 5:50 PM Expanding Medicaid might bring Mississippi more federal money the first few years but could cost the state millions from 2017 through 2025.

Updated: 11:59 PM Lauderdale County kicked off its annual Red Ribbon Week, an occasion to encourage young people to be drug-free.

Updated: 5:07 PM Gov. Phil Bryant took his message of success to high school hallways and classrooms.