Updated: 06/19/2013 - A group of volunteers is biking across the country to draw attention to the issue of poverty and housing needs in America.

Updated: 06/19/2013 - Meridian police say one person was shot and numerous rounds were fired into four apartments and a vehicle at Western Gardens.

Updated: 06/19/2013 - A law passed during the 2013 legislative session allows anyone to carry a firearm in plain sight, without a permit.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - A group pushing for changes in how the nation trains teachers says Mississippi's teacher training programs are mediocre at best.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Meridian police say a burglar was caught in the act Monday.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Meridian police are asking for help from the public in identifying a suspect.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Lauderdale County supervisors are moving forward with a $14 million bond issue.

Posted: 06/18/2013 - Republican leaders from 10 Southern states are meeting to plan strategies for making new GOP inroads across the region.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - A Mississippi woman has been charged in a second death related to giving buttocks-enhancing injections without being trained or licensed.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - A local water system is now under a boil water notice after numerous customers spent part of their weekend without water.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Meridian High School graduate, Justice Lynch, won a $2000 scholarship through participation in Teens Against Tobacco Use.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Meridian police say they have investigations into shootings reported Friday and Sunday.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Meridian police say John David White was charged in connection with a female being run over by a vehicle.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from a Mississippi inmate.

Updated: 06/17/2013 - One of the key speakers at a national civil rights conference was the daughter of slain civil rights worker James Chaney.