Updated: 6:54 PM Mississippi's prepaid college tuition plan may actually be underfunded by more than $100 million, according to auditors.

Updated: 7:29 PM According to an FBI affidavit, law enforcement has physical evidence to link James Everett Dutschke to ricin-laced letters to public officials.

Posted: 6:36 PM Terrorism is being added to the list of state crimes that could potentially lead to the guilty party being sentenced to death.

Updated: 3:02 PM A week after the arrest of an elected official in west Alabama, a group is calling for more accountability in local government.

Updated: 3:02 PM A Mississippi man made a brief court appearance Monday morning on a charge he sent poison letters to President Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker.

Updated: 10:14 AM The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Alabama's appeal to revive portions of a state immigration law.

Updated: 6:54 PM Newscenter 11 continues to talk crime with Meridian's mayoral candidates running in the primary election.

Posted: 12:21 AM The Clarke County NAACP sponsored a rally to allow local political candidates an opportunity to make their voices heard.

Updated: 6:55 PM A Queen City mayoral candidate says putting people to work will help in curbing crime.

Posted: 11:56 AM Top officials at the Mississippi State Department of Health say they're trying to prevent layoffs for 41 employees and 41 contract workers.

Posted: 11:51 AM A new law effective July 1 will regulate the prescription and use of abortion-inducing drugs.

Updated: 11:58 AM The FBI has arrested a second suspect, Everett Dutschke, in connection with ricin-tainted letters sent to the president and others.

Updated: 12:23 AM Independent mayoral candidate Walter Patton made his official announcement for office Friday.

Posted: 4:17 PM Meridian City Hall will be open Saturday morning for absentee voting.

Posted: 2:50 PM Mississippi lawmakers Friday quickly approved an incentives package that could be worth more $330 million to bring a tire plant to Clay County.

Updated: 10:41 AM Mississippi lawmakers are meeting in special session Friday to consider incentives to bring a Japanese tire manufacturer to Clay County.

Updated: 6:03 AM A disturbing discovery was made Thursday morning outside the business office of Meridian mayoral candidate, Percy Bland.

Updated: 7:07 PM Mississippi's municipal primaries are less than two weeks away.

Updated: 2:34 PM The Alabama Senate has approved legislation providing for drug testing of welfare recipients suspected of using illegal drugs.

Updated: 10:34 AM Alabama's attorney general has rejected a request from Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn for an investigation into utility rates.

Updated: 10:24 AM Gov. Phil Bryant has called a special legislative session to deal with an economic development issue.

Posted: 2:44 PM Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he will call lawmakers into special session to deal with an economic development project.

Updated: 6:12 PM A federal official says the man charged with sending poison letters to President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and a Mississippi judge has been released from jail.

Posted: 10:31 AM The departing chairman of Alabama's Democratic Party is starting a new organization in hopes of revitalizing the two-party system in the state.

Updated: 10:45 AM The U.S. Supreme Court could determine the impact of a federal law that gives jurisdiction over adoptions of American Indian children to tribal courts instead of state courts.