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Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Intisar Faulkner
Mike Pickett and his wife Belinda were scammed after going to a doctor's appointment in Meridian.
Updated: 14 hours ago
Fire crews were called to a home just after 2:00 p.m. Monday afternoon.
Updated: 14 hours ago
The search for kidnapping suspect Terence Desmond Brown. 31, is over. Authorities say he turned himself in Monday.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Andrew Samet
The Lauderdale County School District’s ‘Rising Tide Learning Plan’ now has all students back in the classroom.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Peter Zampa and Tyler S. Smith
Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) met with White House officials Monday as the Trump administration announced it will be spreading 100 million rapid point-of-care tests across all 50 states.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Associated Press
President Donald Trump plans to announce Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urging governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Updated: 15 hours ago
|By WTOK Staff
Otis C. Taylor, 51, had been incarcerated at East Mississippi Correctional Facility.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By WTOK Staff
A new band hall will be named in memory of longtime band director and music instructor Thomas W. Carson.
Updated: 1 hour ago
|By CNN staff
Health and wellness expert Stephanie Mansour says common household items can be used to help ease the stress.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Gray DC Newsroom
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off for the first debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday night.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By WTOK Staff
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed 190 new cases and 2 new deaths Monday.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By WBRC Staff
The state of Alabama says 2,364 deaths are confirmed due to coronavirus, while 137 are probable.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Sarah Jackson
An autopsy report revealed more details about the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Associated Press
A federal judge in Philadelphia joined others Monday in ordering the U.S. Postal Service to halt recent cuts that critics say are causing mail delays and threatening the integrity of the presidential election.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Bethany Davis
The National Retail Federation says an estimated 148 million Americans will participate in Halloween-related activities this year.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Ed Payne
A harvest moon rises Thursday, followed by a rare blue moon on Halloween.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By CNN staff
Taylor Swift tops Whitney Houston's record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Associated Press
Doctors and nurses at affected hospitals and clinics had to resort to paper records and described chaotic conditions, with lab work backed up.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Associated Press
Doctors and nurses at affected hospitals and clinics had to resort to paper records and described chaotic conditions, with lab work backed up.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 12:07 AM CDT
|By Nicholas Brooks
Starting a business during a pandemic can be hard, but one local business owner is lending a helping hand to small black business owners in the area.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By WTOK Staff
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 62-year-old Bennie C. Jackson.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Ugochi Iloka
Many complained online about attendees not wearing masks or social distancing inside the bar.
Updated: 19 hours ago
Lauderdale County Arrest Report September 28, 2020
Updated: 18 hours ago
Kemper County Arrest Report September 28, 2020
Updated: 16 hours ago
City of Meridian Arrest Report September 28, 2020
Updated: Sep. 27, 2020 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By WTOK Staff
According to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, the crash happened in the 600 block of Mason Creek Road in the Hebron community.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Associated Press
The company said Monday that it will hold its annual Prime Day sales event over two days in October.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 4:27 AM CDT
|By Andrew Samet
A Monday cold front will bring the chance of an isolated strong to severe storm and then cooler temperatures for the rest of the week. Morning lows may drop into the 40s by Saturday morning!