Jackson police are investigating the mauling death of a 3 year-old boy by a pit bull.

DeSoto County officials are confirming an FBI investigation into allegations of inmate beatings at the county jail.

The National Weather Service says thunderstorms have dumped hail as big as golf balls in Arkansas and blown down trees with straight-line gusts up to 60 mph.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requesting immunity from lawsuits filed on behalf of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to dangerous fumes while living in government-issued trailers.

Senator Susan Collins says the Navy has decided to scrap its newest destroyer after the first two are built in shipyards in Maine and Mississippi.

A teenager has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a fire that destroyed the old Hattiesburg High School in 2007.

Harrah's Entertainment says it's going to slow construction plans for its Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.

A federal judge in Mobile has sentenced a couple to prison for using homeless people to cash bogus checks at more than 100 Wal-Mart stores as they traveled the country.

Hino Motors Manufacturing says it will not lay off or terminate any employees, even though the plant is planning to reduce production of transmissions it makes for Toyota vehicles. However, employees working fewer hours will be paid less during the reduction.

Little Rock police found a body in the downtown area and say the victim may have died from the heat.