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Meridian Police release arrests for series of separate crimes
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The Meridian Police Department posted information Friday about a series of arrests on separate criminal charges, one dating back to a crime in late January. Irulan Lee, 19, and Jaquarion Stewart, 18, were both arrested May 3 and charged with accessory after the fact for the...
Partly cloudy with cool temps for Mother’s Day
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - After a week of searing hot temperatures and sticky humidity, Saturday was a major relief. Temperatures in the lower 80s marked a return to normal for this time of year. We’ll see more of that as we move into this coming week. AURORA BOREALIS. Last...
Bright and clear for Mother’s Day weekend
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - After that bout of severe weather that rolled through early Friday morning, we’ve got a few days of really nice weather ahead before our next dose of rain! Just in time for Mother’s Day!. Saturday will be sunny, with a high in the lower...
FIRST ALERT: Severe Weather Possible Thursday Night
Good evening, everyone! This evening will be partly to mostly cloudy as temperatures fall into the upper 70s. Overnight lows will bottom out into the mid to low 70s. FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY for LATE THURSDAY NIGHT: A complex of storms will fire up in NE Texas tomorrow afternoon and move into Mississippi Thursday Night. The hot and humid weather will create a lot of Storm Fuel for storms to tap into. This set-up will mainly be a damaging wind event with Straight-Line Winds as high as 70-75 mph and quarter-size hail. This could cause trees to fall and power outages. The highest threat for tomorrow will be Hattiesburg northward towards Meridian. The main timeframe for the Pine Belt will be between 9pm Thursday through 3am Friday.
Meridian Community College’s Nursing Pinning ceremony held Friday morning
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Meridian Community College hosted its graduation ceremonies, and it started with the Nursing Pinning ceremony. The Associate Degree Nursing Program of MCC held its pinning ceremony in the Evangel Temple on Friday morning. Many friends and family of the graduates filled up the seats to support...
Auroras seen across the Southeast
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - People around the Northern Hemisphere got a chance to view the Northern Lights last night, thanks to the most intense geomagnetic storm in two decades. We’ve had some great photos submitted through our Storm Team 11 Weather App!. We have one more chance to view...
Local beer company creates great crafted brews in Meridian
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -We took a trip over to the Magnolia Beverage Company to learn more about The Old Kudzu Brewing Company. The business began with owners Trey and Kenneth Watts. Trey had a culinary talent for identifying flavors, spices, and characteristics that most of us cannot. Kudzu introduced its...
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Deputy killed in off-duty crash
The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office identified one of the two people killed in a Florence crash as Deputy David Terry. It happened just before 4:00 p.m. on Sweetwater Avenue and Florence Boulevard. According to Sheriff Joe Hamilton, Deputy Terry was a 26-year veteran and most recently served as Director of...
The Weather Authority: Storms winding down, few possible overnight
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for Lamar, Fayette, Walker Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega, Clay, Tallapoosa, Coosa, Chilton, Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Greene, Hale, Sumter, Marengo, & Perry counties in central AL until 11pm. With this latest batch of storms to move through the atmosphere is now thoroughly worked over and...
Air Force Association meeting & awards ceremony
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The Air Force Association held its annual meeting this evening. This year’s meeting was a time to honor airmen and present this year’s airmen of the year with awards. “Our event was to recognize outstanding airmen of the year. We had five categories of...
City of Meridian Arrest Report May 7, 2024
Meridian Police Department was requested to respond to 143 calls for service from May 6, 2024 at 6:00 AM to May 7, 2024 at 6:00 AM. The following were reported to the Meridian Police Department. Robbery. There were no robberies reported. Commercial Burglary. There were no commercial burglaries reported. Church...
Less humid and cooler for our Friday
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - TGIF! The severe storms have moved out, and we can look forward to a lovely Friday. We’ll be under the influence of a northerly wind that’ll help usher in some cooler and less humid air. So, it won’t feel like a sauna outside. Instead, we’ll have more comfy temps that will be in the seasonable low-mid 80s. Morning clouds will be replaced with afternoon sunshine, so you’ll need those sunglasses.
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