Blood shortage across the Coast
There is an urgent need for blood nationally and locally. News 25’s Janae Jordan spoke with the American Red Cross and the Blood Center about how low donor turnouts are causing…
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Biloxi students caught playing with gun at bus stop
A Biloxi Middle School student and a Biloxi High School student were caught playing with a weapon at their bus stop today. In an email sent to…
Biloxi Walmart briefly evacuated following bomb threat
The Walmart located on C.T. Switzer Drive in Biloxi was evacuated for a time earlier this afternoon following reports of a bomb threat. According to Biloxi police, the Walmart…
MSHD reports 1,278 cases of COVID-19 and 18 deaths statewide
Today MSDH is reporting an additional 1,278 cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi and 18 deaths. These deaths occurred between August 19 and October 18. Mississippi's total of COVID-19 cases is now 499,838, with 9,957 deaths.
Police: 3rd man wanted in Mobile, Alabama HS football game shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Police have released the name of a third man wanted in a shooting that wounded two adults and three teenagers outside a high school football game in Alabama. Mobile police said Monday that they have five…
Long Beach to hold Night Out Against Crime on Saturday
Long Beach Police will hold its annual Night Out Against Crime from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Long Beach Town Green on Jeff Davis Avenue. This is a free event featuring food, drinks, fun and games. There…
Man injured after being shot by Mississippi Highway Patrol
WALNUT, Miss. — Police are investigating after a 45-year-old white man was severely injured after he was shot during a weekend exchange of gunfire with Mississippi Highway Patrol officers. The shooting occurred Sunday near the small community of Walnut in…
Bringing Pascagoula Fire Captain Jacob Latch home
The body of Pascagoula Fire Captain Jacob Latch was brought back home today. Thirty-eight-year-old Captain Latch passed away last week after losing his battle to an aggressive form of…
Overnight closures on Fort Bayou drawbridge in Jackson County
The Fort Bayou Drawbridge in Ocean Springs will be temporarily closed Tuesday, October 19, through Thursday, October 21, from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. The bridge will be open to traffic between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. Crews will be…
Gulfport PD searching for missing person Thomas Claude Adams
The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Thomas Claude Adams, of Gulfport, MS. Adams is described to Police Officers as a white male, 58 years old, he is 5’07” and 185 lbs. Adams…
USM improves RN to BSN degree to help students graduate at reduced cost, earn leadership certificate
The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Professional Nursing Practice has made substantial changes in the Nursing RN-BSN program to boost students’ marketability and expand their opportunities for leadership in nursing, all while decreasing the hours needed to graduate. These…
Arrest made following shooting near Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, AL that left 5 injured
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama say a 19-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that wounded five people near a stadium where a high school football game was being played. Mobile police said Jai Scott of Semmes,…
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from COVID-19 complications
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, the first Black Secretary of State, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19, his family said in a statement on Facebook. Powell, 84, was fully vaccinated from COVID-19, his family said. Powell…
Gulfport man sentenced to life, convicted of murder in second case
A Gulfport man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Charles Johnson. District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said Friday that Adisa Jemel Braziel, 35, pleaded guilty to…
Mississippi chief justice extends COVID-19 order for courts
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The head of the Mississippi Supreme Court is extending a emergency order that allows judges to postpone jury trials to try to slow the spread of COVID-19. The extended order by Chief Justice Mike Randolph remains in place…
The MolinaCares Accord launches COVID-19 vaccine campaign featuring Jerry Rice
The MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”), in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Mississippi, teamed up with football Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice, a Crawford native, to launch a television and digital advertising campaign to help encourage Mississippians…
Project could help needy Mississippi families hold onto land
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A nonprofit law firm announced a new project Thursday to help low-income Mississippi families hold onto inherited land, an effort that advocates say would build wealth and preserve biological diversity by promoting…
Highway Patrol investigating bicyclist hit-and-run
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a Tuesday night hit-and-run that left a bicyclist in serious condition. MHP on Tuesday responded to a crash on Highway 613 in Jackson County. Troopers said Eric Olsen, 45, of Moss Point, was riding his…
Jackson County man to serve 25 years after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a child
A Jackson County man will spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual battery and touching a child for lustful purposes. Cory William Skalla, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery and one count of touching…
3 men dead, infant wounded in east Mississippi shooting
MERIDIAN (AP) — Three people are dead and an infant wounded after a shooting in Meridian. The gunfire happened Tuesday afternoon at a home on 17th Street, Meridian police said. Officers found that two of the men had been shot…
Traffic Alert: Pascagoula Street impassable at railroad tracks after train engine derails early Wednesday
Pascagoula Police report that a train engine has derailed, creating traffic delays in part of the city. Police tweeted early Wednesday morning, "Please be advised that Pascagoula Street is impassable at the railroad tracks, due to a train engine that…
Reeves: Work still happening on medical marijuana proposal
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he and legislative leaders are continuing to negotiate changes in a proposal to create a medical marijuana program, including putting tight limits on how much of the medicine one person could…
Mississippi auditor demands payments in human services fraud
JACKSON, Miss — The Mississippi auditor is demanding repayment of $77 million in misspent welfare money in one of the poorest states in the nation. This includes $828,000 the auditor is seeking from retired NFL player Brett Favre and an…
Favre, Dupree, DiBiases owe state money from welfare audit, state auditor says
The state Auditor's Office has issued demands for more than $77 million in welfare funds that were misspent, according to an audit conducted by the office. Among those who were issued demands to return funds are Hall of Fame quarterback…