DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the Democratic Party’s…
By JEFF AMY Updated 12:20 PM CDT, August 27, 2025 GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how anyone wouldn’t want to live there. “People are always going to…
By DEE-ANN DURBIN Updated 8:28 AM CDT, August 27, 2025 Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it’s returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company’s plan to modernize. In a post on its website, Cracker Barrel…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Updated 8:47 AM CDT, August 27, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak, in another example of how the…
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus in Harrison County for 2025. Officials say this case serves as an important reminder that mosquitoes in our area can…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) -- A marine science and technology research workshop is bringing experts and professionals from across the region to The Coast…
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Updated 9:39 PM CDT, August 26, 2025 Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening, according to documents reviewed by The…
By DEVNA BOSE/Mississippi Today Updated 2:35 PM CDT, August 26, 2025 A panel of lawmakers on Monday heard from national education officials who whole-heartedly encouraged them to expand school choice in Mississippi, signaling the Trump administration’s support of passing such legislation.…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARK VANCLEAVE Updated 11:08 AM CDT, August 27, 2025 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooting Wednesday at a Minneapolis Catholic school killed two children as they prayed and injured 17 other people, 14 of them kids, the police chief and…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The City of Ocean Springs implementing a proclamation and order regarding alcohol sales. The city has issued an order following…
The Mississippi Aquarium is hosting a golf tournament at the Windance Golf and Country Club. Par for Penguins is set for September 8. Marketing Director Nicole Martz joins…
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a missing 7-month-old boy in Southern California have been charged with murder. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office charged Jake Haro, 32, and his wife, Rebecca Haro, 41, in the death of their…
By ROSS FRANKLIN and HALLIE GOLDEN Updated 5:08 PM CDT, August 26, 2025 PHOENIX (AP) — Crews cleaned up downed trees and got power mostly restored for thousands of people Tuesday after a powerful dust storm roared through the Phoenix area. The wall…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WXXV)-The Mississippi West Coast High School career showcase took place Tuesday morning at the Bay St. Louis Community Hall.…
As former Governor Haley Barbour said here on WXXV Monday, when Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005…
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand churned Tuesday over open waters, one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Atlantic, at the same time as some officials continued to deal with the aftermath of the massive Hurricane Erin which…
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Updated 2:56 PM CDT, August 26, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight, according…
Back Bay Mission is offering a way for residents to get a Mississippi ID through the Mobile Express Van. Dhiana Skrmetti and Terra Moreau join us for what…
By ANDREW DEMILLO and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Updated 2:57 PM CDT, August 26, 2025 A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses — some featuring gunshots sounding in the background — has sent waves of fear among students around the nation…
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Updated 4:55 PM CDT, August 25, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Adm. Daryl Caudle took over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer Monday, ending a six-month vacancy created by the Trump administration’s firing of his predecessor. Caudle became chief of naval…
By DAMIAN J. TROISE Updated 11:20 AM CDT, August 26, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding near breakeven in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as indexes hover just below their recent all-time highs. The S&P 500 edged 0.1%…
Paige Roberts with the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce joins us to discuss an event this Thursday honoring the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The Celebrate K20 event takes place…
By MAE ANDERSON Updated 9:20 AM CDT, August 26, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers have gotten used to shopping the world without paying customs duties on the international packages they receive from big e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu, specialty shops and…
The Steps Coalition and Gulfside Assembly in Waveland have put together a line up of Katrina commemoration events as we approach the storm’s 20th anniversary. Cheryl Thompson and Gordon Jackson are in…