This morning, a hearing began in federal court on evidence of how much the bribes taken by former corrections commissioner Christopher Epps cost Mississippi taxpayers. That determination will in turn influence how long Epps spends in prison for money laundering…
Crews recover the body of one of the miners who were buried when the gravel pit they were working in collapsed in Copiah County. The rescue team worked all morning to remove that worker from the equipment. Officials are not…
Two-thirds of all children in foster care in our state are in the three coastal counties. That’s according to Senator Brice Wiggins who spoke in front of the Jackson County Republican Club today, along with Senator Michael Watson and Representative…
The first $150 million of BP money is coming to our state soon and South Mississippi legislators say some of their initial fears about how that money will be spent are coming to fruition. Senator Michael Watson says what is…
The search continues in Mississippi for two miners who were buried inside construction equipment at a gravel pit last Friday. Officials say Emmitt Shorter and James Hemphill were buried under 10 feet of mud after a landslide at the Green…
Rescue crews are still trying to find two men who were buried in a pit collapse in Copiah County. Officials say Emmitt Shorter and James "Dee" Hemphill were trapped after the collapse of a gravel pit at green brothers gravel…
Mississippi’s early learning collaboratives have been rated among the top five in the nation for quality standards. Public pre-k began in 2013 when the legislature passed the early learning collaborative act, providing free pre-kindergarten to local communities throughout Mississippi. While…
Hundreds of billions of dollars could be headed to help our military. Senator Roger Wicker is leading the charge. This year’s National Defense Authorization Act is slowly but surely making its way through the Senate. The bill would allocate just…
An effort is underway to find two equipment operators who are trapped after a landslide at Green Brothers Gravel Pit in Crystal Springs. Two men are completely buried in 10 to 12 feet of mud and slush at the Copiah…
Mississippi Power reported the under-construction Kemper energy plant will cost $20 million more. This is according to our media partner, the Sun Herald. The total cost now stands at $6.7 billion. Company spokesman Jeff Shepard said $19 million of the…
Declaring that “no person should be judged by anything but the content of their character,” President Barack Obama signed a proclamation yesterday designating June as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.” Every year since the start of his presidency,…
The Mississippi Highway Patrol says two people were killed and 49 were injured on state and federal highways during the Memorial Day Weekend. The patrol’s enforcement period began Friday evening and ended at Midnight Monday. State troopers investigated 132 crashes…
Governor Phil Bryant says the “secular, progressive world” vented anger at him for signing a bill that would let clerks cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Governor Bryant spoke in Washington as the…
The search is over for a teen missing since Sunday afternoon after his body was found in a Mississippi river. Forrest County dive teams and responders searched in and around the Leaf River for the 15-year-old boy. Emergency crews first…
A Greenville man wanted for capital murder could be hiding out here on the Coast. Assistant Chief Michael Merchant tells News 25, Markee Gibson should be considered armed and dangerous. According to authorities, the 19-year-old has relatives in South Mississippi…
Mississippi is reporting its first human case of West Nile Virus for 2016. The state department of health says it is the first in the nation this year. The department said the case of the mosquito-borne virus is in Lamar…
A local filmmaker is addressing the division HB 1523 is causing within the state. “Meanwhile in Mississippi” is a screenplay written by Tammy Devin, a Long Beach native wanting to make a statement to the world that not everyone in…
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant says he intends to join 11 states in suing the Obama administration for telling U.S. public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. Bryant says in a statement…
Controversial House Bill 1523 goes into effect July 1st, but some locals who work in the film industry here on the Coast are putting a plan in motion to try to stop it. News 25’s Shelby Myers joins us from…
Mississippi’s state board of education has decided to switch its stance on transgender restroom use. Just a few weeks ago, Superintendent Dr. Carey Wright announced the department would abide by federal guidelines ordering all public schools in the U.S. to…
Murder charges have been dropped for a father who was jailed for leaving his daughter in a hot car, resulting in her death. Joshua Blunt was jailed and originally charged with second-degree murder after he said he forgot his daughter…
The U.S.S. Portland was christened at Ingalls shipbuilding, but one key city leader was missing. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales was missing from the ceremony. The Portland City Council recently banned city sponsored travel to Mississippi because of House Bill 1523,…
The Mississippi Department of Education has called a special teleconference with all board members to discuss the recent Title IX federal guidance that calls on all public schools in the country to allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker…
Mississippi State Superintendent Dr. Carey Wright has now sent out a response to the letter she received yesterday from a concerned group of state representatives. That letter asked her to not adhere to a policy handed down by the department…