Mississippi Gun Shop Smash And Grab
Authorities in Mississippi are looking for two thieves following a brazen smash and grab in a small town and it all caught on tape. The two suspects used a stolen truck to ram their way through the front wall of…
Missing: Father And Two Daughters
A statewide request from the Panola County Sheriff's Department is asking for your help finding two small girls and their father. 35 year old "Samuel Dowden Junior," and his daughters, four year old "Bayley" and two year old "Madeline," were…
Four Dead In Small Plane Crash
Four people are dead after a plane crash this morning in Tupelo. Officials say the small private plane was headed for Virginia and fell from the sky shortly after taking off from the tupelo airport. A total of four people…
Mississippi Senator Has Been Charged With DUI
The second-ranking leader of the Mississippi Senate has been charged with DUI after a one-vehicle wreck. Republican Sen. Terry Burton of Newton was charged after running a sport utility vehicle off of Interstate 20 and hitting a sign Saturday night…
Texas Law Enforcement Arrests Boyfriend of Missing Coast Woman
Texas law enforcement arrested a boyfriend in the case of a Pascagoula native who went missing last weekend. Twenty-seven year-old Jessie Bardwell lived in a town north of Dallas. She had been missing since Sunday. Her parents, who still live…
MS Department of Education on Transgender Bathroom Use
In a statement today, the Mississippi Department of Education says: “A safe and caring school environment is critical to a student’s ability to learn and achieve” and that it “will adhere to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,…
Coast Native Missing In Texas
A woman who grew up in Pascagoula is now missing in Texas and authorities are actively looking for her. 27 year old Jessie Bardwell who now lives in a town north of Dallas has been missing since Sunday. Her parents…
More Third Graders Pass Reading Gate
A larger share of Mississippi third graders passed the state’s reading test on the first try this year. The Mississippi Department of Education says 87 percent of 41,000 public school third graders passed the 50 question computerized test. That leaves…
New Law Blocks State Abortion Funding
Governor Phil Bryant signs a bill to ban Medicaid from spending money with any facility that performs elective abortions. It’s aimed at blocking state tax dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. The organization’s only Mississippi clinic does not perform abortions…
Governor Signs Open Container Law
Eating at a Coast restaurant and wanting to take your beer to go? Soon you’ll be able to. This morning, Governor Phil Bryant signed off on HB 1223 allowing Coast cities to set up entertainment districts where people can walk…
Lt. Governor Tate Reeves on Budget Woes
State lawmakers now face a $56.8 million challenge after a staff error over-projected the state budget. News 25’s Kristen Durand asked Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves about the shortfall. A $56.8 million mistake now looms over the state Legislature, a mistake…
Anti-Discrimination Forum
House Bill 1523 and the removal of the Mississippi flag are just two of the hot topics discussed during an anti-discrimination forum in Biloxi this evening. The event served as the first of many stops around the state on the…
Mental Health Budget Cuts
Because of state budget cuts, Mississippi will lose all of its state operated programs to help people break an addiction to drugs and alcohol. The State Department of Mental Health will close two chemical dependency units for men, one with…
$56.8 Million Mistake in Budget
Mississippi legislative leaders say they overestimated how much money the state could collect during the coming budget year, a nearly $60 million shortfall to be exact. News 25’s Shelby Myers has more. In a statement, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and…
Interview with Director of Advocacy and Policy Erik Fleming
House Bill 1523 and the removal of the current Mississippi flag are just two of the hot topics members of the ACLU and the Steps Coalition will discuss this evening during an anti-discrimination forum. News 25’s Kendra Turley joins us…
$56.8 Million Mistake Found in Mississippi Budget
Statement of Legislative Leadership "Late last week, we were made aware of a staff error that led to expected general fund revenues to be overestimated by $56.8 million during the FY2017 budget negotiations,” said Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and Speaker…
ACLU Challenges HB 1523
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi filed a federal lawsuit today to challenge House Bill 1523, also known as the Religious Accommodations Act. The lawsuit targets the registrar of vital records and was filed on behalf…
Sports Gambling in Coast Casinos?
A New Jersey court case could pave the way for sports gambling in casinos nationwide, including Mississippi. This was just one of the topics of discussion at the Southern Gaming Summit today at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center in Biloxi.…
Governor Bryant Expresses Support For Trump
Governor Phil Bryant has now officially thrown his support behind Donald Trump. Bryant had endorsed Ted Cruz before Mississippi’s primary back in March, but soon after the Texas senator ended his campaign, Bryant issued a statement saying he is with…
Budget Cuts at the Department of Revenue Could Lead to Tax Delays
Possible delays could be in store for Mississippians waiting on their tax returns as a second round of midyear budget cuts hit the Mississippi Department of Revenue. This happened just as they are swamped with thousands of individual income tax…
March To Governor's Mansion
Hundreds of equality advocates, rights organizations, and leaders demanding a repeal of the state's discriminatory H.B. 1523 during a rally on the steps of the state capitol yesterday. The march to the governor's mansion culminated in a rally where advocates…
Fantasy Sports Sites Hopeful for Return
Daily fantasy sports could soon be making a return to the Magnolia State. Back in February, top daily fantasty sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings both suspended their operations in the state of Mississippi. This was after Attorney General Jim Hood gave…
Man Arrested in Triple Murder in Kilmichael, Mississippi
Montgomery County Sheriff Bubba Nix says authorities will criminally charge 40-year-old McCarley resident Odell Hallmon in shootings that left three dead and one injured. The sheriff says Hallmon is accused of shooting and killing 32-year-old Marquita Hill and her 59-year-old…
4/27 - Rob's "Bumpy Afternoon" Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms are developing in the local area in advance of a more vigorous line to our west...