Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate the state’s prison system for possible Civil Rights violations. They say five deaths in recent days highlights deliberate violations of inmates’ constitutional rights. The Southern Poverty Law Center and other…
We are learning more about the altercation that happened in Biloxi that sent one person to the hospital. According to Major Chris De Back with Biloxi PD, two people are currently on the run, wanted on assault charges for beating…
The Pascagoula Police Department is investigating a possible homicide that may have taken place over the weekend. Shortly before noon on Saturday, Pascagoula police responded to a call at the Studio 6 Hotel regarding the possibility of a deceased man.…
We are learning more about the man killed in last night's officer-involved shooting in Moss Point. The man, identified as 27-year-old Toussaint Sims of Moss Point, was wanted on multiple felony warrants when police got a tip he was at…
Court papers say a man accused of killing his child and his roommate in Saucier was trying to protect himself during a fight between the men. An affidavit says 34-year-old Billy Roberts accidentally killed two year old Chance Roberts when…
Authorities are investigating the death of a Keesler airman with the possibility of an alligator being involved. Authorities recovered the body of Staff Sgt. Luis Cisneros-Godinez from the Tchoutacabouffa River on Sunday. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks…
A dead dolphin found washed up on Deer Island last Tuesday is being investigated. According to Moby Solangi with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, the dolphin was severely decomposed when found last week. Following a necropsy, they found the…
Today WXXV received a copy of the police report filed against Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt, charging him with disorderly conduct and interference with business. Previously, News 25 mentioned limited details on an alleged assault that took place at the…
The City of Gulfport’s administration has initiated an investigation into a complaint from fire department personnel concerning Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt. The administration received a complaint from fire department personnel about an incident that reportedly occurred at one of…
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a Mississippi woman’s complaint that the state department mishandled an investigation into the education of her disabled child. Parent Lori Roy tells news outlets a Jackson County school changed her 13-year-old son’s individualized…
The body of a man found in Gulfport today has been identified as a Pass Christian man who has been missing since early this morning. Sixty-year-old Kenneth Charlot was first reported missing from his Pass Christian home on Seal Avenue…
Gulfport police are investigating a suspicious death inside of an apartment complex this afternoon. One person is dead and another is in custody. News 25’s Shelby Myers is on the scene with the latest.
The NTSB is expected to wrap up their on-scene investigation into last week’s bus-train collision today. NTSB officials have told News 25 they expect to have a full report on their investigation to be released in about 30 days. During…
More details are emerging on the train collision that killed four in Biloxi on Tuesday. National Transportation Safety Board members briefed city officials and media outlets this afternoon as the investigation continues. Days after a tragedy rocks the City of…
The National Transportation Safety Board is in Biloxi conducting an investigation into yesterday’s wreck. They held a press conference at noon today in Biloxi, trying to determine if the bus charter company, Echo Transportation, had a recommended route for its…
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after noon, dispatchers got a call that the boy was found unresponsive at his home in the Helena community. Sheriff Mike Ezell says a…
Police are continuing to investigate what exactly happened at the Goldin Sportsplex on Prudie Circle that led to gunfire Tuesday afternoon. A Facebook video shows two females fighting and then shots are fired. The teenagers run off, but shortly after…
The City of Moss Point’s police department and utility department are both being investigated for potential fraud. After discovering some discrepancies in the accounting records for the utility department, the matter was turned over to the state auditor’s criminal investigation…
The state auditor’s office is investigating potential fraud involving funds from the utilities department and the Moss Point Police Department. This is according to our media partner the Sun Herald. The District Attorney’s Office tells News 25 that someone in…
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recovery of a female’s body in Bayou Bernard Tuesday evening. A body was found around 5 p.m. on the eastern shore of the bayou. Authorities say the body was slowly decomposing…
As the bizarre story surrounding the death of Bay St. Louis Chief Mike De Nardo unfolds, the FBI will now participate in the investigation of the Bay St. Louis Police Department. As the investigation into payroll fraud allegations against De…
Authorities are still investigating the death of 33 year old Norman Lorenzo Ramsey who died after a car traveling south on county farm road struck him. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells News 25 Ramsey was hit by Herded road.…
The driver of the truck authorities believe is connected to the capital murder case in Jackson County is now cooperating with investigators. Last week, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department asked for the public’s assistance in locating the truck that murder…
The FBI will not recommend any criminal charges in its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. Director James Comey made the announcement this morning, three days after the FBI concluded its investigation. The Justice Department has…