Biloxi Police Department seeking citizens for new academy
The Biloxi Police Department is now accepting applications for its inaugural Citizen’s Police Academy. The program–which is designed to give residents insight into how...
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Biloxi Police go over traffic plan and safety tips for Cruisin’ The Coast
9-thousand vehicles are registered for Cruisin’ The Coast, which continues through this weekend. And those numbers continue to rise. If you plan to join in...
Mississippi drivers rank 7th in the nation for the likelihood of an animal collision
Mississippi drivers rank 7th in the nation for the likelihood of an animal collision. State Farm data shows our drivers have a 1 in 57...
Former Mississippi DPS Commissioner believes push for medical marijuana is part of a bigger plan
State lawmakers say they’re getting close to a deal on a medical marijuana program for Mississippi. But former Dept. of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher...
Volunteers gear up to “sweep” Pearl River of growing filth
by Jared Bounds
Cleanup teams dispatched from 30 locations along the Pearl River will take to the water this September in the first Pearl River Clean Sweep. The...
Plane Crash Update: Help pouring in
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues coordinating state resources for Leflore County Emergency Management and the United States Marines Corps (USMC) in the recovery process...
Marion County drug bust hauls in 19 suspects
by Jared Bounds
What was described as “high risk search warrants” produced 19 arrests in Marion County last week. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department says drugs, especially methamphetamines,...
Glitch in computer system flags Mississippi drivers licenses
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has identified a computer glitch that has caused some Mississippians’ drivers licenses to be falsely labeled as suspended. ...
Silver Alert Issued Saturday, Olive Branch Man Found Dead Sunday
by kim
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss.–If you heard the silver alert issued Saturday for Dean Parker Hollowell, 72, of Olive Branch, his story ended sadly. Sunday the Mississippi...
Pot Plants Found: Miss. Highway Patrol Says New Chopper Responsible
by kim
TCHULA, Miss.–You could hear the buzz of the engine and feel the air beating the ground as a brand new blue and gray chopper flew...