Lindsay Knowles
Digital Content Producer
Biloxi, MS
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Lindsay was born and raised in Pascagoula, and attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology.
Before coming to WLOX, Lindsay was an editorial assistant for The Mississippi Press and wrote for The Sun Herald newspaper.
Currently, she works as a digital content producer, and also produces Gulf Coast Good News, which you can watch Saturday mornings on WLOX-TV or anytime on WLOX.com.
She and her husband, James, live in Ocean Springs with their two sons, Coleton and Nathan. After her boys and her family, Lindsay's favorite things include her cat Nova, reading historical books, anything to do with food, and being on the water.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 3:07 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles and Jordan Gartner
A 14-year-old girl died in what authorities call an unintentional shooting after a group of kids were playing with a loaded gun.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 9:35 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles and Andrew McMunn
A Pearl River County, Mississippi, couple are now facing capital murder charges in the death of their 5-month-old daughter.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2022 at 10:50 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
While the original law died in the House, a group of senators is now hoping an amendment to an agricultural bill will help keep Buddy's Law alive.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 3:30 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles and Jordan Gartner
Federal agents and local authorities are investigating fires that were reportedly intentionally set at several cell-tower sites earlier this month in south Mississippi.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2022 at 6:32 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles and Gray News staff
Investigators do not believe the dogs were roaming loose at the time of the attack.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 2:08 PM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
That brings the total number of children who have died as a result of COVID to 13. All of them were unvaccinated.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:14 PM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles and Andrew McMunn
A former sheriff’s deputy in Mississippi is behind bars after authorities arrested him on child porn charges.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 8:34 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
More than a dozen HBCUs have reported receiving bomb threats on Monday and Tuesday, including six colleges in Mississippi.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 1:11 PM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
A bill legalizing medical marijuana is one step closer to being approved after passing the state Senate Thursday morning 47-5.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 1:53 PM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
No arrests are expected to be made in the shooting death of a 35-year-old man who died in Biloxi late Wednesday night, say police.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 7:08 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
First, they walked the runway. Next, they’ll walk down the aisle.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 11:36 AM CDT
|By David Elliott and Lindsay Knowles
In an exclusive interview with WLOX Thursday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced he is extending Mississippi's State of Emergency Order that was initially set to expire Sunday. He also encouraged all Mississippians to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 12:12 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles and Gray News staff
An Oklahoma woman visiting her family in southern Mississippi is in the hospital recovering after police said she was brutally assaulted at a shopping center.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles, Alison Spann and Gray News staff
Imagine being locked up for a crime that you didn’t commit, despite having evidence you were more than 70 miles away at the time it took place. That was the reality for a young Gulfport man after he was accused of murder six years ago.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 6:52 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles and Alison Spann
Arthur Jones is now 29. For nearly seven years, he has been dealing with the aftermath of being charged with a murder he didn't commit.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
Jacob Blair Scott is now behind bars in an Oklahoma jail awaiting extradition back to Mississippi.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2021 at 12:41 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
After more than 14 months of restrictions put in place to keep people safe from COVID-19, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has rolled back all of them except for one.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2021 at 7:12 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
The Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday announced that they will no longer implement any restrictions, including masks and social distancing.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 2:40 PM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
Family, friends, and law enforcement officers from across Mississippi and Louisiana said farewell to Lt. Michael Boutte, who was killed in the line of duty Feb. 1st.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 9:33 AM CDT
|By Meggan Gray and Lindsay Knowles
New numbers released Thursday show another 18,000 Mississippians filed for unemployment last week. That’s 3,000 fewer than the week before.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 11:50 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
Five teenagers are now charged with capital murder in the death of a 16-year-old Biloxi girl.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2020 at 9:07 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
Several airports around the state will soon see an upgrade in safety and infrastructure thanks to a $7.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2020 at 7:24 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
State health officials are responding to the news that an initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi will be put to voters later this year.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2019 at 1:23 PM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
The stars aligned last week for Addisyn Richards, who was invited to Hollywood to attend the world premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2019 at 10:54 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch. But now, no more Christmas joy - or gifts! - can be stolen.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2019 at 12:32 PM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
Vice President Mike Pence was on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Monday lending his name and voice in support of Tate Reeves.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2019 at 8:56 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
An HVAC technician got quite a surprise Tuesday when he found a ball python hiding inside the outdoor unit at a Gulfport home.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2019 at 10:00 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has rolled out the latest of its programs to help speed up lines at driver’s license stations around the state.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2019 at 9:48 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
Watch as Mississippi's political leaders gather at the State Capitol to remember the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.
Updated: May. 8, 2019 at 10:22 AM CDT
|By Chet Landry, Lindsay Knowles and Annie Johnson
The 19-year-old accused of killing a Biloxi officer Sunday night outside the city's police headquarters made his first appearance in court Wednesday morning.
Updated: May. 7, 2019 at 7:12 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
The brother of the man accused of killing a Biloxi police officer is now in jail on charges related to the death.
Updated: May. 6, 2019 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Annie Johnson and Lindsay Knowles
Officer Robert McKeithen, a 24-year veteran of Biloxi Police Department, has been identified as the officer who was killed Sunday night outside the city’s public safety building.
Updated: May. 2, 2019 at 1:42 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
Your favorite snacks from Disney World can be sent straight to your front door!
Updated: Apr. 1, 2019 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles, Annie Johnson and Ray Price
A former South Mississippi police officer will spend the next 20 years in prison for the death of her three-year-old daughter.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2019 at 8:48 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
A South Mississippi man is at the center of thousands of tweets and comments after he killed a rare white turkey nearly two weeks ago on his own property.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2019 at 7:19 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
Authorities are looking for the man they believe killed another man with a machete Sunday in Gulfport.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2019 at 6:19 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles, Mike Lacy and Annie Johnson
A truck driver armed with a machete shut down traffic on I-10 for nearly six hours Wednesday. He is now facing multiple charges.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2019 at 8:28 AM CST
|By Lindsay Knowles
Lil Boosie is encouraging people to stay away from the Coast in a new video posted just as the hip hop star settles his lawsuit against Biloxi.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2018 at 3:33 PM CST
|By Annie Johnson and Lindsay Knowles
The moment that so many people have been waiting for is finally here. President Trump arrived at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi for the campaign rally for Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2018 at 9:42 AM CDT
|By Lindsay Knowles
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has officially announced his intention to run for governor in the 2019 statewide elections.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2018 at 9:19 PM CDT
|By Annie Johnson, Lindsay Knowles and Mike Lacy
Kaylee Foster has made quite the name for herself in Greyhound Nation and for good reason!