News Archive

In what has been a slow race so far to be Mississippi's next Attorney General one candidate is turning up the heat...the other, playing it cool.

Both candidates for Lieutenant Governor are using their final days before August 2nd to appeal to voters in a heated race.

Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson calls for more cops on Jackson streets.

The Walton Family Foundation is helping double the number of Teach for America teachers nationwide.  

During the past year-and-a-half 1,000 dead sea turtles have washed ashore on the Gulf coast.  A potential lawsuit to protect turtles could mean stricter regulations for fisherman.

Mississippi is an active place for disasters. Now state agencies and non-profits are teaching seniors how to prepare for natural disasters

A battle in Congress over FAA funding has resulted in a stop-work order for some key Mississippi projects:

Mississippi non-profits could face greater scrutiny as one agency shuts down following years of questions by the Secretary of State.

Coastal residents told the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights they're sick from the oil spill and need help now.

The high-stakes debt negotiations in Washington D.C. will certainly have major effects here in Mississippi. Experts weigh in on what the talks could mean for Mississippians.

A judge in Hinds County is deciding if a constitutional amendment can be on this fall's ballot.

A judge hears a lawsuit today filed to stop a vote on an eminent domain constitutional amendment.

Mississippi has the lowest literacy rate in the nation...roughly 20-percent of Mississippi adults cannot read. An early start for Mississippi kids can help improve the literacy rate. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on new ways of learning to read that are more than just the ABC's.

Students from Washington D.C. are having a modern-day Freedom Ride to learn about the history of the movement.

State test scores for last school year are out, and officials are crunching the data.