News Archive

MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports about how three families in Natchez are handling the flood.

MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports whatever is going on with fuel, it’s causing chaos in our towns, our businesses, and our wallets.

The record flooding in the Mississippi River has the potential to hurt some of the state's most important shipping areas.

With widespread backwater flooding and yet possibly more to come, Mississippi Delta farmers are bracing for substantial losses.

Mississippi is expected to lose all of its oysters because of fresh water pouring down through the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana.

A man convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 79-year old woman is dead.

While the mainline levees so far are staving off the water masses pushing down the Mississippi River, backwater seepage is creeping into farmland up and down the Delta.

The Mississippi legislature now has until the end of the month to redraw to voting districts or lawmakers will run under current districts for this fall's election.

MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports the national flood insurance program expires soon - and the state insurance commissioner is asking Congress for an extension.

The Mississippi River in Vicksburg is expected to crest late this week. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how the city has all hands on deck.

MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports some graduates are leaving the state for job opportunities.

So far, most of Greenville is safe from flooding with the access roads to the levees sandbagged. But, as MPB’s Sandra Knispel reports, the Mississippi is still four days away from cresting in that area.

The US Army Corp of Engineers is taking unprecedented steps to protect vital Mississippi levees from the historic flooding.

The debate in Washington over cutting Medicaid spending could have effects on seniors and those living with disabilities in Mississippi. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on some of their concerns.

MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports the Hurricane Hunters, headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, are about to go into high gear in their lifesaving work.