Mississippi News

At the end of the month about four thousand Mississippi children will be dropped from a federally funded day care voucher program. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how businesses and parents are coping with the losses.

Casino revenues are down across Mississippi. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports they’re not blaming it on the oil spill.

Advocates are demanding changes for youth incarcerated at Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on efforts to end what some are calling widespread abuse in the facility.

Flooding in Vicksburg could be the worst on record and businesses that rely on the Mississippi River are expected to be deeply affected. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on how businesses near the Mississippi River are getting ready for the flood.

The Mississippi Department of Education is studying how to make some big changes to core subjects like Math and English. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how the changes could align Mississippi with other states.

Casinos in the Delta region are shutting down because of floods while Gulf Coast casinos are in a fragile upswing. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports leaders at the Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi say, in spite of all the challenges, the casino industry in Mississippi is holding steady.

Farmers in Mississippi's delta counties are preparing to count their losses from the coming flood. New flood estimates put large swaths of prime, recently planted land underwater. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on what the farmers plan to do when the waters rise.

Mississippians are trying to return to their normal lives after a series of deadly weather outbreaks this Spring. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on programs available to those who were affected by the storms.

Scientists have found seafood helps fight obesity and other health problems. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports Gulf Coast chemists say Mississippi may be the fattest state, but the way to better health is in our own waters.

Mississippians living along the Mississippi river are bracing for what could be the worst flood since 1927. The National Weather Service has raised the projected cresting height of the Mississippi River. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports the some in Vicksburg remain skeptical about the flooding risks.

The Mississippi river is already out of its banks in northern Mississippi, but communities downstream will feel the effects in the coming days. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on evacuation efforts around Greenville.

Areas all along the Mississippi River are preparing for flooding as the water continues to rise. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports what effect the flooding is already having on residents and businesses.

Now that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorists attacks has been killed, some Mississippians are asking what happens next in the War on Terrorism. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports.

We’re here to help and we’ll stay until you’ve recovered. That in a nutshell was the main message when members of President Obama’s cabinet came to Smithville to assess the damage wreaked by the deadly tornado on Wednesday. MPB’s Sandra Knispel has more on the cabinet members’ visit to the small town in northeast Mississippi yesterday.

Roughly 500 turned out for the Smithville Baptist Church’s Sunday service, just four days after the small town in northeast Mississippi was largely destroyed by a tornado, which killed 14 residents. MPB’s Sandra Knispel filed this report from Smithville.