Mississippi News

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The family of a man found hanging from a tree near Greenwood is calling for a federal investigation into their son's death. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports the family believes they now have evidence indicating his death was a murder. 

The Mississippi legislature has given its self more time to approve the state budget for the next fiscal year. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the legislature could vote as soon as Monday on a budget compromise. 

Final details for building a Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Downtown Jackson could get worked out next week. Mississippi. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports. 

At a Town Hall meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said people have been bringing new oil spill concerns and some old, frustrating ones. Hood and other legal organizations are collecting first-hand information in a series of meetings this week along the Gulf Coast. 

Mississippi is the most dangerous state in the nation for teen driving deaths. That's according to a recent report from Allstate. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on a program passing through Mississippi aimed at lowering the number teenage driving fatalities. 

Time is running out for Mississippi law makers to approve a budget for the next fiscal year. The 2011 session scheduled to end in two days. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on the tug of war between the Democrats and the Republicans. 

The Port of Gulfport was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Restoration projects have kept imports and exports moving through the port. Now major restoration and expansion efforts are designed to boost the state economy and create jobs. 

Over the past decade inclement weather, six major hurricanes and two tropical storms accounted for 14.9 billion dollars of insured property loss in Mississippi. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how some of Mississippi's emergency first responders are staying prepared for the worst. 

Hundreds of Mississippi residents from all over the state rally in opposition to proposed budget cuts.
State lawmakers are still working on the details of a state budget for the fiscal year that begins in July. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports 

Mississippi lawmakers will take part in a 5-K run this week that signals the end of the Fit for Change program. For the past three months state legislators have been writing laws, working out, and losing weight. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on how legislators are helping the state fight obesity. 

The governor's revised budged recommendation drew vastly different reactions within the halls of the state capitol. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on what some budget negotiators are saying about the proposal. 

Black Mississippians are three times more likely than whites to go to prison on drug charges, even though drug use rates are virtually identical. That's according to a new report released by the American Civil Liberties Union Of Mississippi . MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports on efforts to stop what some call the vicious cycle of incarceration. 

ALCU releases a new report about the impact of the war on drugs and prison rates.

Doctors are an important economic factor nationwide, and Mississippi is no exception. But as MPB’s Sandra Knispel reports, it’s no longer good enough to just cure patients – physicians also have to demonstrate their economic usefulness…if they want lawmakers to listen.