Mississippi News

Governor Haley Barbour's final State of the State address meets with praise from both political parties. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the speech also included a call for the construction of a Civil Rights Museum.

Nearly a dozen Ackerman High School students are recovering today after yesterdays deadly crash between a school bus and an 18 wheeler in Calhoun County . MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports on the fatal wreck that claimed the lives of 3 people.

Anti-smoking advocates have returned to the Capital to call on legislator to pass a comprehensive ban.

MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that advocates are disappointed with a smoking ban recently approved by a Senate committee.

The new national unemployment numbers show the nation continuing a slow economic recovery. But business leaders in Mississippi are still wary about the recovery. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that some who run businesses are waiting to see how 2011 plays out.

MDOT would like to ask all motorists when traveling over bridges and overpasses to please drive with extreme caution.

Much of Mississippi was under a winter storm warning through Friday with forecasters expecting up to an inch of snow in northern counties overnight and freezing rain and sleet to the south.

Mississippi has received its official population numbers from the 20-10 U-S Census. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that these new statistics are vital to the state's redistricting process.

First-year results of an early childhood education program show gains in the quality of care for infants and toddlers at some day care centers in Mississippi. As MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports the ultimate goal of the study is to implement a statewide pre-K program.

Thousands of Mississippians are now able to file their taxes for free online. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on how Free File program works.

Community leaders across Mississippi are asking legislators to help rid their neighborhoods of toxic waste. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how contamination from abandoned industrial sites have been blamed for a high increase in death rates in many of Mississippi's poorest communities.

Several locations are being considered for building a Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the Legislative Black Caucus narrowed the list to three.

Egyptians living in Mississippi watch anxiously while protests continue in their home country. MPB's Jeffrey Hess spoke with two Egyptians about their reaction to the street protests.

The Mississippi legislature is close to banning a chemical in some bath salts that some people have been using to get high. The Senate has already approved a bill banning the drug. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the drug can cause people to hallucinate or even become violent.

Millions of taxpayers who itemize deductions will have to wait until mid February to file their federal tax returns. And as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports there are other changes Mississippians can expect this tax year.

An investigation is underway at one of the oldest military cemeteries in the country. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on an unexpected discovery at Vicksburg National Cemetery.

Every year, nearly 600 nonsmokers in Mississippi die from exposure to second hand smoke. MPB's Lawayne Childrey examines a bill making its way through the senate that could prohibit smoking in all public buildings.