Mississippi News

In past takeovers, these audits have left some seniors who were expecting to graduate unable to cross the stage.  

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier granted preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposed settlement of  $7.8 billion to resolve BP oil spill claims. The settlement covers business owners and fishermen, but casino and oil rig workers are not included.

Among hiring a new superintendent, threat of losing accreditation, and, now, plans to rezone the district, MPB's Daniel Cherry reports Jackson Public Schools are taking on some massive changes.

Mississippi won't see a new charter school law this session. It was a procedural death that comes with a long backstory.

The Mississippi Senate puts its stamp of approval on new voting lines.

Mississippi Senators get their first look at new voting lines.

Low educational achievement in Mississippi prevents hundreds of young people from joining the military.

BP is giving a Mississippi Gulf Coast marketing organization $16million to help tourism recover from the oil spill.  Leaders from community groups met  to find out how to get a chunk of the money.

Dead sea turtles continue to wash ashore in Mississippi. Since January, 99 dead turtles have washed up.

Smithville is rising slowly from the rubble after last year’s deadly tornado. But the small northeast Mississippi town is still far from normalcy.

A big tax cut could be headed to state businesses.

Big changes could be coming to Mississippi's worker's compensation laws.

Mississippi farmers could be the key to fighting childhood obesity in the state. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how a new program aims to put fresh, locally grown produce on the plates of Mississippi schoolchildren.

Smithville remembers its dead, one year after an EF-5 tornado ravaged the small town in northeast Mississippi, killing 16.

State lawmakers work through the weekend to finish the 5-and-a-half billion dollar budget.