Politics

The flooding Mississippi River is the latest threat to Gulf seafood. MPB's Rhonda Miller reports the opening of a spillway to manage the flood could wash out hope for recovery from last year's oil spill.

A three judge panel will hear arguments today in federal court over Mississippi's redistricting lawsuit. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how those involved will have a chance to plead their case.

Hurricane season begins June 1, but some schools on the Gulf Coast are still recovering from Katrina. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports some of the damaged schools are getting money for projects that will teach students about the brighter side of Mother Nature.

With the Mississippi River expected to start cresting this week, top state officials are laying out their plans for how to handle the record flooding. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that they are making plans for the "worst case scenario".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The last of the casinos in Tunica are now closed due to rising floodwaters on the Mississippi River. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on the affects the closures will have on the community and the state.

Healthcare experts know people in Mississippi are still eating too much fried food and not exercising enough. MPB's Rhonda Miller reports leaders at the first Mississippi Health Summit admit it's tough finding a solution to match the size of the state's big health problem.

The US Army Corp is in the process of raising the level of a lake off the Mississippi River. Increasing the water level will destroy some homes, docks and other structures around the lake. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that officials say raising the lake will also prevent a much bigger flooding disaster.

The violent tornadoes that ripped through the South left a swath of destruction and death in their wake. MPB’s Sandra Knispel filed this report from the small Mississippi town of Smithville, a community in Monroe County, that was largely reduced to rubble.