Mississippi Edition Shows

How will Mississippi be affected by the Supreme Court's ruling striking down the D.C. gun ban? We'll find out from Mississippi College School of Law professor Matt Steffy.
the kids are home and want to play outside. How can you keep them safe from random animal attacks? Christine Harris from the Humane Society of South Mississippi gives us tips on animal safety.
It's grill-licious! in our summer grilling segment we speak with chef and author Robert St. John about his latest "New South Grilling".

We keep hearing that Mississippi is not as affected by the nation's slow economy as other states. So we went to the authority to find out if that's true. We are joined by Julie Stackhouse, senior vice-president and William R. Emmons, economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Then Bill Moak from the Better Business Bureau wants to warn you about home repair fraud and a very costly zip code scam.
and Mississippi Edition sports commentator Jay White tells us about the role fate plays in college football.

July first is the day Medicaid cuts will go into effect unless a compromise is reached in the eleventh hour. MPB's Stephen Koranda will fill us in on just what the state's House and Senate are proposing. and even though we are months away from Halloween we have a super-spooky Mississippi ghost story to give you a little fright...the tale of the Iron Mountain and our own Bermuda-triangle.

Grant money is headed to Mississippi for random drug testing in schools. But will the program deter drug use? We speak with deputy director of the White House Office Of National Drug Control Policy, the drug czar, Dr. Bertha K. Madras about teens and drug abuse.
Run for the hills! Dinosaurs are alive and well in Jackson...Well...Not really. But they sure look like it at the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit at the Davis Planetarium. We'll hear all about it.

Are flying cars in our future? Well....Who knows. What we do know is that the future definitely involves cars that can run off animal waste and corn. Sumesh Arora, director of Strategic Biomass Initative at the Mississippi Technology Alliance joins us with a look into the future.
Then Andy Prosser from the Mississippi Department Of Agriculture and Commerce is here to talk about prices at the pump affecting prices at the market.
and we talk with Perry Jenkins from Mississippi Delta Community College in our continuing look at all 15 community colleges in the state.

Propane tanks and home owners insurance...State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney discusses both with us.
A food that is used on everything from hamburgers to B.L.T.'S is in the news because of possible salmonella contamination.
We'll talk tomatoes with Dr. Jonghong Meng from the University of Maryland Joint Institute For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
and we profile a Mississippi town that celebrates the tomato every year with a festival...We'll tell you about the one-time Tomatopolis of the world.

the national average for a gallon of unleaded gas has already hit the four dollar mark. What's the impact on a rural and poor state like Mississippi? Dr. Charles Campbell from Mississippi State University will analyze this continuing gas crisis.
Also to help save money at the pumps....What about taking a stay-ca-tion? That's a stay at home vacation with a trip to Tunica. We'll talk about what's there to see and do in this north Mississippi town.
and it's known as the baseball capitol of the south and inspired a song written by Johnny Cash.
What Mississippi town is this?

It's been almost three years since hurricane Katrina decimated the coast. It has been long enough for some homes to be rebuilt and most of the debris to be removed. But has it been long enough to heal the mental wounds? We are joined by John Hosey from the Interfaith Disaster Task Force about a mental health summit to address the mental aspects of recovery.

Has Mississippi's dropout rate gone up or down? Is the new "Get on the Bus" campaign working? Find out from Dr. Sheril Smith from the Mississippi Department Of Education and Sterling Lloyd from Editorial Projects in Education.
It is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises of the 21st century and you could be a victim and not even know it. We'll talk about protecting your identity from theft with Judd Rousseau Of Identity Theft 911.

Is the housing market still hurting in Mississippi? Are the foreclosure rates up or down? We'll discuss this with ING's Brian Myers.
It's June and it's hurricane season. Is FEMA better prepared for responding? and how can you be better prepared? FEMA director David Paulison joins us for a little hurricane prep.
We continue our profile of all 15 community colleges in Mississippi with Meridian Community College.