June 2012 Archive

Mississippians involved with the immigration debate are preparing for another fight now the Supreme Court ruled on Arizona's immigration law.

Military officials are fighting a soaring unemployment rate among troops returning from deployments.

The slow-moving and unpredictable Tropical Storm Debby in the Gulf of Mexico has emergency responders in Mississippi on alert.

The federal government is pressuring the Mississippi Department of Education to start turning things around and ramp up support for the state’s struggling schools.  

The Public Service Commission rejects a requested rate hike from Mississippi Power.

Proposed cuts to higher education financial aid programs have some in Mississippi worried about the future.

Proposed cuts to higher education financial aid programs have some in Mississippi worried about the future.

One out of five people in Mississippi don’t know where their next meal is coming from. A new project aims to get food to more tables across the state.

Proposed cuts to higher education financial aid programs have some in Mississippi worried about the future.

Lack of swimming knowledge leads to more black children drowning.

The family of a murder victim react emotionally to the convicted killer's execution.

A national group says hundreds of Mississippians die each year because they lack health insurance.

So far this year, 344 sea turtles have washed up along the Gulf Coast. Now the federal government wants shrimpers who work in shallow water to install Turtle Protection Devices.

Mississippi farmers are watching closely as lawmakers debate the Farm Bill in Washington. Many growers think their support system is drying up in the Senate.

Shrimping in Mississippi is showing signs of improving after a string of disasters. Three weeks into the season, shrimpers are cautiously optimistic.