June 2013 Archive

The Mississippi Department of Health says diabetes contributes to the death of 16 hundred residents each year. MPB's Daniel Cherry goes to one of the most affected areas to find out what's being done to put the brakes on diabetes.

Democrats and Republicans are gearing up their campaigns to be Mississippi's next Governor.

Every year several Mississippians are killed when they are hit by a car while riding their bicycle. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on efforts by a statewide biking advocacy group to make the roads safer for cyclists.

Like most property owners on the Gulf Coast, churches are facing staggering insurance costs. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports one more storm like Katrina could make a big dent in the spiritual life of the Mississippi coast.

The Southern Poverty Law Center says students of Jackson Public Schools have been handcuffed and shackled for up to six hours while attending school.

Water from the historic Mississippi River Flood is slowly receding, giving families driven from their homes by rising water a first look at the damage.

Mississippi’s diverse musical heritage is earning national recognition. 

An expansion of a program aimed at identifying those who are working illegally in the U.S. will be getting a test run in Mississippi.

Construction crews will soon be moving into a Natchez biofuels plant to convert it into a high tech renewable chemical producer.

While the national graduation rate is predicted to increase this year, many Mississippi students are failing to get a diploma. 

The levee system along the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers saved thousands of acres from going under water.

Four conservation groups are threatening to sue Mississippi for failing to protect sea turtles from being killed by shrimp nets. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports state officials and shrimpers say they’re doing their part to protect turtles.

The Mississippi Supreme Court is now deciding if a proposed "personhood" amendment to the state constitution can be on the ballot in November.

The political wrangling over how the federal government responded to the BP gulf oil spill is revived again more than year after the rigged exploded.