May 2013 Archive
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Published by Jeffrey Hess on 24 Apr 2013 02:58pm | Listen Now Mississippi's 174 state lawmakers are going back to work this week. Governor Phil Bryant has called a special session of the legislature. Full Article > -
Published by Associated Press on 24 Apr 2013 10:21am Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he's calling lawmakers to the Capitol late this week for a special session on an economic development project. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 24 Apr 2013 08:11am | Listen Now A Mississippi man is speaking out now that charges have been dropped against him in an investigation of ricin laced letters. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 23 Apr 2013 06:08pm | Listen Now Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has joined 17 other state attorneys general in support of a law called the Indian Child Welfare Act. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 23 Apr 2013 06:00pm | Listen Now Mississippi is pursuing millions of dollars in damages from BP after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill 3 years ago devastated the coast. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is taking the case to the courts. Full Article > -
Published by Associated Press on 23 Apr 2013 11:09am Law enforcement officials searched the home of a second Mississippi man implicated in the mailing of ricin poison-laced letters to the president and a U.S. senator after charges were dropped without explanation against the man arrested in the case last week. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 22 Apr 2013 04:12pm | Listen Now Mississippians are at a higher risk for developing oral cancer since about a quarter of residents regularly smoke. Health care providers are seeking out untreated patients as part of Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 22 Apr 2013 04:03pm | Listen Now This week free immunizations are being offered for children up to age 18 by the Mississippi Department of Health Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 22 Apr 2013 02:34pm The Federal Securities and Exchange Commission is announcing plans to distribute $100 million in from a major legal settlement to Mississippians. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 22 Apr 2013 12:51pm Barge traffic is flowing again along the Mississippi River after being stalled for nearly a day. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 19 Apr 2013 04:48pm | Listen Now Three years after the largest environmental disaster in American history, Mississippi has filed lawsuits against BP for the 2010 oil spill. Mississippi is now the third state to file suit against the company. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 19 Apr 2013 03:45pm | Listen Now The head of a major U.S. hospital is warning that the health care industry in the U.S. is ignoring embedded racism. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 19 Apr 2013 03:28pm | Listen Now Six out of ten Black Mississippian's don't have a bank account and one institution is trying to change that trend beginning with preschoolers. Full Article > -
Published by Associated Press on 19 Apr 2013 10:50am Thousands of police officers are on the streets in the Boston area, looking for the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 18 Apr 2013 04:27pm | Listen Now A warm winter and lots of rain have trees producing more pollen than usual. Mississippi is experiencing a "perfect storm" for allergies this Spring. Full Article >
