Sandra Knispel
Scruggs Investigation Widens
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The scope of the judicial corruption investigation against Oxford-lawyer Dick Scruggs is widening as the FBI seized documents on Monday from Scruggs. defense attorney Joey Langston. MPB.s Sandra Knispel has more from Oxford.
Beer Wars
Monday, December 10, 2007
Rarely has any topic in recent history stirred the passions in Yalobusha County as much as this: Tuesday.s special vote on beer legalization. MPB.s Sandra Knispel reports from Water Valley.
Scruggs Indictment
Friday, November 30, 2007
High-profile lawyer Dickie Scruggs and his four co-defendants have pled not guilty to federal charges of trying to influence a judge. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford.
The Business of College Football: Ole Miss's New Coach Earns $7.4 million
Thursday, November 29, 2007
While Southern Miss and Alcorn State are still looking for new football coaches, yesterday Ole Miss introduced its newest acquisition to the media and fans. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford on the business of college football.
Foreclosure
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Foreclosure rates continued to rise in the third quarter in most of the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the country. While certain cities in California and Florida top the foreclosure list, Mississippi's capital city still continues to struggle with one of the highest numbers of high-cost refinance lending to African Americans. MPB'S Sandra Knispel reports.
Law Professor Argues for Constitutional Amendment for Indian Tribes
Monday, November 26, 2007
A U.S. Supreme Court decision dating back to 1903 is still creating legal problems for Indian tribes across the country, including here in Mississippi. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford.
Presidential Debate at UM
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The University of Mississippi has been chosen to host a presidential debate next year. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford on what lies in store for this small college town
Earthquakes in Mississippi
Thursday, November 15, 2007
If you think you.re safe from earthquakes in Mississippi, think again. The Magnolia state is just south of the largest fault line east of the Rockies. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cynthia Tucker On National and Southern Politics
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
She's not shy about her political opinions and was ready to share them during a recent visit to the University of Mississippi. MPB's Oxford reporter Sandra Knispel has the story about an outspoken editorial writer.
Journalist Decries Anti-Immigrant Sentiments
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
As the editorial page editor for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, it's her job to be opinionated. During a recent visit to the University of Mississippi, Cynthia Tucker spoke candidly about rising anti-immigrant sentiment. MPB's Oxford reporter Sandra Knispel introduces us.
Alliance for Truth and Racial Reconciliation
Monday, November 12, 2007
Healing the race divide can only come after true justice has been served. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford on a conference of the regional Alliance for Truth and Racial Reconciliation.
Campus Date Rape Rises in Direct Correlation to Alcohol Abuse
Monday, November 05, 2007
Statistically speaking, one in four women on any given U.S. university campus is raped, most often by someone she knows. MPB's Oxford Reporter Sandra Knispel has more.
Mississippi's Mortgage Meltdown
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Mississippi has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country. And experts predict it is going to get worse, now that the two-year mortgage moratorium for Katrina victims has expired. MPB.s Sandra Knispel reports.
David Halberstam Endowment To Increase Numbers of Delta Teachers
Monday, October 22, 2007
The late New York Times reporter and Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Halberstam - who died in a car crash six months ago at the age of 73 - deeply believed in education. Now, as MPB.s Sandra Knispel reports, his widow and daughter have set up an endowment to benefit schools in the Delta.
Tupelo Judge Confirmed to Federal Bench
Monday, October 08, 2007
Tupelo Judge Sharion Aycock made history last week when the U.S. Senate confirmed her Mississippi's first female federal judge. MPB.s Sandra Knispel spoke with her.
Till Memorial Unveiled in Sumner
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Fifty-two years ago, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black teenager from Chicago was brutally murdered in Tallahatchie County for whistling at a white woman. Yesterday, the county tried to make amends, as MPB.s Sandra Knispel reports.
North Mississippi Businesses Learn Japanese Etiquette
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
With yesterday's announcement of a Toyota supplier choosing a site in Baldwyn, near Tupelo, another Japanese company is moving to the area. This 200 million dollar plant will supply parts to toyota's new automotive plant and is expected to create 400 new jobs ... Reason enough for the local business community to learn Japanese etiquette, as MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.
Lott at Ole Miss
Monday, September 24, 2007
Senator Trent Lott said Congress missed a vital opportunity to find a bipartisan compromise on an exit strategy for the war in Iraq. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.
IHL Says Budget Request Increase Will Rule Out Tuition Hike
Friday, September 21, 2007
The State Institutions of Higher Learning say tuition hikes can't be the only way forward to make up the shortfall of state appropriations for higher education. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.
Fraternity Sanction Upheld
Friday, September 21, 2007
The University of Mississippi has upheld the decision against a white fraternity involving alleged harassment and assault of a black freshman. MPB's Sandra Knispel has more.