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Conference Looks for Ways to Improve Healthcare in Miss.

Doctors, nurses, and public health officials from around Mississippi are meeting in Jackson to look for ways to improve the health of Mississippians.

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Law Enforcement Helps Train Citizens for Worship Place Violence

Published by Lawayne Childrey on 23 May 2013 07:16am | Listen Now

Law enforcement officers from across Mississippi are learning how to respond when place of worship come under attack.

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Mississippi Tea Party Group Targeted By IRS

Published by Evelina Burnett on 22 May 2013 10:11am | Listen Now

A Mississippi tea party group says they were singled out for extra scrutiny by the IRS because of their conservative-sounding name.

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Miss. Branch of Salvation Army Offering Help to Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Published by Lawayne Childrey on 21 May 2013 04:12pm | Listen Now

Members of the Mississippi Salvation Army are activating disaster response teams and mobile feeding units to help residents in tornado ravaged Moore, Oklahoma.

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Why You Have To Scratch That Itch

Itch can be a useful warning sign, or a maddening symptom with no cure. But the origins of itch have long been a mystery.Scientists think they've come closer to understanding the origins of itch in a molecule that makes mice scratch like mad.

Bridge Collapses In Wash. State; People, Cars In Water

TAn unknown number of people and vehicles are in the Skagit River, and rescue crews are looking for them. The bridge collapsed at 7 p.m., but the reason is unclear.

Jury Deadlocks On Jodi Arias Sentencing

The jury that convicted her of first-degree murder earlier this month in the brutal killing of her ex-boyfriend were unable to decide whether to give the death penalty.

Evolution Saves Cockroaches From Taking The Bait

A new study unravels the mystery of a peculiar transformation: sometime in the 1990s, the insects developed a sudden aversion to sweet-tasting poisons.

Srinivasan's Confirmation First For D.C. Circuit In 7 Years

The partisan war over judicial nominees has accelerated in recent years. It took nearly a year to win Senate confirmation for Sri Srinivasan to the important federal appeals court for the District of Columbia, though he had no formal opposition.

Thursday, May 23rd:

Find out why state leaders are changing their tune about the cost of Medicaid Expansion. Then, a Mississippi student hoping to win big at this year's Geography Bee. Plus, new fiction about Vicksburg and the Civil War.

New White House Proposal Could Lessen Blow of Medicaid Cuts in Miss.

Federal spending cuts intended to encourage states to expand Medicaid may not be as bad as previously expected.

A Woman Now Facing Charges In Kidnapping Of A Mississippi Girl

A woman is being held without bond in connection with the kidnapping.

West Point Cheers Yokohama

Residents of an economically depressed town celebrate a new factory

5th Annual Season of Green Market at the Corinth Depot
1st Saturday of Every Month through November | .
Crossroads Museum and C.A.R.E. Garden, Corinth, MS
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11th Annual St. Ann’s Catfish Festival
5/23/13 - 5/26/13 | 5pm - 11pm
Gulfport
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St. Clare Seafood Festival
5/24/13 - 5/26/13 | Varies
S. Beach Blvd., Waveland MS
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31st Annual Gulfport Memorial Day Blowout
5/24/13 - 5/27/13 | .
Gulfport
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Eagle Lake Festival
5/25/13 | 12pm - 8pm
Eagle Lake, Vicksburg
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Dennis Day Festival
5/27/13 | 10am
Dennis Community Park, Dennis
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