Mississippi Edition

A task force recommends changes to the foster care system in a Gulf Coast county. Then, the final installment in our three-part investigative feature on opioid abuse in the state. Later, a conversation with the state's new poet laureate. And, coming of age and coming apart in our Book Club.

What kind of policies does Mississippi have in place for working parents? Then, Part Two in our investigative feature on opioid abuse in the state. Later, a dollar doesn't buy what it used to. We'll take a look at what a buck gets you in Mississippi.

How one historically black college is working to end modern day slavery. Then, opioid addiction in Mississippi. The first of a three-part series. Later, a StoryCorps conversation from Mississippi on growing up on a sharecropping farm. And, the University of Southern Mississippi sends research vessels out to sea.

A rate increase is coming for some on the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange. Then, where the state's foster care system stands on enacting reforms. Later, a visit from the experts of Everyday Tech on helping students take care of their tech devices during the school year. And, the second of a two-part interview with Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber.

We talk with the mayor of Tupelo about the recent killing of an unarmed black man by a police officer there. And the fallout of that tragic night. Then, some business leaders in the state call for immigration reform. Later, the state of gambling in Mississippi almost twenty-five years after it started. And, a collection of noir short stories from Mississippi in our Book Club.

A grand jury declines to indict a white Tupelo police officer in the June eighteenth shooting death of an unarmed black man. We'll hear from the attorney for the man's family. Then, the city of Natchez is three hundred years old today. Later, a Health Minute from Doctor Rick Deshazo on social anxiety disorder. And, how do Zika and other diseases pass from animal populations to human populations.

Making agency spending more efficient in the state. Then, the Zika mosquito is now transmitting the disease in South Florida. Should Mississippians be worried? Later, a StoryCorps conversation from Mississippi on the humble beginnings of a chemist. And, the personal story of one organ transplant recipient.

Two protests conclude peacefully in Tupelo. One of them prompted by a police involved deadly shooting in June. We'll take a look. Then, voter I.D. laws across the country are coming under scrutiny in federal courts. We'll talk live in the studio with a legal expert on Mississippi's law. Later, a visit from the experts of Everyday Tech on data. And, the busiest part of hurricane season is approaching. Are you and your family prepared?

Hillary Clinton is officially the Democratic nominee for president. We'll talk live with a Mississippi delegate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Then, state Republican leaders defend their party's work at the Neshoba County Fair. Later, starting a dialogue in Jackson between law enforcement and communities of color. And, a rally is scheduled in Tupelo tomorrow in response to the killing of an unarmed black man -- Antwun "Ronnie" Shumpert -- by a police officer in June.

As the politics of the Neshoba County Fair kick off, Donald Trump Junior stumps for his father. Then, we'll hear from Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson after day two of the Democratic National Convention. Later, a Health Minute from Dr. Rick Deshazo on mosquito bites. And, a pole vaulter from Mississippi who is going to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Mississippi's Giant House party continues in Neshoba County. We'll hear from two possible gubernatorial candidates. Then, an audio postcard from Day Three of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Later, the state's annual Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend. What can it do for you? And, the life and legend of Bobby Kennedy in our Book Club.

Mississippi delegates to the Democratic Convention are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this week. We'll talk with a couple of representatives about what the week holds. Then, a visit from the experts of Everyday Tech on iDevices. Later, learning from Mississippi's Civil Rights history to make a better tomorrow.

Figuring out what some recent test scores mean for Mississippi students. Then, a conversation on policing black neighborhoods in the current social climate with the sheriff of Hinds County. Later, a StoryCorps conversation from Mississippi on choosing to live in the Magnolia State. And, state gambling revenues are up slightly over this time last summer. Is the industry warming up?

We'll analyze Donald Trump's acceptance speech with Mississippi State Republican Party Chair Joe Nosef. Then, is the number of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus on the rise? Later, giving back to law enforcement officials on the Gulf Coast. And, how organ donations can make all the difference in the world.

A Mississippi legislator talks with us from the floor of the Republican National Convention. Then, a group of African American funeral directors on the Gulf Coast is accusing the Harrison County coroner of steering business away from them. Later, the Urban League wants to open up shop again in Mississippi. And, the struggles and triumphs of William Faulkner in our Book Club.