The Mississippi Department of Education shares plans for how the state could continue receiving grants that would help improve schools.

Then, a leader with the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning responds to concerns about selecting the next president of Jackson State University.

Plus, it's National Prevention Week, a time to highlight resources that can help treat mental disorders and substance abuse in the state.

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How could tariffs affect Mississippians in the coming months? A business leader says some industries could be hit hard.

Then, on this day in 1970, two young men were killed by police gunfire at Jackson State University during the height of racial tensions and non-violent protests.

Plus, most commercial ships are built in China. The Trump Administration wants to change impose a new fee making trading with the U.S. much more expensive.

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There are discussions in Washington about cutting billions of dollars in Medicaid funding, an action supporters of the program say would hurt thousands of vulnerable Mississippians.

Then, it's National Hospital Week, we talk about the hard work of healthcare professionals and the struggle with addressing healthcare gaps in the state.

Plus, one of the first couples in the state to conceive children using IVF share their story.

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