BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — When a tornado touched down in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in the middle of the night, its violence was centered on one friendly subdivision. It’s a place where everyone waved at one another, and giggling children spent afternoons tooling around on bicycles on the sidewalks. Fourteen people died in a few blocks. Eleven of them were…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. In doing so, Chauvin admitted for the first time that he held his knee across Floyd’s neck and kept it there even after Floyd became unresponsive, resulting in the Black man’s death. Chauvin’s plea Wednesday means…
Colleges across the U.S. are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates and in some cases revert to online classes as they brace for the new omicron variant. More than 20 colleges have said they will require boosters, including Boston University and Notre Dame. Others are extending mask mandates into next year, including Penn State. Still others are planning…
PARIS (AP) — Harry’s Bar in Paris is celebrating the 100th birthday of the bloody mary, the vodka-tomato juice cocktail believed to have been invented at the iconic watering hole in 1921. The bar known for hosting F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway plans a centenary celebration on Thursday night despite concerns about the spread of omicron variant of the…
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Chinese President Xi Jinping is supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin in his push to get Western security guarantees precluding NATO’s eastward expansion. Putin and Xi spoke on Wednesday as Moscow faces heightened tensions with the West over a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine’s border. The Kremlin has denied harboring plans to invade its neighbor,…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local company brought the shopping mall to the kids on Wednesday. The Bank of Jackson brought over 200 coats for students at Washington Douglas Headstart. The drive happens every year just before Christmas break. For this year, Jerry Woods with Headstart says they decided to get creative. “We set it up like a little store, and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s leaders say they are raising the pay for new correctional officers. A news release from the Governor’s Office says effective Thursday, there will be a competitive 37% salary increase for new Tennessee Department of Correction correctional officers. “As we face staffing shortages across the country, rewarding officers with competitive pay will ensure we recruit and retain…
Louise Riddick McCraw Cocke, age 93, resident of Braden, Tennessee and wife of the late William Hamblette “Jake” Cocke, Jr., departed this life Tuesday morning, December 14, 2021 at her home. Louise was born November 29, 1928 in Braden, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Chester Menefee McCraw and Mary Shore McCraw. She graduated from Fayette County High School and…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — A grandmother of two children found malnourished has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison. A news release says that a jury convicted Priscilla Ann Barnett, 57, of first-degree murder, murder during the perpetration of aggravated child abuse, and two counts of aggravated child abuse. The release says that EMS and Madison County Sheriff’s deputies…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed an additional death and another 83 cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The department says a 80-year-old woman died on Dec. 10 due to complications from COVID-19. The total number of deaths n Madison County due to COVID-19 is 317. The additional cases bring the total number of confirmed…
