LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A report by student voice leaders has found that students in Kentucky lack a prominent voice in school improvement. The Lexington Herald-Leaderreports that the "Student as Partners" report by Kentucky's Prichard Committee Student Voice Team found…
DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A draft ordinance in Danville seeks to restrict the sale and use of fireworks inside city limits. The Advocate Messenger reports the draft ordinance, presented by Danville City Manager Ron Scott last week, would limit when…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Inmates at a downtown Nashville jail have been transferred out of the facility in preparation for the jail's reconstruction. Local news outlets report that the last of 300 high-risk inmates were moved out of the Criminal…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A custom footwear designer says he has given a pair of Nike cleats a patriotic look for Titans linebacker Avery Williamson to wear during Tennessee's opener on Sept. 11. True Blue Customs has posted a picture…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A 33-year-old man is accused of fathering a baby with a 14-year-old girl. Multiple news outlets report Memphis police say James Coleman was located and arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated statutory rape. Authorities began investigating…
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man accused of fatally shooting his 11-year-old daughter in a suburb north of Nashville has been released on bond. News outlets report 29-year-old Timothy Batts' bond was lowered Friday from $1 million to $500,000.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy has been accused of stabbing his mother with a knife in Lexington. Local media outlets report Lexington police say the incident happened Sunday night. Officers responding to a domestic violence call at a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say three teenage girls are recovering after having been shot in downtown Louisville. News agencies report that Louisville Metro Police say the shooting happened early Sunday morning. Police say the three girls were attending an…
OLIVE HILL, Ky. (AP) - A cable median barrier project gets underway this week on Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says motorists should watch for lane closures in the area, which runs from mile markers 161…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - The Great Smoky Mountains Association is releasing a third album of traditional American music in conjunction with the National Park Service's 100th anniversary. East Tennessee State University said in a news release that Appalachian studies…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Jury selection is scheduled Tuesday in the trial of a Vicksburg man accused of killing his uncle by hitting him in the neck with an ax. The Vicksburg Post reports that 35-year-old Joseph Patton is charged…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Deer hunters in Kentucky are being asked to participate in an online survey that includes a range of hunting and management questions. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says the survey is available at…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - The Latest on the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plane crash (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Two of the six people who were killed in a small airplane crash near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have been identified. WLBT-TV reports that Memphis…
VANCLEAVE, Miss. (AP) - Coastal Mississippi authorities say a homeowner thought he heard a tree fall on his mobile home during a storm, went to check, and found a shirtless man with a pickax in his kitchen. While the homeowner…
ITAWAMBA, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man has been convicted of murder in the death of his infant daughter eight years ago. However, jurors rejected a charge of capital murder, convicting Joshua Clark instead on a murder charge carrying a…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Memphis have charged a man in the shooting of a 4-year-old child. Media outlets report 26-year-old Johnathan Miller was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - General Electric Lighting has announced it will close two plants in Lexington and Somerset by August 2017. WKYT-TV reports that the company announced Thursday the closures of Lexington Lamp Plant and Somerset Glass Plant would affect…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A northern Kentucky woman has been sentenced to nearly 19 years in prison after providing drugs to her jailed daughter, who later died of an overdose. Local news outlets report that 44-year-old Kimberly Mullins of Crittenden…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Florida woman has been charged with fraud in a 197-count indictment that alleges she billed TennCare for counseling services that were not performed. The U.S. attorney's office said Friday that 45-year-old Daphne…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - A jury has determined that a hospital in London, Kentucky, and its parent company should pay $21.2 million to a Corbin man who received unnecessary heart procedures. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the jury ruled Wednesday…
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A new pilot has begun training with the Navy's elite Blue Angels. The Pensacola News Journal reports that Cmdr. Frank Weisser is practicing with the flight demonstration squadron during an extended break in their performance schedule.…
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say a man has died following a shooting with officers in Harlan County. News outlets report that troopers say in a news release that the shooting happened about 7 p.m. Thursday in a…
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a McComb High School freshman is being held in a juvenile detention center after a prank bomb threat on Wednesday - the fifth day of the school year - resulted in his arrest. McComb…
OSYKA, Miss. (AP) - Authorities are seeking two additional suspects in an August 4 bank robbery in Osyka. The FBI said in a news release Thursday there are two possible suspects who are believed to have purchased material used in…
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a boater has been arrested after being rescued on the Kentucky River. Anderson County Fire Battalion Chief Brandon Brown tells news outlets that the man was near Lock No. 5 on the water near…
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say an Ocean Springs woman is accused of taking more than $6,000 in horse saddles and accessories from her employer and hiding them inside her grandmother's trailer. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell tells The…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - The 27-year-old man accused of fatally shooting two people last month in Bay St. Louis now faces additional charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault in the wounding of the couple's baby. The Sun…
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Officials with Mississippi's Child Protective Services say an infant found dead on the floor of a D'Iberville apartment was living in a home that was already under investigation by state child-service workers. CPS spokeswoman Tonya Rogillio…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - This year's graduates from the Volkswagen Academy at the German automaker's plant in Tennessee include the first person to complete its engineering specialist program for candidates with bachelor's degrees in engineering. Most of the training programs…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A prosecutor says a central Mississippi grand jury has chosen not to indict a mother whose toddler daughter died after being left in a hot car in May. District Attorney Michael Guest said Thursday that Madison…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a father has been charged with first-degree murder in the drowning of his 10-month-old son in a bathtub. The Shelby County district attorney's office says 23-year-old Cedric Barr Jr. has also been indicted on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state veterinarian's office is investigating an outbreak of a disease involving 17 horses in Middle Tennessee. The Agriculture Department said in a news release that a group of racing quarter horses tested positive for equine…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The organizers of the eastern Tennessee fair where three girls fell from a Ferris wheel kept their ride operator despite an incident across the state line that injured five and caused the owners' son to be…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee State Guard has a new commander. The Tennessee National Guard said in a news release Wednesday that Brig. Gen. Kenneth T. Takasaki relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Craig Johnson, a former Tennessee guardsman, in…
HENNING, Tenn. (AP) - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley would be turning 95 years old, and celebrations are planned around Tennessee this week. The author of "Roots," which was turned into an award-winning miniseries, will be remembered during an event…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say two jailers have been charged with bringing electronic contraband into the Shelby County Jail. The Shelby County district attorney's office said Thursday that Domonique Williams and Brianna Hawthorne have been indicted on charges of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Union County Criminal Court jury has convicted a former Knox County Schools security officer of second-degree murder. The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2aBpBxh ) reports that 45-year-old Kevin Lee Waggoner faces 15 to 25 years in…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a father has been charged with first-degree murder in the drowning of his 10-month-old son in a bathtub. The Shelby County district attorney's office says 23-year-old Cedric Barr Jr. has also been indicted on…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Graceland officials say a new 200,000-square-foot entertainment complex will be built across the street from Elvis Presley's former home-turned-museum. Officials with the Memphis-based tourist attraction said Thursday that the $45 million complex will include exhibits that…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Montgomery County grand jury has indicted two people in connection with the 2015 death of a newborn. The Leaf-Chronicle reports that the jury indicted 22-year-old Rachel Grohmann and 31-year-old James Grohmann on charges of aggravated…
PINEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A group in southeastern Kentucky has closed on a long-awaited deal that will allow it to build a wildlife center that officials hope will become a key tourism attraction. WYMT-TV reports that the Pine Mountain Regional…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An ordinance in Nashville seeks to reduce the penalty for people caught possessing or exchanging small amounts of marijuana. The Tennessean reports that under the new ordinance, people who possess or exchange a half-ounce of marijuana…
LAMAR, S.C. (AP) - Two men - one from South Carolina and one from Tennessee - are dead after two pickup trucks crashed at an intersection in rural Darlington County. Lance Cpl. Judd Jones of the South Carolina Highway Patrol…
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) - A Lawrenceburg man is facing a drunk-driving charge involving a school bus crash that sent two children to the hospital. News outlets report that Lawrenceburg police say 35-year-old Billy Cecil was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged…
ERIN, Tenn. (AP) - A high school teacher in Tennessee and a former school board member are accused of having a sexual relationship with the same 15-year-old student. News outlets report Houston County sheriff's deputies say 43-year-old Richard Tyson and…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A 29-year-old Waveland man has been ordered to serve five years of a 15-year prison term for distributing heroin and making crack cocaine at his home. Hancock County Circuit Court, District Attorney Joel Smith…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a 44-year-old woman's bond has been revoked on charges alleging she enticed three juveniles to help rob her ex-boyfriend. The Sun Herald reports Tazamisha Lee had been free on bond since she and the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - One person is dead and one arrested after a shooting at a Gulfport gas station. Sgt. Damon McDaniel tells local media outlet officers responded to a Citgo gas station Thursday night and found a man suffering…
A Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon is scheduled to be sentenced on terrorism charges. Vicksburg native Jaelyn Young pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiring…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - Eight Kentucky Community and Technical College System sites are receiving coal county grants from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. The $366,857 in grants to the college sites were provided through the Kentucky Coal County College…
