NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Gov. Bill Haslam has named Bill Young to fill a vacancy on the chancery court bench in Nashville. Young has been associate state attorney general since 2014, where his responsibilities included serving as a liaison to the…
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A couple of seasonal rafting, tubing and kayaking business outposts have opened up along the Holston River in Kingsport to make the area a recreation destination. Kingsport Times News (http://bit.ly/2azJ3Ga ) reports that GRIP Outdoors &…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee lawmaker who didn't pay taxes on a more than $300,000 windfall from an investment into cigarette tax stamps has been convicted of filing a false tax return, but acquitted of tax evasion and conspiracy…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The widow of actor-politician Fred Thompson is denying any changes were made to his will that would affect his adult sons from a previous marriage. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2aFBhKN ) that Jeri Thompson in her legal…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wildlife officials are investigating the death of a swimmer at Fort Loudon Lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said in a news release that 18-year-old Steven Corum was at the lake with several friends and…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Welspun Tubular says it's received a $47 million order to help build a 440-mile pipeline that will carry oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Memphis, Tennessee. Welspun and Diamond Pipeline LLC say the order accounts for…
ONIEDA, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a police officer shot a man outside an eastern Tennessee Wal-Mart while investigating a report of a domestic-related incident between a man and a woman. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a news…
LONDON (AP) - Delta Air Lines says limited flights have begun several hours after a computer outage grounded its flights around the world and stranded thousands of people. The Atlanta airline said Monday that delays and cancelations are ongoing. The…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky coroner's office says an 11-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a pond at The Lexington Cemetery. Media outlets report that Lexington police say the boy fell into the water Sunday afternoon. Police…
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police in Kentucky say the brother of two women who died after being found stabbed in Hopkinsville has been taken into custody. Local news agencies report Hopkinsville police say 65-year-old Robert Jerry Rogers has been arrested…
PEARLINGTON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a Mississippi teenager, who pulled over to help a woman look for a dog, was struck by a vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk tells The Sun Herald…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in Kentucky say a man has been shot and killed by police in Louisville. Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad tells news outlets the shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. Monday. Officers responded to an apartment…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A flooring manufacturer is expanding in Johnson City operations and creating 200 new jobs there during the next five years. Gov. Bill Haslam, Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd and Mullican Flooring officials announced…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Fort Campbell says about 400 soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division are deploying to Iraq this summer. The post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border says the soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team will deploy as…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Refunds totaling nearly $180,000 are being delivered to fiscal courts in 33 counties from mining permit and acreage fees. Gov. Matt Bevin, who announced the refunds last week, says the money will directly benefit coal-producing counties.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Crews are expected to continue their search for a man they believed drowned in the Cumberland River. News agencies report that emergency officials say the 38-year-old unidentified man went missing Sunday. Friends of the victim told…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Republican congressional candidate David Kustoff says that he will work to improve national security and cut taxes for farmers if he is elected to the U.S. House in November. Kustoff, a former U.S. attorney, won the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry's Forester of the Year has been selected. He is Paul Whaley. The agency said in a news release the award recognizes a division forester who demonstrates outstanding effort…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys are preparing the closing arguments in the federal tax evasion trial of longtime state Rep. Joe Armstrong. WATE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2aAnwQL ) that Armstrong, a Knoxville Democrat, testified on Friday morning that he…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Six Tennessee state House primaries were decided by fewer than 100 votes. Rick Tillis, the brother of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, won the Republican primary to fill the seat vacated by Republican Rep.…
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - A Roane County jury has sentenced a man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Local news outlets report that the jury sentenced 44-year-old Shawn Smoot on Thursday,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's education commissioner has ordered public schools to stop using a form of Aikido training to physically restrain students. The Courier-Journal reports that Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt sent a in a cease and desist letter…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Police in eastern Kentucky say a man with a gun fired at two officers after threatening to kill himself and anyone who tried to stop him A release from the Laurel Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Terry…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is investigating after police say a child was left inside a van for more than nine hours at a Lexington daycare. News outlets report that Lexington police say…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Louisville man is facing charges after being accused of following a child into a restroom stall at a restaurant. WAVE-TV reports records show 49-year-old David Joseph Gladstone was taken into custody on charges of voyeurism…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - The Sixth Judicial District's drug court program is out of money to make payroll for the year, and Adams County officials are asking other counties to kick in additional funds for the program. The Natchez Democrat…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The president of the American Gaming Association says while casino revenue has leveled off in Mississippi and other states, sports betting could be that new amenity consumers want, which will keep tax money rolling in. Geoff…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson police one man died and another injured after two men with assault rifles shot them outside a home. Commander Tyree Jones tells local media outlets 27-year-old was shot multiple times Thursday evening and pronounced dead…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A judge has revoked probation for a woman who was driving impaired and left the scene of a fatal crash in Harrison County nine years ago. The Sun Herald reports 30-year-old Alicia Carmack is being held…
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) - A self-defense class will be offered to members of Mississippi's hearing-impaired community after a deaf couple was attacked inside their home. The Clarion-Ledger reports Angela Maria Nardolillo, a California-based jiu-jitsu instructor who knows American Sign…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A man who police say set fire to a shed belonging to his ex-girlfriend in Gulfport has been charged. Gulfport Police Sgt. Damon McDaniel tells local media that 48-year-old Derrick Demetrios Speed was arrested and charged…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee businesses and residents affected by severe weather last month can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced Thursday the loans will be available in response to…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A woman who pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering her boyfriend at their Tupelo home has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that 46-year-old Leah…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Small general-use airports around the state will share about $20 million in funding over the next two years for runway improvements. A release from Gov. Matt Bevin says the repairs at many of the state's small…
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police have produced a YouTube video in hopes of gathering new leads in a slaying in Henderson. Rewards totaling $15,000 have been offered for information leading to arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Nashville are searching for a man they say raped an 18-year-old nanny while she was caring for 3-year-old twins. Nashville Metro police tell news outlets in a statement that the incident happened Thursday afternoon…
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- David Kustoff has won the crowded Republican primary race for the 8th Congressional District seat in Tennessee. Kustoff came out on top in a race that had 13 candidates all vying to replace incumbent Stephen Fincher. Fincher,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee say officers shot and wounded a man who wouldn't drop what turned out to be a BB pistol after a chase. Metro Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron says 41-year-old Adrian Robinson was shot…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A spirited campaign to become the GOP nominee for an open West Tennessee congressional seat draws to a close on Thursday. Thirteen GOP candidates jumped into the 8th District race following the surprise announcement that U.S.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a woman flew into Nashville with nearly 45 pounds of marijuana inside her suitcases. News outlets report that a police warrant says a police dog at the Nashville International Airport noticed the presence of…
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee say the search for a special-needs teenage boy who fell into the Mississippi River has now turned into a recovery mission. News outlets report that 14-year-old David Dunn was hiking with his family…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Nashville say a man who allegedly fired at officers has been shot and taken into custody following a chase. Metro Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron says officers shot 41-year-old Adrian Robinson in the arm…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say two people who tried to pawn some stolen PlayStations didn't realize that they had burgled the home of the pawn shop owner. Citing a Clarksville, Tennessee police report, The Leaf-Chronicle (http://leafne.ws/2axFG8I ) says 30-year-old…
CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) - Turnout is low in Rutherford County with campaign workers outnumbering voters at several polling locations despite sunny Election Day weather. Several of those who did cast ballots Thursday said they were fed up with Washington, D.C.,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A campaign season that has been marked by sexual harassment allegations, stolen yard signs and physical altercations between candidates draws to a close when the primary polls close on Thursday evening. The state attorney general's release…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Officials believe there are fewer coal jobs in Kentucky than there have been in more than 115 years. News outlets report that a quarterly report from the state Energy and Environment Cabinet reveals that the number…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Memphis police officer has been arrested on charges of aggravated sexual battery and official misconduct. Memphis police tell news outlets that 46-year-old Officer Edrick Braxton was taken into custody on Wednesday. The Commercial…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - An employee at a central Kentucky jail is accused of having sex with an inmate. News outlets report Winchester Police Capt. James Hall says 28-year-old Daphne Kelley of Richmond was charged Tuesday with third-degree rape following…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Pass Christian man found with crystal meth has admitted being a drug supplier, but a federal judge declined to accept his guilty plea - because of a zero. Chief U.S. District Judge Louis…
CARLISLE, Ky. (AP) - Officials have recovered the body of a man believed to have fallen into the Licking River while fishing in Nicholas County. Multiple news agencies report Nicholas County Sheriff Jeff Sidles says search crews found the unidentified…
