JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Army National Guard is closing four armories as it cuts the size of its force, and more could be closing in the future. The guard announced Wednesday that it's closing readiness centers in Grenada,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Republicans will have a lopsided advantage during political speeches at the Fancy Farm picnic that serves as the traditional kickoff of Kentucky's fall campaign season. The state's two Democratic statewide officeholders - Attorney General Andy Beshear…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio judge won't dismiss breach-of-contract and other claims against the truck-stop chain owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his brother, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Several companies have sued Pilot Flying J in connection…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A Bay St. Louis man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of a former University of Southern Mississippi dance team captain and her boyfriend. The Sun Herald reports that 26-year-old Myrick…
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a jail inmate who walked away from a work detail is back in the custody of a Mississippi sheriff's department. The Jones County Sheriff's Department said in a news release Wednesday that 46-year-old William…
FERNWOOD, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities say an argument about a dog apparently led to a woman setting fire to her boyfriend's clothes, starting a blaze that destroyed his house. Pike County Sheriff's Department Chief Investigator Greg Martin says 47-year-old…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Texas man intends to plead guilty to charges that he conspired to bribe Mississippi's former corrections commissioner. Mark Longoria, the 53-year-old CEO of Houston-based Drug Testing Corp., told a federal magistrate judge Wednesday that he…
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say a body has been found inside a toolbox floating in a Grayson County creek. Kentucky State Police Trooper Jeff Gregory tells news outlets that someone found the body of an adult male Tuesday in…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Weather officials have issued a heat advisory for much of West Tennessee, eastern Arkansas and north Mississippi. National Weather Service officials say the advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. Friday. Forecasters say hot temperatures and…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Even as a Tennessee lawmaker campaigned to pass a hefty increase in the state's cigarette tax, federal prosecutors say he was putting together an elaborate scheme to enrich himself off the hike. But longtime state Democratic…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The fate of a guitar played by Elvis Presley and later donated to the National Music Museum is in the hands of a federal judge in South Dakota. Tennessee-based collector Larry Moss maintains that the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - With no statewide positions on the Tennessee primary ballot, much of the attention this election season has focused on congressional and state legislative races. The open 8th Congressional District seat in western Tennessee attracted a baker's…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee political candidate didn't want his rival to be behind bars when the two square off at the polls - even if the jailed lawmaker is accused of taking his campaign signs. Mark Lovell, one…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio judge won't dismiss breach-of-contract and other claims against the truck-stop chain owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his brother, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Several companies have sued Pilot Flying J in connection…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) - An autopsy of a Franklin man who went missing shows that he died of acute methamphetamine intoxication. Warren County Deputy Coroner David Goens tells The Daily News that 37-year-old David Aycock's death is the first methamphetamine…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The city of Memphis is offering payment assistance of up to $10,000 to encourage people to buy homes inside the city limits. The Commercial Appeal reports that the new Homebuyer Incentive Program is offering three types…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber says the city's crime rate is falling because of community policing. In a state-of-the-city address Tuesday night, Yarber also said Jackson tax revenue is rising because companies see the city as a…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities are searching for a missing teenager who they say fell into the Mississippi River. Multiple news outlets report the Shelby County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened Tuesday evening. Officials say the unidentified 14-year-old was…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The state of Kentucky is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for joint preliminary damage assessments for public assistance in 23 counties affected by storms in early July. The state says the counties are Adair, Butler,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The FBI in Memphis has a new special agent in charge. He is Michael Gavin, who was previously section chief of the Criminal Investigative Division's National Covert Operations Section. The FBI said in a news release…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Two south-central Kentucky farmers have pleaded guilty to crop insurance fraud. The U.S. attorney's office says 53-year-old David Manion and 48-year-old Henry Manion of Allen County admitted making false statements and reports on applications for…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - A construction worker died after he fell from the roof of the Vicksburg Convention Center. The Vicksburg Post reports that the worker fell at about 12:55 p.m. Tuesday. Convention center Executive Director Annette Kirklin says workers…
RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) - Hinds Community College officials say a 136-bed dormitory may not be salvageable after it was heavily damaged in a Monday fire. Spokeswoman Cathy Hayden said Tuesday that officials are working on temporary placements for residents of…
HAZLEHURST, Miss. (AP) - State officials say McNeely Plastics, a plastic products manufacturer, is investing $6.5 million in an expansion of its operations and creating 25 new jobs. A state news release on Tuesday said McNeely Plastics has expanded its…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Police say a 39-year-old man shot and killed his mother and stepfather at a retirement complex where he lived with his parents. Jackson Police Department Cmdr. Tyree Jones says Jackie Patterson, 66, and his wife, Diana…
WILLISTON, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee say a man who hired a woman as his caregiver on Craigslist is now missing. Fayette County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Ricky Wilson tells media outlets that 59-year-old Ellis Vogt was reported missing…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The family of a Virginia contractor who died in Yemen last year has filed a lawsuit that accuses the Syrian and Iranian governments of sponsoring terrorism by providing material support to the Houthis, a Shiite rebel group.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee have arrested two men after an ice cream truck driver was robbed, beaten with a baseball bat and left with a broken arm. News outlets report that the driver was at a Memphis…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say state Rep. Curry Todd has been arrested on a theft charge after he failed to respond to requests to be interviewed by sheriff's officials about accusations that he stole a rival's campaign signs. Shelby…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials are advising people to take precautions after a horse in West Tennessee tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The state Departments of Agriculture and Health say the virus can be fatal for horses and…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal lawsuit against the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics that alleged female employees have been subjected to a pattern of sexual harassment and a sexually hostile work environment has been settled. Department of Public Safety spokesman…
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former Horse Cave company employee is accused of putting over 100 shards of glass into the sleeves of drinking cups that were to be distributed to multiple states. The Bowling Green Daily News reports court…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Officials say an 8-year-old child has been hospitalized after his mother hit him with a vehicle in the driveway of their south Louisville home. Media outlets report Louisville Metro police say the incident happened Monday night.…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A 57-year-old man who set fire to his parents' Ocean Springs home and assaulted two police officers has been ordered to serve 15 years of a 50-year prison term. The Sun Herald reports Circuit Judge Robert…
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (AP) - A suspect sought in connection with the disappearance of a missing 16-year-old girl found dead in Whitley County has been taken into custody. Media outlets report online records show that 21-year-old Skyler Barnett was arrested Friday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Just days before Tennessee's primaries, one veteran state lawmaker won't be battling on a ballot, but in federal court fighting fraud and tax evasion charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Democratic state Rep. Joe Armstrong of Knoxville…
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - A Richmond man is facing federal gambling charges in San Diego. The Richmond Register reports Jason D. Taylor was one of 14 men indicted last week. The indictment alleges Taylor was a bookie for an illegal…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is using $2 million in federal funding to provide dental care for people with HIV or AIDS. The university says the funding was awarded to the Kentucky Cabinet for…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - State officials say T.O. Fuller State Park in Shelby County will be celebrating recent park improvement projects with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ceremony set for Friday at 10 a.m. at the park near the Mississippi River…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Knoxville police officers have been injured in a crash while responding to a shooting. Knoxville police said in a statement that emergency crews were responding to a gunshot victim at an apartment complex late Monday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A statue honoring Adolpho A. Birch Jr., the first African-American chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, is being dedicated in Nashville. The statue will be dedicated Aug. 27 to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The parent company of pest-control giant Terminix has reached a tentative agreement to pay $87 million to a Delaware family injured by exposure to a banned pesticide during a Caribbean vacation. Citing information from an earnings…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville man has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after police say he crashed his car into a home, killing a sleeping woman. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2afc3Dc) 28-year-old Michael E. Harris was arrested on…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The family of an 80-year-old woman who died in a crash last year has accused Memphis police and firefighters of negligence in their handling of the accident. The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/2aJL9ZA ) reports that the lawsuit…
BOSTON (AP) - The majority owner of the New England Compounding Center and her husband have pleaded guilty to illegally withdrawing cash following the fungal meningitis outbreak. Carla Conigliaro, 53, and her husband Douglas, 55, of Dedham admitted in federal…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A lawyer representing a former Vanderbilt football player convicted of raping an unconscious woman wants to be taken off the case. Worrick Robinson is the primary lawyer for 22-year-old Cory Batey, who was found guilty after…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say an East Tennessee man has died after he was hit by a car while mowing his lawn. News outlets report that 50-year-old Roger Lawson died Sunday in a Knoxville hospital after being hit on…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The FBI is seeking the public's help in identifying a serial bank robber whom investigators have dubbed the "flip-flop bandit." The FBI says the same man is linked to bank robberies this summer in Bryant…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The mother of a Murfreesboro elementary school student has filed a lawsuit against an officer who handcuffed her daughter. Local news outlets report that Elexecia Martin filed the lawsuit Friday, accusing Murfreesboro Police Department officer Chrystal…
PHELPS, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say a trooper in eastern Kentucky was investigating an assault complain when he shot and killed a man. Kentucky State Trooper Steven Mounts tells news outlets that 32-year-old John Casey was killed Sunday morning in…
