FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) - Army ROTC is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week with a ceremony at Fort Knox. The post said senior leaders from across the nation, members of the U.S. Army Cadet Command and people from the…
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) - Dozens of FedEx jets queue up for takeoff at the airport here. Beale Street, the heart of the music district, hums with tourists. Yet the empty storefronts in Memphis' moribund downtown and the cash-advance shops strewn…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) - Rankin County authorities are searching for two suspects involved in an accident on Interstate 20 where one man was shot. WLBT-TV reports Rankin County Undersheriff Raymond Duke says the unidentified motorist was shot in the head,…
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - Shelby County deputies say they are investigating the discovery of two married women's bodies as a double homicide. Sheriff's Department spokesman Earle Farrell says the two women were found inside a house near Millington on Monday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee will soon be the second state honored on the periodic table of elements. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry on Wednesday recommended the names of four recently discovered elements that are now only…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman arrested after authorities say she left her infant daughter in a hot car outside a Nashville strip club where she was auditioning has been arrested a second time on child neglect charges. Local…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A judge in Tennessee has appointed a public defender to represent a man charged with shooting three people and then running over and killing a Memphis police officer. Public defender Kindle Nance spoke with her client,…
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (AP) - State authorities are searching for two men they believe are suspects in a double shooting. Media outlets report that the bodies of 25-year-old Brandy Davidson and 33-year-old Devin Payton were found over the weekend. Kentucky…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Nashville woman on child neglect charges for a second time. Local news outlets report that officials arrested 24-year-old Kelsey McMurtry Tuesday, about two months after her first arrest. According to an affidavit,…
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. (AP) - The body of an 11-year-old boy has been recovered from Big South Fork River after he drowned while swimming with family. McCreary County coroner Tim Corder tells local media that Kaden Allen had been swimming…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Muhammad Ali insisted the tickets for his memorial be free. But some people are looking to turn a profit. People started arriving outside the KFC Yum! Center late Tuesday in downtown Louisville, ahead of the Wednesday…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Department of Corrections has dropped a policy that allowed wardens to ban mail if they thought the items promoted homosexuality. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Corrections Commissioner Rodney Ballard sent a statewide memo to…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two candidates are heading to a June 28 runoff to fill a vacant seat in the Mississippi House. Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. of Shelby and Earl S. Lucas of Mound Bayou advanced from a field of…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Forrest County officials are encouraging residents to get on board with Smart911. It's a program that allows users to create a Safety Profile with information that helps 911 workers respond to emergencies quicker and more efficiently.…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - The former president of the Adams County Board of Supervisors and a retired professor has been elected mayor of Natchez in a landslide victory. The Natchez Democrat reports Darryl Grennell received just over 91 percent of…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The American Physical Therapy Association is launching a public education campaign in response to the nation's opioid abuse epidemic. The U.S. is currently in the grip of a prescription drug epidemic and resurgence in the use…
LONG BEACH, Miss. (AP) - The Long Beach City Council has passed a motion directing the city attorney to draft a proposed "go-cup" ordinance that would allow open containers of alcohol on the streets of a designated entertainment district. Tuesday's…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The Gulfport City Council has unanimously approved a 60-year lease for a harbor casino that would be developed by partners who run a casino and hotel in Natchez. The Sun Herald reports one of the partners,…
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (AP) - Hamblen County emergency workers are searching for the body of a man who reportedly jumped into an eastern Tennessee reservoir and did not surface. Hamblen County Sheriff Esco Jarnagin tells media outlets that a man in…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The Gulfport City Council has passed an ordinance allowing open containers of alcohol in a designated entertainment district after Louisiana Gov. Phil Bryant signed the "to-go cup" law last month. The Sun Herald reports the new…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say funeral arrangements have been set for a Memphis officer who was run over and killed by a suspect who was trying to evade police after shooting three people. Memphis police say visitation services for…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - Toyota is marking the 30th anniversary since work started on the Georgetown plant and has a ceremony scheduled Wednesday to celebrate. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Inc. is unveiling additions to its visitor center at the ceremony.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Metro Nashville Police Department believes that unregistered security guards illegally worked during at least two Tennessee Titans games last year, and may have illegally worked other major Nashville events. The Tennessean reports that state law…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A shelter near where a black bear bit a camper last month at Great Smoky Mountains National Park has reopened. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the park has posted signs advising Appalachian Trail thru-hikers to sleep…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky State Fair is looking for entries in thousands of categories leading up to the fair Aug. 18 to 28 in Louisville. State Fair Board Executive Director of Expositions Steve Kelly says there's no other…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt is paying for the funeral of freshman pitcher Donny Everett, who drowned Thursday while on a fishing trip at a Tennessee lake. School officials confirmed Tuesday that they covered Everett's funeral expenses by using money…
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) - More than seven decades after he fought in the Battle of the Bulge, a 92-year-old World War II veteran from northern Nevada has been awarded the Purple Heart. Russell Rodgers of Gardnerville served as a private…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Tennessee State University track and field coach Ed Temple and Olympic gold medalist and Tennessee State alumnus Ralph Boston are sharing their memories of Muhammad Ali. The university said in a news release that their…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Southern Baptist Convention lost more than 200,000 members in 2015. It's the ninth straight year of decline for the nation's largest Protestant denomination, which also saw baptisms drop by more than 10,000 in 2015. According…
CLINTON, Tenn. (AP) - Two gay rights activists have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Tennessee law that lets therapists decline to see patients based on religious values and personal principles. Bleu Copas is an Anderson County man who says…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man who sold his daughters to a man who raped them and used them in child pornography has been sentenced to life in prison. Federal prosecutors said in a news release that U.S. District…
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Navy has announced that its elite flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, has canceled upcoming performances in New York and Ohio following the death of one of its pilots during a crash outside Nashville.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two Hinds County women have been charged with Medicaid fraud and conspiracy to commit Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Jim Hood said in a news release Tuesday 36-year-old Jennifer Green, of Pearl, and 38-year-old Andria Jones, of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County woman has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her husband in a fit of rage over a text message. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that 57-year-old Tammy Lynn Talford pleaded guilty to a reduced…
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta police say they've found a car belonging to a woman who was stabbed to death in west Tennessee as they continue to search for a suspect in the killing. Police said the blue 2013 Buick Verano…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Connecticut Indian tribe and others say they'll partner to build a $265 million casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, which operates the massive Foxwoods Resort Casino in eastern Connecticut, says it…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The Lee County circuit clerk says she wants to reduce the number of polling places to save money. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Camille Roberts talked to supervisors about the proposed change Monday. They…
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - Police say two suspects have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting of a Greenwood man. Greenwood Police Chief Ray Moore tells the Greenwood Commonwealth 31-year-old Jemorris K. Love was arrested early Monday, and 37-year-old…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A fraud trial scheduled for a pastor and his co-defendant in Hattiesburg has been postponed. The Hattiesburg American reports that court officials announced Monday that the federal trial scheduled for June 13 for the Rev. Kenneth…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Six candidates are running in special election to fill a vacant seat in the Mississippi House. Polls are open until 7 p.m. Tuesday in District 29 in the Delta's Bolivar and Sunflower counties. The candidates are…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Natchez voters are headed to the polls to choose a new mayor. Aldermen and municipal judge candidates will also be on the ballot, but the only race still in contention is for the mayor's seat. Democrat…
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) - Madison County supervisors have voted to maintain four county parks previously considered for closure as part of cost-cutting measures. The Clarion-Ledger reports the county will continue to maintain Camden Park, Fairview Park and Estes Bank and…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Over the last several weeks, Lamar County officials have made clear their opposition to Hattiesburg's proposed annexation into parts of Lamar and Forrest counties. Now a handful of Forrest County residents and business owners have officially…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - More than 250 boats filled the Mississippi Sound before daylight Monday, waiting for the start of this year's shrimp season. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said in a news release the fishermen they…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A roadside memorial sign has been unveiled in Clarksville as part of a new program to recognize victims of drunk driver crashes. The Leaf-Chronicle reports a new law that goes into effect July 1 will allow…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A new K9 officer has joined the Pascagoula Police Department. WLOX-TV reports the 2-year-old Dutch Shephard named Tony is now out patrolling the city with his partner, Officer John Lynd, after weeks of training. Lt. Doug…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to the Kentucky Arts Council. A news release from the state council says its funding is included in the latest round of…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials have announced that cotton producers across the country will receive an estimated $300 million as part of a cotton ginning cost-share program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release Monday that the U.S.…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A 20-year-old Johnson City woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a man found shot to death. Police say Keeva Ann Delaney has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and four counts of felony…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State University says it is waiving applications fees and offering incentive tuition scholarships for students at St. Catharine College, which is closing this summer. KSU said in a statement that students who want to transition…
