KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after being accused of making a bomb threat on the wall of a Knox County high school bathroom. In what was the latest in a series of threats at Farragut…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say a fugitive accused of attempted murder of a police officer and trafficking narcotics earlier this month has been arrested in Lexington. News outlets report that 38-year-old David Suarez was arrested Thursday during a traffic…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Shelby County Schools board has voted to close one school and potentially close another. News outlets report the board voted unanimously Tuesday to close the Memphis Health Careers Academy at the end of the school…
D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) - The Poarch Band of Creek Indians have purchased land that was formerly the site of the proposed Royal D'Iberville casino in D'Iberville. The Sun Herald reports Biloxi attorney Michael Cavanaugh says the sale of the land…
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after they say a family's dog in Jones County brought home a large bag of marijuana. The Jones County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that narcotics deputies were dispatched to a home…
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police are investigating the discovery of human remains found in eastern Kentucky in a wooded area behind a home. Police said the remains found Tuesday appear to have been in the location for…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A 46-year-old Gulfport woman has been arrested for allegedly exploiting an 87-year-old man on multiple occasions for his money. Attorney General Jim Hood says Stephanie Craig faces three counts of felony exploitation of a vulnerable person.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A workshop is planned this week at the Tennessee State Library and Archives to help people learn more about ancestors who fought during World War I. The library's director of public services, Gordon Belt, will lead…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Officials plan for volunteers to plant more than 2,000 trees in Frankfort this weekend. A statement says Kentucky State University will host the ReForest Frankfort event on Saturday at Old Young Hall. Hundreds of volunteers are…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The state Court of Appeals has ruled that the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources rightly denied the Sun Herald access to administrative records it had turned over for a state investigation of former director Bill Walker's…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Matt Bevin has made an impromptu visit to the Kentucky Senate to thank lawmakers for a long day of work on a stack of legislation. Longtime lawmakers said they cannot recall another governor seeking permission…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is reopening two oyster areas. DMR spokeswoman Melissa Scallan said Tuesday that both areas will reopen for harvesting at legal sunrise Wednesday. The affected areas are: Area II "E," which…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi senators are supporting a ban on a commonly-used second-trimester abortion procedure. The Senate voted 40-6 Tuesday to pass House Bill 519 (http://bit.ly/1UAVVRp), sending it back to the House for more work. The measure would outlaw…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A contentious bill seeking to declare the Holy Bible the official book of Tennessee is headed back for a vote in the full state Senate. The measure narrowly passed the House last year, but the Senate…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Phil Bryant is appointing a new circuit judge to serve the next several months in four counties in east central Mississippi. Bryant announced Tuesday that Christopher A. Collins of Union will become judge on Thursday.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House has voted twice in one day to establish a state lottery, but the effort is likely to be squashed in the Senate. Rep. Tommy Reynolds of Charleston on Tuesday introduced a lottery to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A bill that would allow some nonviolent felons to have their criminal records erased has cleared a major hurdle by passing the Kentucky Senate. The legislation would allow people convicted of many Class D felonies to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has ruled that a reference to Peyton Manning can remain in a Title IX lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee and that the case shouldn't be moved from Nashville to Knoxville. U.S. District…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House is advancing a bill to block the state Medicaid program from spending money with any group affiliated with any abortion provider. The proposal originally was aimed at Planned Parenthood, but it appears to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky lawmakers have finished work to close a legal loophole blamed for shielding sexual predators whose young victims can't say exactly when and where they were abused. The bill won final passage Tuesday in the Senate…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A woman has pleaded guilty to a mail fraud charge following accusations she stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from senior citizens seeking help to obtain Medicaid or veterans benefits. Tammy Henderson Palasini pleaded guilty Tuesday…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Bourbon tourists could soon start sipping cocktails during distillery tours as Kentucky lawmakers have finished crafting more lenient rules for distillers to sell their products where the whiskey is made. The sweeping alcohol bill won final…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former Catholic priest accused of snapping hundreds of inappropriate pictures of students at his parish school is heading to federal prison for nearly three years. Stephen Pohl wasn't charged with any crime for taking the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Asked to choose between a Christian spirit of peace and a God-given right of self-defense, Mississippi senators are overwhelming favoring the latter. The Senate voted 36-14 Tuesday to pass House Bill 786, known as the Mississippi…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A controversial proposal that would have sealed off police body camera footage from the public is dead for the year. Supporters said the measure would protect privacy rights of bystanders, victims and even police officers. Public…
TRACY CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Just as a project in Grundy County nears completion to redirect Fiery Gizzard Trail around one private landowner who wants the trail off his land, a second property owner is forcing another reroute of the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A state senator is questioning fellow Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to earmark $30 million for a secret economic development project in Tennessee. State Finance Commissioner Larry Martin on Tuesday declined to elaborate on the development…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Four people charged with beating a woman to death in 2014 are on trial for murder and sexual battery. The Leaf-Chronicle reports a jury was seated Monday and opening statements began Tuesday morning in Circuit Court…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam is proposing to spend $8 million to keep the ABC television show "Nashville" in the Tennessee capital. The Republican governor's spending plan also includes $4.5 million to subsidize the CMT network's "Million Dollar…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Tensions between Republicans and Democrats over Kentucky's more than $65 billion spending plan escalated overnight, with the Republican governor calling a news conference to blame House leaders for refusing to negotiate. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin said…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson police are investigating the shooting death of a teenage boy. The victim was identified as 16-year-old Devonta McGee. He died early Monday. Tony Porter, McGee's brother-in-law, told WLBT-TV that McGee left his house around 2:30…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The city of Lexington is removing 78 dying ash trees. The Lexington Herald Leader reports that the trees have been affected by the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that feeds on and kills the trees.…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A northern Kentucky man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for stabbing his mother and shooting a police K-9 last year. Media outlets report that 35-year-old Daleon Rice of Covington was sentenced Monday after…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Health officials say the number of cases of whooping cough in northern Kentucky has reached record levels recently. The Northern Kentucky Health Department said in a news release Monday that since November, 184 cases of whooping…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins has been named the new executive-in-residence at Baptist Health Paducah and Baptist Health Foundation Paducah. The Paducah Sun reports that Collins will participate in community initiatives and events, as well…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man who was responsible for a fatal alcohol-fueled hit-and-run crash in Knoxville has been released on probation as part of a plea agreement after a new trial was ordered. News outlets report that 26-year-old Curtis…
FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's largest hospital operator has named a new chief executive for its in-state operations. Brentwood, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems has appointed Steve Dobbs to lead its 12 hospitals, which operate as Merit Health. The hospitals in…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Six mayors from around the state are taking part in Mississippi State University's second mayors' forum. The university says its Stennis Institute of Government is teaming with the Mississippi Municipal League for the second year in…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Gulfport's old Chemfax Inc. site is ready for use after being cleaned up as an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. Citing an EPA news release, the Sun Herald reports that although the cleanup is completed, groundwater…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A hunter has been released from the hospital after being shot in the face by his hunting partner in Carroll County. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' Lt. Chris Reed tells the Clarion-Ledger reports that…
A Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon now plans to plead guilty to a federal terrorism charge. Court papers show 20-year-old Vicksburg native Jaelyn Young will plead guilty…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state House has narrowly passed a bill to increase penalties for texting while driving in Tennessee. Texting behind the wheel is currently considered a non-moving violation, punishable by a $50 fine. The bill sponsored by…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) - Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area says the U.S. Forest Service expects to conduct two prescribed burns at the park beginning Tuesday. The two areas include about 2,600 acres at Franklin Creek and about…
MAYSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says crews are about to begin construction along a section of the AA Highway in northeast Kentucky. A statement says blasting and other work to widen a 5-mile corridor to four lanes…
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a Lincoln County teen is dead after a shooting at a party. Sheriff Steve Rushing says 17-year-old Wesley Blazier was shot in the head at a party at a home on Highway 550 early…
PETAL, Miss. (AP) - The City of Petal is hoping to sell some of the buildings it no longer needs. The Hattiesburg American reports not long after Hurricane Katrina, city officials purchased two building that were used as a fuel…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee is looking for the next chancellor of the Martin campus. Bob Smith has been serving as interim chancellor since last April. He followed Tom Rakes, who decided to step down and return…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky parks officials say the Jesse Stuart Lodge at Greenbo Lakes State Resort Park is closed until further notice due to safety concerns. State Parks Commissioner Donnie Holland made that decision after receiving an engineering draft…
WAYNESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The deadline is approaching to apply for disaster loans for damages caused by December storms in Wayne County and the surrounding area. The U.S. Small Business Administration said businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters affected…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Representatives of the trucking industry and trucking professionals are meeting this week for the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville. The show is being held at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The Kentucky State Fair Board said in…
