MAYKING, Ky. (AP) - The water of an Eastern Kentucky creek has turned red due to mine discharge, but state officials say the discharge isn't responsible for dead wildlife in the creek. Kentucky Energy and Environment spokesman John Mura tells…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Teens in Adams County itching to buy that first legal cigarette the second they turn 18 will have to wait at least three more years - at least outside the Natchez city limits. The Natchez Democrat…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A 41-year-old Hispanic man has admitted he was in the U.S. without permission when he was found with a stolen semi-automatic handgun in a traffic stop in Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports Leobardo Morales-Gonzalez pleaded guilty…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell is recommending that the county end its inmate work program rather than pick up the cost of running it from the state Department of Corrections. Ezell told the Board of Supervisors…
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - A school bus driver in Lebanon has been indicted on child sex charges. News outlets report that 47-year-old Stephen Massey was indicted Thursday on one charge of sexual battery of a child less than 13 years…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new survey says Nashville has some of the biggest traffic snarls in the nation and the congestion is only getting worse. Knoxville, however, was ranked as having one of the smoothest commutes in major cities…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson police say a man wanted in the death of two people during a March 5 armed robbery has been captured. The suspect was identified as 19-year-old Joshua Dukes. He was captured after a brief foot…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a teenager has been charged in connection with a stabbing at a high school prom in Jackson. Jackson Police Department spokeswoman Colendula Green tells media outlets that 18-year-old Bernard Johnathan Harper was arrested and…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Some college students are telling a Mississippi Gulf Coast television station that a ban on alcohol at a popular Alabama beach destination will bring more spring breakers to Mississippi. WLOX interviewed students, the operator of a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A statement from Gov. Matt Bevin's office says Superior Composites has broken ground on an expansion at its Vanceburg facility that will add 20,000 square feet and 32 jobs. The plant in Lewis County manufactures glass…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Fayette County School Board has approved a sum of money that'll be used to reduce the levels of radon at nine schools. Media outlets report Fayette County Public Schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall says high levels…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville airport officials are warning travelers to be prepared for a heavy increase in the number of passengers flying out of Music City this week. Officials say a large number of people attending conventions in Nashville…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A state appeals court has ruled that a Knox County judge who is being sued by a woman that he fired is not entitled to immunity, because he had not yet been sworn in when he…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Lexington homeowners group and the U.S. Justice Department have agreed to drop a lawsuit over a boy's playhouse that the family said was needed to help with the child's therapy. U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's chief justice says proposed budget cuts would mean the judicial system would likely send 17,000 defendants back to county jails because there would be no officers to supervise them while they are awaiting trial. Kentucky…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Booming Gulf Coast casino revenues continue to buoy Mississippi's statewide totals. Figures from the state Revenue Department show casinos won $190 million in February, up 5 percent from $181 million in February 2015. Gamblers lost $105…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has chosen the Jeffersontown police chief as the new Kentucky State Police commissioner. Bevin appointed Richard W. Sanders to the post on Monday after an eight person committee recommended him. The committee…
GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) - A Gallatin father has been accused of fatally shooting his son. Gallatin police spokesman Bill Storment tells news outlets that officers responding to a shooting inside a home on Sunday afternoon found 29-year-old Darrel Lauderdale Jr.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Many Tennessee farmers who participated in the state's return to industrial hemp farming are not going to try to grow the highly regulated seed again. In 2015, the state had about 50 farmers sign up to…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - A candlelight vigil was held in Clark County to honor three young men who died in a fatal shooting six years ago. The Winchester Sun reports that the vigil was held Saturday night to honor 24-year-old…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A bench trial for a former Ohio college women's basketball coach accused of groping a player in northern Kentucky is set to begin in Kentucky. Court officials say the trial of former Xavier University assistant women's…
SEMINARY, Miss. (AP) - Police in Seminary say they have recently seized lollipops laced with THC. WJTV-TV reports the Seminary Police Department says in a statement that officers seized the items over the weekend as well as a large amount…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Harrison County grand jury wants the Board of Supervisors to increase deputies' pay and start setting aside money to build a new detention center for juveniles. The Sun Herald reports the recommendations are among those…
BURGIN, Ky. (AP) - State officials say the Kennedy Mill Bridge over Herrington Lake in central Kentucky is scheduled to reopen on April 1, nearly seven months after closing to traffic. Kentucky transportation officials closed the 804-foot span that connects…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Matt Bevin says a workforce training initiative has expanded into northeastern Kentucky. A statement from the governor's office says the Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education is now available through Maysville Community and Technical College.…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - It was bad enough to get out of the hospital to find that his house had been ransacked, with antiques and heirlooms stolen. But David Hintson says the worst loss is that of his father's military…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville police are investigating the deaths of four people found in a home after firefighters responded to a house fire. Louisville Metro Police Department spokesman Dwight Mitchell tells local media outlets that the fire Sunday was…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say four men are accused of killing a 25-year-old whose body was found in a ditch. WAPT reports that 22-year-old Jodarius Grisby turned himself in to police on Sunday in the death of Kordell Bates.…
WHITE PLAINS, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say an ATV driver has died after being shot by a trooper. Trooper Sean Wint says in a news release that the trooper was pursuing an all-terrain vehicle in Hopkins County, about…
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - More than two months after a 64-year-old woman and her 34-year-old son were killed, McComb police say they have few clues about the deaths. Barbara Conerly and her son?Shawn Butler were shot from close range between…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Officials have identified a Kenton County woman who died after falling off an overlook at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary in Lexington. The Fayette County coroner's office identified the victim late Saturday as 22-year-old Mary Katharine Stewart.…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities say they had to rescue four boaters after accidents about a half-hour apart. They're asking people to pay attention to the weather and small craft warnings. Department of Marine Resources spokeswoman Melissa Scallan says…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A report released by the state of Tennessee suggests that up to 1.4 million people are at risk of losing their jobs to automation. Citing a study by the Center for Economic Research in Tennessee, the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State statistics show a 27 percent increase in forcible sexual offenses on Tennessee college campuses last year. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's annual college crime study found that crime reported by state colleges and universities fell…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - Clark County prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty if four suspects in a woman's shooting death are convicted at trial. The Winchester Sun reports prosecutors notified Clark County Circuit Court during a status…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A six-hour standoff with Lexington police ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old male. Police spokeswoman Brenna Angel tells The Herald-Leader that the youth was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree assault stemming from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri lawmakers are looking at changing the ways police collect and store the enormous amount of data that comes from relatively new technology, including video, audio and location. Lawmakers have filed at least 10 bills,…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a Laurel County constable in the fatal shooting of a Manchester man. The Times-Tribune reports that 37-year-old Bobby Joe Smith was indicted on a second-degree manslaughter charge on Friday. Laurel County…
LINDEN, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say two jail inmates who escaped custody in Perry County have been captured. According to WTVF-TV, authorities said Raymond D. Gibson and Michael William Brown escaped jail on Friday night. Both were found in a…
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - A 19-year-old Wilson County woman has been indicted on charges in the death of her 4-month-old daughter. Wilson County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sharon Curtis-Flair says in a news release that Kenya Demoines Jarrett of Watertown was…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - An animal shelter in Hattiesburg has become home to some four-legged flood victims. Southern Pines Animal Shelter is sheltering dozens of pets whose owners are out of their homes due to last week's flooding in Mississippi.…
PORT GIBSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities are searching for two brothers who were reported missing more than a week ago after they went fishing on the Mississippi River. Media reports that 29-year-old Darrel Wilson and 26-year-old Joshua Wilson called…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Investigators say an inmate found dead in his cell at the Adams County jail was hanging by his neck from a handmade rope. The Adams County Sheriff's Office told the Natchez Democrat that 32-year-old Joseph Laverne…
Nissan is expanding a recall of 2014 Rogue vehicles to fix a fuel pump problem that can prevent the engine from starting or cause the engine to stop while the vehicle is being driven. The expanded recall affects 46,671 vehicles…
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a Laurel County constable in the fatal shooting of a Manchester man. The Times-Tribune reports that 37-year-old Bobby Joe Smith was indicted on a second-degree manslaughter charge on Friday. Laurel County…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a woman has died after falling off an overlook at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary in Lexington. Media reports say the woman slipped and fell off the overlook on Saturday. Firefighters attempted a rescue but…
SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) - Harrison County's fire chief says two people escaped from a blaze that damaged their Saucier home. Chief Pat Sullivan said nobody was injured in the fire, which broke out late Friday. Sullivan told The Sun Herald…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a worker has died while working on a construction project in Shelby County. Mickey Keaton, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, said the construction worker died Saturday at the site where a…
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The mother of a slain teenager embraced her son's killer after he pleaded guilty to a murder charge in a Mississippi courtroom. Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III sentenced 18-year-old Amartrie Moss, of Corinth, to 30 years…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bledsoe County's sheriff has jailed his own 26-year-old son on drug, gun and assault charges. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that deputies say they found 11.1 grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a loaded weapon…
