NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he supports giving cities and counties the power to levy their own gas tax to help pay for transportation needs. Haslam told the Tennessee Municipal League on Monday that raising the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - House Republicans say a tweak in Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's budget plan would get the federal government to spend an extra $162.2 million on the state's multi-billion dollar public pension debt. But the proposal depends on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to allow public-private partnerships for transportation projects in Tennessee is advancing in the state Legislature after sponsors said it would no longer apply to highway or bridge construction. Republican Sen. Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Most customers can restart their normal use of water in Mississippi's capital city. Jackson officials notified the public Monday afternoon that a water-conservation notice and a boil-water notice have been lifted for all but about 200…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A proposal aimed at amending Kentucky's Constitution to guarantee rights for crime victims has cleared another hurdle in the General Assembly. The measure was approved by the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee on…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - A coroner says a man who died after officers used a stun gun on him when he became combative after a weekend rollover crash suffered blunt-force trauma from the crash. Warren County Coroner Kevin Kirby…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's unemployment rate ticked down in January, but a yearly rebalancing of the jobless figures has once again left the state with the nation's worst jobless rate. The jobless rate fell to 6.7 percent from 6.8…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - A man charged in an apartment fire that killed three people, including his son, says he was drinking and smoking near his oxygen tank when it caught fire. Police charged 55-year-old Jackie Hisle Jr. on Friday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Department of Human Services program that provides meals to children at risk for hunger is under scrutiny over a lack of oversight. The Tennessean reports that a federal review issued last month found multiple instances…
SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Surgoinsville Utility District is facing state fines related to various violations including a chlorine feed system failure and turbidity issues. The Kingsport Times-News reports that Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Robert Martineau Jr.…
ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal sent Friday to Georgia's governor would allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses and create new questions about how higher education officials will respond and what increased security could cost…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A man whose murder conviction and life sentence had been overturned has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the 2010 death of his wife. The Lexington Herald Leader reports that 53-year-old Donald Southworth was…
NEW YORK (AP) - Kellogg says a criminal investigation is under way after a video surfaced online showing a man urinating on one of its factory assembly lines. The company says…
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (AP) - The Union County Board of Supervisors is considering contracting with an independent company to collect outstanding fines owed to the county. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the supervisors met last week to hear a…
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a driver has been shot and killed by an East Tennessee police officer who had jumped into the bed of the man's pickup truck as he attempted to flee a DUI stop. Tennessee…
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) - An agency in eastern Kentucky is attempting to revive the area's economy with telework jobs as the region's coal industry struggles. The Lexington Herald Leader reports that Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, a Hazard-based agency, has…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Bigger rooms, the latest technology, walls that are white boards, a food court - those are just some of the selling points of Asbury Hall - the new building that will house the University of Southern…
GAUTIER, Miss. (AP) - Gautier firefighters have approved a contract the city offered last week. The Sun Herald reports the city council is expected to ratify it on Tuesday. It came after the resolution of a lawsuit by firefighters. Union…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Center for Justice is keeping tabs on jobs created with almost $1 billion the federal government granted after Hurricane Katrina. It's hard to tell just how successful job creation has been because the Mississippi…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man has been killed in a Knoxville apartment fire that also injured two others. Knoxville Fire Department Capt. D.J. Corcoran tells the Knoxville News Sentinel that firefighters on Sunday night were able to rescue two…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man who shot at police officers during a standoff at his north Memphis home two years ago has been sentenced to six years in prison. Twenty-six-year-old Misael Chica-Arguenta was sentenced Friday in Shelby County Circuit…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - West Kentucky Community and Technical College President Barbara Veazey is retiring after becoming the school's founding president in 2003. Veazey will leave her post in June. She told staff and faculty she was "inspired each day…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - The Big Sandy Community and Technical College in eastern Kentucky will launch the state's first broadband technology program this fall. The new associate degree program, the third of its kind in the nation, is designed to…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Democratic Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes of Gulfport is stepping into a new leadership role as chairwoman of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus. African-American colleagues from the House and Senate elected her last week, and she says she…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say a man involved in a weekend rollover accident has died after officers used a Taser on him when he became combative. State Police Trooper B.J. Eaton said Sunday that 52-year-old Michael…
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) - The mayor of Itta Bena is opposing the potential sale of an industrial park land owned by Itta Bena to Leflore County. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that Mayor Thelma Collins has again expressed reservations about…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Tennessee firefighter has been charged in a sexual abuse case involving a child. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 37-year-old David Wilber was arrested Friday on three counts of sexual battery by an authority…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - While Tennessee lawmakers do not fall under the state's open records law, the General Assembly's policy is to make what officials call a good faith effort to comply with requests from the public. Under those rules,…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Former Mississippi State quarterback and NFL Draft prospect Dak Prescott was arrested and charged with driving under the influence early Saturday morning. The Starkville Police Department confirmed Prescott's arrest on Twitter late Saturday night. The post…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Biloxi police say three officers are on administrative leave while the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation looks into a fatal shooting. Chief John Miller tells the Sun-Herald they were among officers who answered calls from drivers who…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville police have reversed course and decided to send an extra 463 rape kits to be tested by Kentucky State Police. In total, the department is sending 1,386 untested kits after being prompted by state legislators…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - A 55-year-old man has been charged in connection to fire at a Winchester apartment building Friday that killed three and injured at least five. WLEX-TV reports Jackie Hisle Jr. was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter. Hisle's…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia college students may soon be able to carry concealed firearms on campus, and some detractors are focusing on the financial impact along with safety concerns. The bill sent Friday to Gov. Nathan Deal would allow anyone…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga's Erlanger Health System is hoping to build a $25 million behavioral health hospital that it says would eventually employ 200 people. Hospital officials tell the Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/1YKWp62 ) that they are seeking…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A group of lawyers seeking $2.3 million for their work overturning Tennessee's ban on same-sex marriage are overbilling taxpayers, according to Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery. Slatery says they only deserve $1.1 million. The Tennessean reports…
LUDLOW, Ky. (AP) - Prosecutors have concluded that a northern Kentucky officer acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a 61-year-old man last year during a traffic stop. News outlets report that body camera footage released Friday helped convince prosecutors…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy was shot to death on a Memphis street early Saturday morning. The Commercial-Appeal (http://bit.ly/1P5CPKm) reports the Memphis Police Department was called to the shooting in the Orange Mound neighborhood around 2:20 a.m. Police…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A 34-year-old Laurel woman has been arrested on a charge of insurance fraud. Attorney General Jim Hood says Arnisha Dean is accused of making a false and fraudulent statement to her insurance company, United Automobile Insurance…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A Starkville 5th grader is heading to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Soyeon Park is a student at Henderson Elementary. Park won The Commercial Appeal's 73rd Annual Mid-South Spelling Bee on Saturday. WTVA-TV (http://bit.ly/1REYKtS ) reports…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State Officials say that a campaign to promote tourism in the state of Tennessee has generated more than $73 million in new state and local tax revenue. WPLN-FM reports (http://bit.ly/1UZA44F ) that a newly released state…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A coalition of environmentalists is sounding the alarm about a plan the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering for storing coal ash involving 10 cites. The TVA is closing down ash storage at 10 power plants. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky health officials are urging spring break travelers to take steps to prevent mosquito bites if traveling to areas of the globe where the Zika virus has been documented. The Department for Public Health recently said…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission has dedicated 88 acres to an existing preserve in Pulaski County. The new addition to the 150-acre Frances J. Palk State Nature Preserve was announced at the group's March meeting.…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Family Health Centers Inc. in Louisville has received $325,000 in funding to assist in improving and expanding substance abuse treatment services at its facilities. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell contacted the Department of Health and Human…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A man wanted in connection with a shooting that injured a Jackson police officer has surrendered. Authorities tell WAPT-TV (http://bit.ly/1QNJ8rr ) that Rashad R. Caston turned himself in Friday. He faces charges of aggravated assault on…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The State Board of Elections will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday to certify the results of Kentucky's special House elections last week. The winners cannot take the oath of office until after the board certifies the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The federal government is giving more than $800,000 to three health centers in Tennessee to combat the state's growing and deadly opioid epidemic. The money is part of a $94 million package announced Friday by the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The federal government is giving $1.8 million to five health centers in Kentucky to combat the state's growing and deadly opioid epidemic. The money is part of a $94 million package announced Friday by the U.S.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Employees and staff at Morehead State University learned this week how they would be spending their spring break: a mandatory, unpaid furlough for five days in order to compensate for Gov. Matt Bevin's midyear budget cuts.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Confederate soldier statue that has stood for generations in a prominent spot on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus will soon be accompanied by a plaque giving it historical context. A university news release says…
