Author: Associated Press

Newspaper, arts center partner to bring Army band to Ashland

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - The Daily Independent newspaper and the Paramount Arts Center have partnered to bring the U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers' Chorus to Ashland next month. The Daily Independent reports the free concert is scheduled for April…

Natchez aldermen to hear Eola Hotel appeal

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Developers of the former Eola Hotel building are expected to appear before the Natchez Board of Aldermen on Tuesday. Interim City Planner Riccardo Giani and the Natchez Planning Commission denied renovation plans for the first floor…

Suspect shot after police respond to domestic dispute

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says it is investigating what led police to shoot at a suspect while responding to a domestic violence call in Murfreesboro. TBI spokesman Josh DeVine tells media that at least one…

City workers push to train workers as more jobs expected

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga officials are making a push to train more people for jobs that are expected to be coming to the city. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports city government officials launched a job skills training initiative…

Ohio lawmaker seeks day to honor track star Jesse Owens

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A state lawmaker in Ohio is working to establish a day in honor of Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens. Legislation introduced last week by state Sen. Cecil Thomas, a Cincinnati Democrat, would declare Sept. 12 as…

Proposed Waveland annexation would include Silver Slipper

WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) - The city of Waveland will file a petition in Hancock County Chancery Court seeking to annex parts of Clermont Harbor and Lakeshore, including the properties  where the Silver Slipper Casino and Bayou Caddy Fishery are located. The…

Man dies, family trapped after tree falls on mobile home

INEZ, Ky. (AP) - A Martin County man has died after a tree fell on his family's mobile home, trapping four of his family members as well. Rescuers were able to free the four relatives early Saturday, but 56-year-old Larry…

Man accused of dumping raw sewage into Anderson County creek

VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - A septic-tank installer has been accused of illegally discharging an estimated 1,000 gallons of raw sewage into an Anderson County creek that runs into the Kentucky River. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that a federal grand jury…

Newspaper, arts center partner to bring Army band to Ashland

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - The Daily Independent newspaper and the Paramount Arts Center have partnered to bring the U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers' Chorus to Ashland next month. The Daily Independent reports the free concert is scheduled for April…

Police search for stolen car after man shot multiple times

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Officials are searching for a vehicle that was stolen from a driver who was found shot. Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong tells media outlets that an officer found 52-year-old John Thomas lying face-down with multiple gunshot…

USDA: Farmers in 6 states eligible for disaster aid

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 37 counties in Arkansas and 10 in five neighboring states are eligible for disaster aid if they lost crops to rain and flooding between Nov. 1 and Jan. 12. A news release says two…

Wildlife refuges reopening at Land Between The Lakes

GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) - Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area says wildlife refuges that have been closed since last fall will reopen next week. The areas reopening on March 16 are Rushing Bay, Duncan Bay, Duncan Lake, Smith…

UT students to debut ‘Recovery’ film

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A group of University of Tennessee journalism students is preparing to screen a documentary meant to shed light on the problem of neonatal abstinence syndrome in East Tennessee. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the students' film,…

Sen. Alexander is Scout council’s Alumnus of the Year

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Great Smoky Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of America has named U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander as the Council Alumnus of the Year. The council honored Alexander for applying throughout his career the skills and…

Arraignment soon for suspect in Starkville teen’s death

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Arraignment is expected Monday for a man arrested in the shooting death of a Starkville teenager. Twenty-eight-year-old Neal Anthony Anderson of Starkville was arrested at the scene of Friday night's shooting. Starkville police told the Northeast…

Jackson, MS police: 3 killed in 2 shootings

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Jackson police are investigating two shootings in which three men were killed within five hours. The Clarion-Ledger reports that 22-year-old Eli Nunez Sanchez and 27-year-old Daniel Gomez were shot about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Officials say Sanchez…

Renewed life: Father meets son’s organ recipients

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Despite hushed whispers, the tapping of nervous feet, the clicking of iPhone cameras, all was silent for West Kentucky Community & Technical College's men's basketball coach Michael Chumbler on Feb. 27 as he stood to meet…

Plane with NASCAR team makes emergency landing in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A plane carrying NASCAR team members that was headed from Las Vegas to Charlotte, North Carolina, made an emergency landing in Memphis. The plane landed early Monday morning at Memphis International Airport. The plane belonged to…

Getting burning death suspect to Mississippi will take time

PANOLA, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi prosecutor says it could be late this before the 27-year-old man accused of burning a 19-year-old woman to death is returned from Louisiana to face a capital murder charge. Quinton Verdell Tellis has been…

Harlan County officials look to preserve tourist attractions

LYNCH, Ky. (AP) - Harlan County officials are looking to preserve two unique attractions in an effort to increase tourism. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports one of those is Portal 31, an exhibition underground coal mine, and the other is Benham's…

West Virginia boy claims Kentucky suspect targeted him

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky State Police affidavit says a man charged in the killing of a 7-year-old girl was identified by a West Virginia boy as someone who allegedly tried to lure him into a vehicle a month…

Kentucky presidential caucus defies turnout expectations

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The presidential campaigns did not come to Kentucky much for its first Republican caucus since 1984. But the voters did. While many Republican officials feared a low turnout for the state's first presidential caucus since 1984,…

Entergy Mississippi cuts rates by $102M as natural gas dips

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Entergy Mississippi just can't cut rates fast enough to keep up with falling natural gas prices, and Mississippi Power Co. isn't far behind. The unit of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. will cut rates by $102 million…

Nashville couple want wedding gifts to help the hungry

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rather than asking for wine glasses or a new blender, a Nashville couple have asked their wedding guests to donate money to address hunger problems in their city. The Tennessean reports that Jacob Weiss and Joy…

Rescue group returns baby owl to site with sibling

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - An animal rescue group in Mississippi has returned a baby owl to a nest in an Ocean Springs cemetery. A person visiting the cemetery had found the owl on the ground - possibly because of…

Kesha chokes up at award dinner, thanks supporters

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pop star Kesha, who says her producer sexually and psychologically abused her, choked up after accepting an award for her stance against harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. The Human Rights Campaign Nashville on…

Jury to begin deliberating in Erin Andrews’ lawsuit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jurors could soon decide whether two hotel companies should be held partially responsible for a stalker taking nude videos of sportscaster Erin Andrews and posting them online. The jury is scheduled to begin deliberating in Andrews'…

Man dies after being shot by constable in Laurel County

LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a constable in Laurel County. In a news release, Laurel County Sheriff John Root says Constable Bobby Joe Smith was attempting to serve a warrant on…

2nd suspect convicted in 2013 beating death of Cowan man

WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - The second of four suspects charged in the beating death of a Cowan man has been convicted. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports 29-year-old Todd E. Dalton pleaded guilty Wednesday in Franklin County Circuit Court to…

Mississippi economy grows at 1.9 percent rate in late 2015

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - New figures show Mississippi's economy grew at a 1.9 percent annual rate from July through September, exactly equal to the national growth rate. Gross domestic product numbers released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis…

Judge who presided over Killen’s 2005 trial retiring

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi judge who presided over the trial in one of the South's most infamous civil-rights cases is retiring for health reasons. Circuit Judge Marcus Gordon sentenced Edgar Ray Killen to 60 years in prison in…

Discovery of two black carps in Miss. R.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Scientists say the discovery of two young black carp in a ditch connected to the Mississippi River is a troubling sign for native species in the river. Adult black carp have been caught in the…

Updated flag lawsuit says rebel emblem ‘vestige’ of slavery

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An attorney is making additional arguments in a federal lawsuit that seeks to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi flag. In papers filed Thursday, Carlos Moore says the emblem violates the 13th Amendment to…

Renewed life: Father meets son’s organ recipients

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Despite hushed whispers, the tapping of nervous feet, and the clicking of iPhone cameras, all was silent for West Kentucky Community & Technical College's men's basketball coach Michael Chumbler on Feb. 27 as he stood to…

2nd suspect convicted in 2013 beating death of Cowan man

WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - The second of four suspects charged in the beating death of a Cowan man has been convicted. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/1LZXTC3 ) 29-year-old Todd E. Dalton pleaded guilty Wednesday in Franklin County Circuit…

High-energy Memphis iZone schools outpace state-run efforts

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Accompanied by a hip-hop dance, the students in Angel McKay's class at Cherokee Elementary rap their knowledge of the water cycle. "It moves the water, moves it up and down, all around the Earth, the water…

Scientists: Discovery of young, wild black carp troubling

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Scientists say the discovery of two young black carp in a ditch connected to the Mississippi River is a troubling sign for native species in the river. Adult black carp have been caught in the…

Man dies after being shot by constable in Laurel County

LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a constable in Laurel County. In a news release, Laurel County Sheriff John Root says Constable Bobby Joe Smith was attempting to serve a warrant on…

Mississippi economy grows at 1.9 percent rate in late 2015

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - New figures show Mississippi's economy grew at a 1.9 percent annual rate from July through September, exactly equal to the national growth rate. Gross domestic product numbers released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis…

Republican presidential race lands in Kentucky Saturday

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - The rambunctious Republican race for president comes to Kentucky on Saturday with a little-publicized caucus that has some party leaders worrying about low turnout. Caucus locations open at 10 a.m. local time across the state…

Mississippi trooper hurt in shootout goes home in procession

AP-MS--Mississippi Police Shooting-Officer Released Mississippi trooper hurt in shootout goes home in procession Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A police procession has taken a Mississippi state trooper wounded nearly two weeks ago in a shootout from…

Escaped inmate accused of murder eludes search for third day

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - An escaped inmate facing capital murder charges continues to elude a manhunt. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace says local, state and federal officers continued Friday to comb abandoned buildings in Vicksburg and follow tips looking for…

University of Louisville blasts whistleblower lawsuit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A University of Louisville official says accusations that the university and President James Ramsey interfered with a former compliance officer's duties are "unfounded." The Courier-Journal reports that executive vice president for research and innovation Dr. William…

Patrick chosen as chairwoman of horse park commission

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Matt Bevin's administration says the Kentucky Horse Park's governing body has a new chairwoman. Secretary of Tourism, Arts and Heritage Don Parkinson said Friday that Louisville attorney Tandy Patrick will serve as chairwoman of the…

Senate votes to toughen penalty for attacking police dogs

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has voted to toughen the penalty for attacking and wounding police dogs. Under the bill clearing the Senate on Friday, anyone attacking a police service animal with a gun or knife would be…

Updated flag lawsuit says rebel emblem ‘vestige’ of slavery

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An attorney is making additional arguments in a federal lawsuit that seeks to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi flag. In papers filed Thursday, Carlos Moore says the emblem violates the 13th Amendment to…

Former police officer pleads guilty in civil rights case

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former Alcorn State University police officer has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating civil rights of someone under arrest. In a news release, U.S. Attorney Gregory Davis says 42-year-old Berthum Allen pleaded guilty Thursday…

Wanted sex offender arrested at Clarksville home day care

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Montgomery County sheriff's deputies and U.S. marshals have arrested a fugitive sex offender at an in-home day care. According to a news release from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, authorities found 36-year-old Christopher Dlubac Thursday at…

Party officials sidestep turnout predictions for caucus

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Days away from choosing the person he wants to be president, Shelby County Republican Larry Lace says it doesn't feel like campaign season in Kentucky. Missing were the typical mailings and phone calls urging him to…