JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A young Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge, months after authorities say he and his fiancee were trying to go to Syria to join the Islamic State. Court papers show 23-year-old Muhammad Dakhlalla…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo says the House will reject Gov. Matt Bevin's mid-year budget cuts to colleges and universities. Bevin has proposed cuts of 4.5 percent in appropriations to state college and universities. This week,…
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…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky House of Representatives wants voters to decide whether to change the state's constitution to allow for a temporary increase in local sales taxes to pay for big projects. The House approved a bill Friday…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Nine charter school operators say they're interested in opening 14 new charter schools in Mississippi. The state's Charter School Authorizer Board announced Friday that 10 of the schools are proposed for the Jackson school district. Charter…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating complaints about a charity that partnered with the mother of a Marine killed in the Chattanooga attacks this summer. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports members of the Lance…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Former state Rep. John David Pennebaker, who helped create Mississippi's comprehensive highway construction program in 1987, has died at 72. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that Pennebaker, a New Albany attorney, died of pneumonia Wednesday…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A rescue crew is using an amphibious vehicle to evacuate residents of Shelby County who are trapped in their homes due to rising floodwaters. Shelby County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mickey Keaton says rescuers have evacuated at…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Rain kept falling in Mississippi Friday as rescuers plucked people from flash flooding and residents along Delta rivers sandbagged against rising waters. Some areas of the Delta region, including Cleveland and Clarksdale, have received more than…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) - Authorities have identified the man arrested and accused of shooting a Simpson County deputy who was serving a warrant for a domestic violence assault in Franklin. Kentucky State Police Trooper B.J. Eaton said in a news…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has refused to overturn the death sentence for Christa Gail Pike, Tennessee's lone female condemned prisoner. In a written ruling issued on Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Harry S. Mattice Jr. said Pike…
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) - A Georgia-based logistics and e-commerce firm has notified Kentucky officials that it is laying off 338 workers because it is shutting down its Boone County operations. The Kentucky Enquirer reports that Mike Lloyd, Innotrac Corp.'s human…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a man has been indicted in the shooting of a Memphis police officer who survived his wounds. The Shelby County district attorney's office said Friday that 30-year-old Daniel Jefferson has been charged with attempted…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County jury has found a man guilty in the slayings of three people at a homeless camp in Knoxville. Prosecutor Charme P. Allen says in a news release that 30-year-old Joshua H. Cool was…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - A fire chief says three people are dead and at least five injured after a blaze at an apartment building in central Kentucky. Winchester Fire Chief Cathy Rigney says two people were found dead in the…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a Biloxi police officer shot and killed a man waiving a gun near the top of the Popp's Ferry Bridge. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove tells WLOX TV that 37-year-old Wesley Sheppard, of Biloxi,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An adventure course built in the treetops of Jefferson Memorial Forest in Louisville is opening for its second season later this month. The Treetop Adventure Course was built by the Go Ape company. The company says…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service says it has over $17 million in unclaimed refunds for Tennessee residents who failed to file a 2012 tax return. The law provides taxpayers with a three-year window to claim a refund,…
FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) - The retired president of Northern Kentucky's state community college will soon begin receiving a $348,000 incentive that the president of the board says he was unaware of. The 2014 incentive plan was obtained by the Kentucky…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Two Tennessee men who worked for a tax preparation business in Richmond face up to eight years in prison for filing fraudulent returns. U.S. District Court records show that 35-year-old Jeremy Blanchard and 35-year-old Erik Pittman,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville is looking for creative people or teams to design artwork that will be featured on a wall at the Emporium Center in Downtown Knoxville. The proposed site is…
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - Two Kingsport hospital employees have been awarded plaques for helping subdue an inmate who tried to escape custody. The Kingsport Times-News reports Christopher Light was arrested in January on charges related to several robberies. Once in…
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - Crews demolishing an old American Legion post in Owensboro have discovered an 81-year-old time capsule. Scott Jagoe is with Jagoe Homes, the company that bought the property last year. He tells the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer there were…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Unemployment rates fell in 59 of Kentucky's 120 counties between January 2015 and January 2016. The state Office of Employment and Training said Thursday that the jobless rate rose in 53 counties and stayed the same…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - The city of Bowling Green is changing its Section 8 housing voucher program to provide more housing options for the area's homeless population. The Bowling Green Daily News reports the city has been allocating some…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) - A Simpson County deputy serving a warrant in Franklin has been shot and wounded. Kentucky State Police Trooper B.J. Eaton says the suspect fired on the deputy, striking him. The deputy was able to return fire…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says about 100 people have been evacuated in the Delta because of severe weather. Lee Smithson says heavy rain Thursday has mostly passed the Delta, but the Gulf…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An effort to update Tennessee's car seat rules that had been headed for Gov. Bill Haslam's signature was pulled back for renewed debate in the House on Tuesday over questions about whether it would increase the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a mistake caused the Chattanooga Marathon to fall short of its full 26.2 mile course. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports race officials acknowledged Wednesday that a misplaced turnaround marker left Sunday's race course…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A proposal to introduce charter schools in Kentucky on a test basis has cleared a state Senate committee, but the measure faces long odds of becoming law. The bill would allow charter schools to open during…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment calling for a review of circuit and district court boundaries every decade. The measure passed the Senate on a 26-12 vote Thursday, sending it to the House.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County jury will decide the fate of one of three suspects charged with killing three people at a homeless camp in Knoxville. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports 30-year-old Joshua Cool is standing trial this…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Democrats are trying to speed up the results of Tuesday's special House elections so the newest members can vote on a proposed state budget next week. Democrats have 50 members and Republicans have 46. It…
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews says faculty and staff at the eastern Kentucky school will be furloughed without pay March 21-25 due to economic woes. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Andrews sent a campus-wide email Thursday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An effort to update Tennessee's car seat rules that had been headed for Gov. Bill Haslam's signature has been pulled back for renewed debate in the House over questions about whether it would increase the age…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new investigation shows a spike in the number of reports of inmates in Tennessee's prison system assaulting guards. The Tennessean is reporting that prisoners have assaulted correctional officers with weapons 70 times since Jan. 11.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky would speed up the testing of rape kits and add more DNA profiles to a national database under a pair of bills moving through the state Senate. A rape kit is a collection of physical…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The city of Jackson, Miss., has issued an emergency notice telling customers to restrict the amount of water they use because a large water-treatment facility lost power. City spokeswoman Shelia Byrd says Thursday that officials believe…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Department of Health says it has confirmed the state's first case of the Zika virus. A statement from the agency on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported test results on…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has lost his bid to defend a state law designed to protect life insurance benefits. The state Supreme Court on Thursday denied Beshear's motion to allow his office to continue the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey says he opposes an effort to make it a crime to speak on handheld phones while driving in Tennessee. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. John Holsclaw Jr. of Elizabethton would…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Police say they're investigating whether a man shot and killed by a Mississippi homeowner is an escaped murder suspect. Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong tells The Associated Press he believes the man who was killed by…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A major bottleneck at the entrances to Tennessee's legislative office complex is being eliminated this week. Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey told reporters on Thursday that state troopers have been instructed to stop scanning IDs and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to impose limits on how many liquor stores can be owned in Tennessee has been sent back to a House subcommittee. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Curry Todd of Collierville has pitted Republicans…
CARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in Tennessee say the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Campbell County have reopened to traffic nearly two weeks after a large rockslide closed the roadway near the Kentucky border. Media reported the lanes reopened…
DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of a Frankfort man who was an inmate at the Boyle County Detention Center. Boyle County Jailor Barry Harmon tells The Advocate-Messenger that 32-year-old Ronald L. Hulette II died…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Lexington clinic has put off performing abortions until a judge rules on a request from Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's administration to close the clinic. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Fayette Circuit Judge Ernesto Scorsone is…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Metro Nashville police have made three arrests and seized 21 dogs in connection with an illegal dog fighting operation. The Metro Nashville Police Department says in a news release that Tuesday, officers searched a house where…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Second Judicial District Chancellor E.G. Moody says he may need several weeks to render an opinion in a lawsuit by the Washington County Board of Education which claims it is owed $3.4 million by Johnson…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee has been awarded a $100,000 grant for a sweet potato "rescue." The Environmental Stewardship and Energy Sustainability grant comes from the Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation. According to Second Harvest,…
