NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker may have refused to make an endorsement in the presidential nomination race, but he's not holding back in embracing the anger of Republican voters. Corker issued a statement Thursday to criticize Republican…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The second and only official Grammy Museum outside of Los Angeles opens Saturday in the Mississippi Delta, cradle of the blues. Bob Santelli, executive director of its sister, the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, says organizers…
MUNFORD, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say the death of a 72-year-old woman in Munford in February has been ruled a homicide. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that authorities are looking for a red Chevy Colorado mid-sized truck with…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A new partnership in Louisville aims to assure homebound seniors in Louisville have meals delivered to them. Mayor Greg Fisher on Thursday announced the formation of GMeals-On-Wheels. He said in a statement that the program will…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Two more oyster areas will reopen for harvesting at legal sunrise Friday. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says it is reopening Area II "A," which includes northern portions of the Pass Christian and Henderson Point…
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) - Magnolia officials say the town isn't getting paid for the amount of water it supplies to customers. The McComb Enterprise-Journal reports that the city pumped out more that 200 million gallons of water last year but…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A man who failed to report to prison in Georgia nine years ago has been arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Mississippi. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell tells The Sun Herald 41-year-old Donnie…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An assistant football coach in Knox County has been suspended with pay while the school system investigates allegations of inappropriate cell phone contact with students. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Jaren S. Troutman has been suspended…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton is telling Mississippi voters that if his wife is elected president, she will work to reduce the cost of a college education by letting people refinance student loans. He also says the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - University of Tennessee students are rallying supporters of diversity on campus after a Senate committee voted Wednesday to defund the college's Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that students are passing out…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Control of the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport would shift to state officials and surrounding counties under a Senate-passed bill. Senate Bill 2162, approved Thursday on a 29-18 vote, would replace the five-member Jackson Municipal Airport…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri House has passed legislation that would make it easier for people who were adopted to access their original birth certificates. Lawmakers voted 125-28 Thursday for a bill allowing Missouri-born adoptees to access their…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Senate has passed a bill that would restrict cities and counties from removing historical monuments, including Confederate ones, from public property. Al.com reports that the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act passed despite several Democratic senators…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's new Republican governor and growing majority in the state Senate have put the pressure on abortion providers this year, filing two lawsuits and submitting at least five bills critics say could hinder access. Republican Gov.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi voters could register online and vote in person ahead of elections under a bill moving forward in the Legislature. House members voted Thursday to pass three bills that would rewrite Mississippi's election laws, a proposal…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A fight is brewing over a Missouri proposal to allow beer-makers to lease coolers to stores to keep ales frosty. The Senate passed the measure 18-14 Thursday, a tight vote and the minimum needed to…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. John Bel Edwards has ordered the flags flying over the State Capitol and all public buildings to be flown at half-staff in recognition of the life of state Rep. Ronnie Edwards, who died last…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Two people who protested Donald Trump's rally in Louisville have filed police reports, alleging they were punched and shoved by Trump's supporters in the crowd. One incident was captured on video by WLKY-TV inside the Kentucky…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill requiring public employees' to give permission every year for union dues to be withheld from their paychecks. The House voted 109-49 Thursday to send the legislation to Gov. Jay…
MAYHEW, Miss. (AP) - A maker and online seller of mattresses and bedding products will open a factory in Lowndes County, with plans to hire 50 people over the next three years. Sleepmade will invest $1.4 million, leasing 50,000 square…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama judge has thrown out the state's system for imposing the death penalty the same day Florida lawmakers passed a bill to revamp a similar sentencing mechanism. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Tracie Todd sided Thursday…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky High School students would have to pass the same test given to people seeking U.S. citizenship in order to earn a diploma under a bill that has cleared the Senate Education Committee. The bill would…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - University of Tennessee students are rallying supporters of diversity on campus after a state Senate Education Committee voted Wednesday to defund the UT Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that students are…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A plan for a new statewide school district to take control of faltering local school districts is moving forward in the Mississippi House. Representatives voted 82-38 to pass House Bill 989 Thursday, sending it to the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has asked a judge to close a Lexington abortion clinic the governor says is operating without a license. State law requires abortion clinics to have a license from the Health and Family…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Two people who protested Donald Trump's rally in Louisville have filed police reports, alleging they were punched and shoved by Trump's supporters in the crowd. One of the incidents was captured on video by WLKY-TV inside…
DECATURVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee judge has set a target trial date in early 2017 for at least one of three men charged with murder in the 2011 disappearance of a Tennessee nursing student. The Jackson Sun reports that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Investigators are searching for suspects after two Hamilton County schools received threats of violence on walls, just days after two other schools received similar threats. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Hamilton County Sheriff's Office…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - New Kentucky abortion clinics would have to meet more strict medical standards before they could open under a bill that has cleared a state Senate committee. The bill would require abortion clinics to get a certificate…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One person has been injured after shots were fired during an apparent road rage incident on Interstate 24 in Nashville. Local media outlets report the incident occurred Wednesday near the Haywood Lane exit. Metro Nashville Police…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities continue searching for an escaped inmate facing capital murder charges in the 2015 rape and slaying of a 69-year-old woman. State police agencies and the U.S. Marshals Service joined local authorities Thursday in searching…
COLUMBIA, Miss. (AP) - The newly elected tax assessor for Marion County has resigned after just two months in office. The Hattiesburg American reports Vance Berry handed in his resignation Monday to the Marion County Board of Supervisors, stating his…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Bond has been set at $25,000 each for the four suspects charged in the death of 9-month-old Jada Freeman. On Dec. 22, The Hattiesburg American reports Forrest County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - An Arizona man has admitted he distributed crystal meth in Mississippi over several years. The Sun Herald reports 29-year-old Xavier Terrazas pleaded guilty Monday on a charge filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office. He faces up…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The arson trial of a woman accused of setting fire to a D'Iberville apartment complex is set to start March 15. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1nj3qx3) Circuit Judge Chris Schmidt is scheduled to hear pretrial motions…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - KentuckyOne Health, which operates the University of Louisville Hospital, has backed out of an agreement to provide Planned Parenthood patients emergency care in case complications arise during an abortion. Planned Parenthood attorney Thomas Clay says the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two taxicab drivers are suing the city of Jackson, claiming the city has imposed restrictive regulations on the taxi industry. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy announced Wednesday that taxicab drivers John Davis and Shad Denson…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A bill intended to help veterans start businesses in Kentucky by waiving registration fees will head to the state House of Representatives. House Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety approved the bill Wednesday. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The number of electronic federal tax returns filed so far from Tennessee has increased from last year. The Internal Revenue Service in Atlanta says as of Feb. 29, 1.4 million electronic returns have been filed from…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley's plan to build four new state prisons with an $800 million bond issue has attracted scrutiny in a public hearing. Media outlets report that during Wednesday's public hearing, contractors, architects and engineers voiced…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee record keepers say the top names for new babies in 2015 remained unchanged. The most popular boy's name was William, just as it has been for nine straight years. For girls, Emma was again the…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Two oyster areas in Mississippi will reopen for harvesting at legal sunrise Thursday. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced the reopening of Area II "E," which includes Square Handkerchief reef and southern portions of Henderson…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri lawmaker who tried to kill herself last year now wants to make police reports of suicides and attempted suicides closed records. Rep. Genise Montecillo's proposal to restrict access to those reports received approval…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi senators are voting to prevent the state Medicaid program from spending any money with Planned Parenthood, even if it's only a few hundred dollars a year. Senate Medicaid Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins said in response…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Senate wants to require political candidates to itemize credit card expenses over $200 on campaign finance reports. Senators voted 40-11 to send Senate Bill 2374 (http://bit.ly/1nixxoC ) to the House. Senate Elections Committee Chairwoman…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House voted 65-54 Wednesday to loosen the process for getting medical exemptions to some of the strictest childhood vaccination requirements in the nation. It is not clear whether the proposal will survive in the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators are keeping open the possibility that they could rewrite an education funding formula that has been shortchanged most years since it was put into law. The House voted 75-45 Wednesday to pass House Bill…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A state senator running for attorney general wants Missouri to expand its "stand your ground" laws to make it easier for people to use deadly force in self-defense. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Republican from Columbia,…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Citing the record-breaking amount of spending by outside groups on two state Supreme Court races, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday he wants lawmakers to look at ending the popular election of justices. The Republican…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday that Donald Trump would need to make major policy changes before he could consider supporting the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. Haslam endorsed Marco Rubio before the state's Super…
