JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol says its officers made two separate traffic stops on Interstate 20 that resulted in the discovery of large amounts of drugs. On Friday afternoon, the Highway Patrol says its officers stopped a…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Vicksburg police officers will soon be 100 percent equipped with body cameras. The cameras are making their way into daily use by all uniformed officers. The Vicksburg Post reports the department is assigning cameras to officers…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Authorities are sounding the alarm about a new and deadly twist in the country's addictions epidemic in the form of a deadly painkiller disguised as other medications. Tennessee officials say they've seen two dozen cases in…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is staying out of an interesting free speech debate about the power of school officials to discipline students for things they write or say away from school. The justices on Monday left in place…
SUMMIT, Miss. (AP) - Following the devastating fire that destroyed the landmark Dixie Springs Cafe, there are plans for the restaurant to return by the end of the year with a new owner who's the great-grandson of the original proprietor.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A woman has died and a man is not expected to survive after a shooting at a Lexington residence. Lexington police say officers were called to the house Sunday morning after a report of an assault…
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) - State Police say an inmate who escaped the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex near Eddyville has been caught. Kentucky State Police said in a news release Sunday that Lostia M. Shreves of Cecilia was found at a…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) - A Pass Christian man is in the hospital after being shot in the face. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson tells media outlets that the victim, whose identity has not been released, was driving his vehicle…
SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) - After a $600 million repair of the Wolf Creek Dam that impounds Lake Cumberland, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says cities and businesses that have long drawn the water for free will have to start…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities have ruled that an Iraq War veteran accidentally drowned in Hancock County two months ago. County Coroner Jim Faulk told The Sun Herald on Saturday that an autopsy confirmed 27-year-old Alex Toups accidentally…
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) - DeSoto County authorities have closed a road near a dam breach, but one official said the problem doesn't pose a significant threat to area residents. The Commercial Appeal reports that closing a segment of Kelly Road…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jurors could soon hear testimony from sportscaster Erin Andrews as well as the man who stalked her and posted nude videos of her on the Internet. Andrews and her mother could testify as early as Monday…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The co-founders of a Hixson nursing home business paid themselves six-figure salaries and drove company-financed Porsches while failing to pay employees, utility bills, taxes and creditors. That's according to court documents reported in the Chattanooga Times…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentuckiana parents concerned their kids might be using drugs now have the option of hiring their own drug dog. The Last Chance K9 Service opened in New Albany, Indiana, in September. Owner Michael Davis tells The…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Two people have been arrested on charges they tried to sell thousands of dollars in stolen role-playing game cards at a shop in south Mississippi. Biloxi police investigator Nick Sonnier told The Sun Herald that 31-year-old…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Girl Scout cookie fanciers in Knoxville have the opportunity to pick up a few boxes without even getting out of their cars. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports about nine girls from Troop 28018 were setting up…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Metro Nashville police have charged a man in connection to a fatal shooting near downtown Nashville. Media outlets report that 24-year-old Jonathan Hudspeth has been charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of 27-year-old Jacquard…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga's urban forester says two new tree planting projects will allow newlyweds to mark their vows and others interested in honoring loved ones. The Times Free-Press reports that Gene Hyde got the idea from an environmental…
IRVINE, Ky. (AP) - Estill County officials are furious after not being told by Kentucky officials that low-level nuclear waste from drilling operations in other states was dumped illegally in their county last year. Judge-Executive Wallace Taylor told news outlets…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two former executives of a Mississippi company have been sentenced to prison for a scheme to defraud investors in a product billed as a monitoring system for nursing home patients. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan…
CARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A rock slide has shut down Interstate-75 in both directions in Campbell County, about 30 miles from the Kentucky border. Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesman Mark Nagi wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday that motorists…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies say an argument ended with one man dead, another with multiple gunshot wounds. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove tells The Sun Herald 23-year-old Richard Doby, of Gulfport, died Saturday night of a gunshot wound…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man who served 15 years in prison, including time on death row, in the killing of a Memphis police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting a teenager. Media outlets…
MONTICELLO, Miss. (AP) - Authorities are investigating an apparent cross burning in south Mississippi. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Department notified the FBI about Thursday's discovery of what appeared to be a small cross burning on the side of a road…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga's urban forester says two new tree planting projects will allow newlyweds to mark their vows and others interested in honoring loved ones. The Times Free-Press (http://bit.ly/1pfqZbG) reports that Gene Hyde got the idea came from…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man who served 15 years in prison, including time on death row, in the killing of a Memphis police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting a teenager. Media outlets…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities say they have arrested four women accused of engaging in a scheme to smuggle cellphones, tobacco and other contraband into state prisons. The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/1Ur84GL ) that one suspect - 22-year-old Sherrice Richardson,…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police are investigating after Shepherdsville officers shot a suspect Friday evening. According to an account by state police, officers responded at about 5 p.m. to a complaint of a suicidal man armed with a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The co-founders of a Hixson nursing home business paid themselves six-figure salaries and drove company-financed Porsches while failing to pay employees, utility bills, taxes and creditors. That's according to court documents reported in the Chattanooga Times…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The U.S. Marine from Massachusetts killed in a shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last summer is being honored this weekend by the Springfield St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan was posthumously selected as the…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two former executives of a Mississippi company have been sentenced to prison for a scheme to defraud investors in a product billed as a monitoring system for nursing home patients. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Girl Scout cookie fanciers in Knoxville have the opportunity to pick up a few boxes without even getting out of their cars. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports about nine girls from Troop 28018 were setting up…
MONTICELLO, Miss. (AP) - Authorities are investigating an apparent cross burning in south Mississippi. WJTV-TV reports that the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department notified the FBI about Thursday's discovery of what appeared to be a small cross burning on the side…
CARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A rock slide has shut down Interstate-75 in both directions in Campbell County, about 30 miles from the Kentucky border. Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesman Mark Nagi wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday that motorists…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi House Republicans passed a bill Friday that would require regular audits of Medicaid recipients and penalize those who fail to update their records. The House voted 76-40 to pass House Bill 1116 without debating it…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A 35-year-old Kentucky nursing home resident has been charged with killing a 71-year-old resident of the facility. Police said the defendant was arrested on a murder charge Thursday and was held without bond in Allen County…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court is upholding its ruling that another candidate must be added to the March 8 Democratic presidential primary ballot. However, the court said Friday in a 6-3 ruling that Secretary of State Delbert…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Oscar-nominated transgender musician Anohni said in a statement posted online that she will not be attending the Academy Awards because she was not invited to perform on the telecast. The artist who performed and co-wrote the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - AT&T has filed a federal lawsuit over action taken in Louisville that will let Google Fiber install equipment on AT&T's utility poles. AT&T says the ordinance passed by Louisville's Metro Council this month violates state and…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Agents from the State Auditor's office have arrested former New Houlka Town Clerk Twilla "Gay" Williams after a Chickasaw County grand jury indicted her for embezzlement. The auditor's office, in a news release Friday, said Williams…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Federal charges accusing two brothers in connection with the shooting of a postal worker in Louisville have been dismissed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin dismissed a Feb. 16 criminal complaint against Marcus Bennett and Eric Bennett.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three of the five candidates for the Republican presidential nomination have been campaigning in Tennessee, with the remaining two planning rallies in the state before voters go to the polls on Super Tuesday next week. Texas…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A South Carolina man who helped sell fraudulent health insurance policies to over 17,000 victims nationwide has been sentenced to 82 months in prison. According to the U.S. attorney's office in Nashville, the fraudulent plans were…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson will still speak at a veterans facility in Memphis on Sunday but earlier than announced after a church canceled appearances there. The Commercial Appeal reports Alpha Omega Veterans Services board chairwoman…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Eight lawyers have applied to fill an open seat on the Court of Criminal Appeals in the western portion of the state. Officials with the Administrative Office of the Courts said the applicants include: J. Robert…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Police say a man has fatally shot a co-worker at a fast-food restaurant in central Kentucky. Media cited a statement from the Elizabethtown Police Department in reporting that 27-year-old Joshua Lee Ratliff is facing charges including…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Blue Grass Stockyards plans to rebuild in Lexington after a massive fire destroyed the beef cattle auction business. Jim Akers, chief operating officer, said in a statement released by the Lexington mayor's office that the city…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Police say a man has fatally shot a co-worker at a fast-food restaurant in central Kentucky. Media cited a statement from the Elizabethtown Police Department in reporting that 27-year-old Joshua Lee Ratliff is facing charges including…
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Authorities have found the body of a western Kentucky for whom an arrest warrant has been issued earlier this month. Kentucky State Police spokesman Michael Robichaud tells news outlets that investigators are working to determine the…
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal indictment has accused three elected officials in Magoffin County of benefiting from a vote-buying scheme. Media outlets report that the indictment, handed down Thursday, accuses several people of making payments in exchange for votes…
