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…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A Pascagoula man accused of arranging large shipments of meth from California to Jackson County has been sentenced to 23 years behind bars. The Sun Herald reports that 27-year-old Michael Wayne "Swisha" Hanzik Jr. was sentenced…
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - Corinthian Furniture will close its facility in Booneville as the company consolidates all operations at its Corinth locations. Prentiss County Development Association Executive Director Leon Hays tells The Daily Corinthian the company employees 164 people in…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has decided he will not throw out an indictment in a prescription drug case. U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden denied a defense attorney's claim that a prosecutor's statements and a Sun Herald news…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A 59-year-old Louisiana woman who headed up operations at a Waveland pain-management clinic has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined $5,000 for her role in the prescription drug-running operation. The Sun Herald reports…
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) - A Prestonsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars post plans to build a new shelter for homeless veterans in Floyd County. Members of VFW Post 5839 tell WYMT-TV the group began planning the shelter about six months ago…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville woman is sentenced to serve five years in prison for trying to bribe a shooting victim. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, Laquanda Boyce and Michael Calloway were…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis church says an upcoming appearance by Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has been canceled. The Commercial Appeal reports that Carson's appearance at Highpoint Church scheduled for Sunday has been called off. Church teaching pastor…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - All isn't lost for consumers hoping to buy their first bottle of wine at a Tennessee supermarket on July 1. An effort to give stores special permission to start taking wine deliveries before the new law…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Concerned that their rights to free speech at Memphis City Council meetings could be taken away, some residents are planning to march into City Hall, with tape across their mouths, in a silent protest. The Commercial…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Attorney in New Orleans says a Tennessee man has been convicted on eight counts involving sex trafficking. In a Thursday news release, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite (poh-LEET') said 25-year-old Timothy Jones of Memphis was…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey says a man who defrauded more than 240 investors out of more than $3 million through a scam involving oil wells in Kentucky has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Senate has approved the creation of a new foster care system to look after children in need. Senate Bill 2179 would replace the current Division of Family and Children's Services with a new agency…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill aimed at fixing a flaw in the state's laws against dogfighting. Kentucky outlaws the actual act of dogfighting "for pleasure or profit." But the bill's supporters say it's the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Louisville Metro Police Department is restructuring its homicide unit in an effort to solve more cases. Media outlets report that all shootings are now being investigated by the homicide unit, regardless of whether a fatality…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man accused of rape has been taken into custody after leading police on a high-speed chase through Chattanooga that involved multiple crashes. Multiple media outlets report 20-year-old Cordarius Caldwell, who was wanted on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Republican-controlled state House has given final approval to a bill nullifying a local hiring requirement approved by Nashville voters last year. Supporters say the local hiring requirement discriminates against workers living in surrounding counties. The…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The heads of the Mississippi Legislature's transportation committee are considering raising the gas tax to maintain the state's highways and bridges. The joint House-Senate committee heard a presentation from the Mississippi Economic Council Thursday that called…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A requirement for third-graders to score higher on a reading test, which officials initially said had passed the Mississippi Senate by one vote, actually failed. Senate President Pro Tem Terry Burton, a Newton Republican, said Thursday…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Teenagers caught sending nude photographs of themselves or their friends via cell phones or online would be spared a felony offense under a bill advancing in the Kentucky General Assembly. The measure dealing with so-called sexting…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky state Senate is taking action on bills designed to promote religious expression in public schools and businesses. A Senate committee on Thursday approved a bill that would allow public schools to put on artistic…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is endorsing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for the Republican presidential nomination. The popular second-term governor says he decided to endorse Rubio because he thinks he has the best chance to beat the…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say the death of an Army veteran whose body was found in a wooded area of Middle Tennessee has been ruled a homicide. Montgomery County Sheriff's spokeswoman Sandra Brandon told The Leaf-Chronicle (leafne.ws/1TB0JUm) on Wednesday…
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a new federal prison is coming to Letcher County. Local media outlets report U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch confirmed on Wednesday funding to build the prison. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers' office says in a…
DOVER, Tenn. (AP) - Officials are working to identify a body that was discovered washed up on the shore of Lake Barkley in Stewart County. The Leaf-Chronicle reports the body was discovered Sunday morning by a person walking along the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Louisville Metro Police Department is restructuring its homicide unit in an effort to solve more cases. Media outlets report that all shootings are now being investigated by the homicide unit, regardless of whether a fatality…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - In an attempt to address the city's blight, Jackson City Council members have passed an order that would allow for the sale of city-owned properties to homeowners and residents of Jackson. The Clarion-Ledger reports Mayor Tony…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man who was caught at the Naval Construction Battalion Center touching himself and looking at images of children engaged in sex acts on a computer has been ordered to serve 25 years under supervised…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The discovery of crystal meth hidden in ice chest linings has led to a man's guilty plea to conspiracy to deliver more than 10 pounds of meth from Los Angeles to Mississippi. The Sun Herald 35-year-old…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Police have arrested a suspect who they say drove through a checkpoint and injured an officer. Jackson Police Department spokeswoman Colendula Green tells media outlets that officers were conducting a checkpoint Wednesday night when a vehicle…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Public Housing residents living in Chattanooga's newer, more high-end sites face eviction if they don't work, attend school or perform volunteer work for at least 30 hours a week. The Times-Free Press reports that Chattanooga Housing…
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - Organizers of the International Bluegrass Music Museum's annual concert fundraiser say Old Crow Medicine Show, Lee Ann Womack and Marty Stuart have been added to the show's lineup. The annual ROMP Festival will be held at…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities say their customers are being targeted in a telephone scam. The utilities said Wednesday that the calls involve someone leaving a message directing the customer to a fake…
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police in Hazard are partnering with a group of quilt makers to assist veterans. A statement from police says troopers will pick up the finished quilts and deliver them to the Eastern Kentucky Veterans…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - An Auburn man has died and a sheriff's deputy has been injured after a police chase ended in a crash in Bowling Green. The Bowling Green Daily News reports the crashed happened Tuesday. Kentucky State…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A group of senators are seeking to start a state commission to review innocence claims by convicted felons. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will hold a public hearing on the bill Wednesday. The legislation sponsored…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - The sentencing of former state Sen. Tommy Robertson for embezzling $379,000 has been delayed. The Sun Herald reports Special Judge Richard McKenzie was scheduled to sentence Robertson on Tuesday, but the hearing was cancelled due to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - After a joint convention of the Tennessee General Assembly completed its first ever confirmation vote for new state Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Page, the jurist told a reporter he expected it would be a few…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a Sneedville man has been charged with killing his mother while trying to steal her car. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 31-year-old Larry Holt Jr. was indicted Monday on charges of first-degree…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A gift from Brown-Forman Corp. will enable visitors to see the renovated Speed Art Museum at no charge on Sundays for the next five years. The museum said in a news release Tuesday that the program…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Salato Wildlife Education Center in Frankfort will be opening for the season next week. The center features native species of Kentucky, including exhibits of snakes, turtles, frogs and fish. It opens March 1. An outdoor…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to allow legal notices to be published online instead of in printed newspapers has failed in a Senate committee. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga did not receive a motion…
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - The Washington County Commission has voted down a proposed resolution opposing same-sex marriage. Media outlets report that commissioners voted 12-11 to approve the resolution Tuesday. However, the resolution failed because 13 votes were needed to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A legislative disagreement over protecting liquor stores from competition means Tennesseans looking to buy wine at their local supermarket will likely have to wait a little longer for the shelves to be stocked. Rep. Curry Todd,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Robert Bentley said Tuesday that he will ask lawmakers to approve an $800 million bond issue to build four large prisons to replace the state's aging and crowded correctional facilities. Bentley said the state has…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Lexmark says it will cut 550 jobs over the next year, with some of the positions being moved out of the country. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Lexmark spokesman Jerry Grasso declined to comment on how many…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - State lawmakers have ignored their duty to students by disregarding financing laws that are supposed to guarantee that each child gets a chance at adequate education, attorneys for a rural school district in northwest Arkansas…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to expedite a minimum wage increase as state lawmakers consider legislation to strip local officials of control over employee compensation and other benefits. The council voted 6-2, with one member…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Horse Park's executive director has defended his stewardship of the tourist attraction in an appearance before state lawmakers. Jamie Link made his comments before a Senate committee that voted Tuesday to revamp the commission…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators this year won't attempt to redesign the last state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can't reach consensus on removing the symbol. Tuesday was the deadline for legislative committees…
