Author: Associated Press

TV host Erin Andrews expected back on stand in video case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jurors are expected to hear more testimony from sportscaster Erin Andrews on how her life was affected when a stalker secretly made nude videos of her and posted them on the Internet. Andrews told jurors Monday…

Tishomingo County offers amnesty program

IUKA, Miss. (AP) - People with old, unpaid fines in Tishomingo County can avoid additional contempt of court charges by settling their accounts during March. In an effort to clear a backlog of old fines and warrants, Sheriff John D.…

Natchez school leaders seek new trial in discrimination case

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - The superintendent and assistant superintendent of the NatchezAdams School District have asked the federal courts to either toss out the jury verdict against them or at least grant them a new trial. The verdict - that…

Center for social justice proposed at University of Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A group of University of Kentucky faculty wants to establish a center that focuses on social justice and inequality. Psychology professor Christina Brown tells the Lexington Herald-Leader that she has been working on the proposal for…

Former Hattiesburg employee sentenced for fuel card fraud

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A former Hattiesburg Water Department employee has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and two counts of credit card fraud. The Hattiesburg American reports 27-year-old Dennis Dejon Martin, of Brusly, Louisiana, was sentenced Feb. 16 to two years…

Pascagoula has opening for job of a lifetime

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - City of Pascagoula is looking for a lighthouse keeper and tour guide for the newly restored Round Island Lighthouse. City spokeswoman Anne Pitre tells The Sun Herald she would apply for the job herself, if it…

Drunken driver gets 12 years in Hermitage doctor’s death

MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (AP) - The man who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in a crash that killed a Hermitage doctor has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison. Media outlets report that in August 2014, 22-year-old…

Grand jury: Shooting by Gulfport officer ‘appropriate’

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A Harrison County grand jury has found no wrongdoing in an officer-involved shooting that wounded a 19-year-old man. The Sun Herald reports the shooting occurred when the suspect lunged at a Gulfport police officer with a…

Voters head to polls for Tennessee presidential primary

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee voters are heading to the polls to make their choices in the state's Super Tuesday presidential primary. The primary comes after several days of spirited campaigning around the state by all five candidates seeking the…

Nonprofit forms to help support Kentucky State Police

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A nonprofit foundation has formed to help support Kentucky State Police. A statement from police headquarters in Frankfort says the mission of the Kentucky State Police Foundation is to support the agency, its employees and the…

Gulfport seeks hotel developer for new aquarium plans

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The city of Gulfport is moving ahead with plans for a destination aquarium on a downtown property it owns. The Sun Herald reports that the city's urban development agency, the Gulfport Redevelopment Commission, is requesting proposals…

House defeats bill to allow skunks as pets in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to allow skunks to be kept as pets in Tennessee has fallen short in the state House amid concerns about spreading rabies. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jeremy Faison of Cosby received 44…

Ex-deputy accused of pawning sheriff’s equipment

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A former Jackson County Sheriff's deputy faces embezzlement charges for allegedly pawning more than $10,000 worth of equipment owned by the sheriff's office. WLOX-TV  reports Sheriff Mike Ezell said 55-year-old Alexander Herman Kieper Jr., of Biloxi,…

Works stalls on Gulfport’s Fishbone Alley project

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Gulfport downtown merchants are eager to capitalize on a new attraction, but work on Fishbone Alley ground to a halt for a while. The Sun Herald reports Gulf Breeze Landscaping of Gautier began demolition Jan. 3,…

Rape or kids’ hazing? Pool cue assault divides law agencies

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Chattanooga prosecutor was outraged when police said three members of a high school basketball team shoved a pool cue into a freshman's rectum, causing injuries that required emergency surgery. But a police detective three hours…

11 Kentucky sites approved for Register of Historic Places

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Eleven Kentucky sites have been approved for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The register is the nation's official list of historic and archaeological resources deemed worthy of preservation. The sites approved by the…

Highway patrol stops yield large drug seizures on I-20

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…

Most Vicksburg officers wearing cameras now while on the job

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…

New twist in addiction crisis: Deadly painkiller impostors

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…

After fire, new restaurant to replace Dixie Springs Cafe

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.…

Woman dead, man injured in Lexington shooting

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…

Missing western Kentucky inmate captured

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…

Sheriff: Pass County man shot in face after car sideswiped

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…

No more free Lake Cumberland water for cities, businesses

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…

Autopsy confirms Iraq War veteran accidentally drowned

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…

Dam breach forces road closure in DeSoto County

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…

Sportscaster Erin Andrews may testify in nude-videos case

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…

Nursing home business founders did well as business tanked

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…

Drug dogs for hire by parents concerned about their kids

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…

2 suspects arrested in theft of role-playing cards

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 Girl Scout troop offering drive-thru cookies

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…

Police: Nashville man shot, killed sister’s boyfriend

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 planning commemorative, wedding forests

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…

County pledges to investigate landfill’s nuclear waste

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…

Ex-company executives sentenced for defrauding investors

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…

Rock slide shuts down I-75 in both directions in Tennessee

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…

1 dead, 1 injured in Harrison County shooting

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…

Apparent cross burning investigated in south Mississippi

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 Tree Projects

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 Shooting

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…

Prison Contraband Arrests

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,…

Suspect Shot

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…

Nursing Home Bankruptcy

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 St. Patrick’s committee honors fallen Marine

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…

Ex-company executives sentenced for defrauding investors

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 Girl Scout troop offering drive-thru cookies

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…

Apparent cross burning investigated in south Mississippi

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…