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…
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…
