The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through…
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - A 65-year-old Marshall County man suspected of killing his girlfriend has been captured. Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson tells local media that Chester Dallas Brents was caught at traffic stop in Chickasaw County Saturday night.…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Romance was in full bloom as three couples were married in speed weddings in what's become a Valentine's Day tradition in Paducah. The Paducah Sun reports each wedding took about 10 minutes with retired McCracken Circuit…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - University of Mississippi Medical Center has named Don Hutson to lead its hospitals in Grenada and Lexington. A Corinth native, Hutson now leads the Marion VA Medical Center in Illinois, which provides health care to military…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a wildfire has burned thousands of acres in a national wildlife refuge in south Mississippi, and in an Alabama marsh. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Brittany Peterson said that as of Sunday,…
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - The National Nuclear Security Administration says it has identified "other sources" of purified lithium for use in refurbishing nuclear warheads. The Knoxville News Sentinel (bit.ly/1Qh7tHZ) reports the update could alleviate concerns that the Y-12 nuclear…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The calls start coming in as soon as Metrica Spears takes her seat at the Memphis Police Department's 911 call center. Shootings. Assaults. Car accidents. For 14 years, she has fielded frantic phone calls from Shelby…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he will help Gov. Matt Bevin get a waiver from the federal government this summer to begin charging Medicaid recipients for their health insurance. That will be part of Paul's message…
BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Supporters of the Rabbit Hash General Store say it could be a long process to rebuild the approximately 185-year-old landmark following a fire. The clapboard store in northern Kentucky was destroyed by the Saturday night fire.…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department and the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District are asking a federal court for more time to work out a permanent desegregation order. The Daily News reports that the joint filing Friday says they've…
CINCINNATI (AP) - The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has opened an investigation into its Cincinnati hospital. A statement issued by the department on Saturday did not reveal the reason for the investigation. The hospital each year delivers medical…
BYHALIA, Miss. (AP) - Marshall County officials seek a man they suspect killed his girlfriend. Sheriff Kenny Dickerson tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/1oarOBW) that 65-year-old Chester Dallas Brents faces murder charges following the Friday death of Cathy Mills.…
FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (AP) - A felon who escaped his work release program and fled with his girlfriend and her son has been found in Kentucky. Volusia County Sheriff's Office spokesman Andrew Grant tells media outlets that Gary Bullock Jr., Natasha…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Knoxville News Sentinel is asking a judge to unseal evidence in the cases of two former University of Tennessee football players charged with aggravated rape. The newspaper says (http://bit.ly/20QoP3i ) it filed a lawsuit on…
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Eastern Kentucky University officials have opened a more than half-century-old time capsule whose discovery on campus came as a surprise. The Richmond Register reports that the copper box was buried in 1961 in the cornerstone of…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared another Mississippi county eligible for aid to governments after Dec. 23 tornadoes killed 11 people in the state. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on Friday said governments and certain…
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) - Police are still looking for people involved in a shooting after a Mississippi Mardi Gras parade, although an investigation has produced seven arrests on other charges. Pass Christian (kris-TYANH) Police Chief Tim Hendricks tells WLOX-TV…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville authorities say a mother is expected to recover after being shot by her 2-year-old child. The woman was taken to University of Louisville Hospital for treatment following the shooting Friday evening, according to media reports.…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Actress Jennifer Lawrence is donating $2 million to a Kentucky hospital where she visited sick youngsters during a recent holiday trip home. The Oscar winner, a Louisville native, announced by video Friday that she's giving the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The women who filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Tennessee are asking the court to prevent an upcoming university hearing in one of the sexual assault cases listed in the lawsuit. Media outlets report…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Middle Tennessee State University officials say the school surpassed $100 million during a recent fundraising effort. The Tennessean reports that the more than $105 million raised during the six-year Centennial Campaign was a record-setting total for…
GRAYSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Plans to build a shooting range in west Hamilton County are being met with opposition. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Justin Whaley and his company, Dead Zero Shooting, are proposing a shooting range complex…
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Communication just got a little clearer for the Greenville Fire Department. The Delta Democrat-Times reports the department has purchased 100 new handheld radios, new mobile units for all of the firetrucks and command staff vehicles and…
DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - John A. Nelson, who has led the newsroom at The Advocate-Messenger in central Kentucky for nearly 20, has announced that he is retiring. Nelson told staff at the Danville newspaper last week that he was stepping…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A leading Senate Republican is calling for a new audit of the Kentucky Horse Park to review what he claims has been mismanagement at the popular tourist attraction in the state's bluegrass region. Senate Majority Floor…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky House has passed a bill aimed at helping children who need a special formula due to a chronic immune system disease. The measure would ensure that insurance companies cover the formula needed by those…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - As part of his proposed budget cuts, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin exempted what he considered to be key government services. Not protected: The government agencies charged with holding him and his administration accountable. The executive director…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Investigators say a preliminary investigation has found that a construction worker accidentally started a massive fire that destroyed a beef cattle auction business in Lexington. Media cited a statement released Friday by the Lexington Fire Department…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A six-month-old herring gull named K2A has defied the odds by flying more than 1,700 miles from Great Duck Island in Maine to Pascagoula's Point Park. Pascagoula bird watcher Brian Johnston tells the Mississippi Press that…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Louisville Metro Council will consider a resolution for a $180 million expansion at the Louisville Zoo that could include an African savanna park, shark tanks and a re-creation of an earlier Kentucky complete with flatboat…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - An Iranian national accused of selling financial information stolen from thousands of customers at three southern Mississippi banks was arrested after flying to New York upon winning a lottery that allowed him to obtain a U.S.…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - The Vicksburg fire chief says inadequate waterlines of an apartment complex prevented firefighters from properly putting out a fire at the complex. The Vicksburg Post reports Fire Chief Charles Atkins told city officials Wednesday that the…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Tupelo fire crews remain at the scene of a mattress company fire. WTVA TV reports the blaze broke out Friday around 1 a.m. at the Sleeper Craft plant. Fire Chief Thomas Walker says the fire stretched…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A chain-reaction crash on U.S. 49 has claimed a third life. Multiple news outlets report a Gulfport father and his 13-year-old daughter died Wednesday afternoon in the six-car pileup. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove said 52-year-old…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a man who was caught urinating in a Clarksville Wal-Mart, while trying to stuff a package of trout in his trousers, told an officer he wasn't concerned about being charged because the offenses were…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man is suing the Knox County Sheriff's Office, saying he was illegally detained for 22 days for a sentence he already served. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the case filed in federal court says Bernie…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Police say some citizens are unwittingly helping car thieves steal their vehicles. Police say a review of reports of vehicles stolen from the week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 shows that 68% of the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's Energy and Environment Cabinet is accepting grant proposals for projects promoting the use of recycled waste tires for landscaping. The cabinet says grant funds can be used to purchase crumb rubber mulch for landscaping projects.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The newest member of the Mississippi Supreme Court takes her oath of office Tuesday. WLBT-TV reports Justice Dawn H. Beam of Sumrall will be sworn in at 9 a.m. in the En Banc Courtroom of the…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - The president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System has been picked for a new board that will advocate for community colleges at the federal level. Jay K. Box will serve on the board to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee says it never offered a degree that a candidate for Knox County property assessor says he earned. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports UT never offered a bachelor's of applied sciences in electronics…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's attorney general says Kentuckians are being targeted by over-the-phone scams featuring people claiming to be county sheriff's deputies. Attorney General Andy Beshear says the callers are claiming they can help residents resolve a federal warrant…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Senate Republicans have advanced a sweeping education bill aimed at creating a new review structure for state academic standards. The measure cleared the Senate Education Committee Thursday. The bill is a top priority of Senate…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A burst sprinkler in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's new library has caused water damage to two-thirds of the half-million books, and has led to the basement floor being closed to the public. University spokesman…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to eliminate the election of school superintendents - an issue that has been debated for many years. The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would let 55…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky lawmakers have advanced a bill that would require doctors to perform ultrasounds prior to abortions and to describe what is seen to the pregnant woman. The measure cleared the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public…
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - A McComb selectman's motion to remove the Mississippi state flag from all city buildings has failed. The Enterprise-Journal reports that Selectman Donovan Hill's motion to remove the flag failed at Tuesday's meeting. Selectmen Ted Tullos, Michael…
MANCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - An eastern Kentucky man has died after his home caught fire. Clay County Coroner Danny Finley told media that 79-year-old Delmar Chester Edwards died in the blaze that started Thursday morning at the residence in the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Nobody was hurt - including four small dogs - after a natural gas explosion blew the roof and one wall off a Gulfport rental home. Gulfport Fire Chief Mike Beyerstedt tells local media the explosion occurred…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A northern Kentucky man has been accused of attempting to decapitate his girlfriend with a sword. Covington police said in a news release Wednesday that on Feb. 6, a woman told responding officers that 39-year-old Terry…
