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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The district attorney's office will not file charges against the six Chattanooga officers who fatally shot a black man who authorities say threatened a child and an officer who tried to help. Hamilton County District Attorney…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Former Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear says he is starting an advocacy group to oppose Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's plans to dismantle kynect and scale back the state's Medicaid expansion. Beshear is scheduled to announce "Save Kentucky…
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - A chancellor has dismissed a lawsuit in which Sullivan County and the Sullivan County Board of Education sought about $2 million in liquor-by-the-drink tax revenues from Bristol and Kingsport. The Johnson City Press reports that, in…
TOPELO, Miss. (AP) - The Tupelo Public School District is moving forward with construction of storm shelters at three elementary schools. Andy Cantrell, director of operations for school system, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the designs for the shelters…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Jackson City Council has passed an ordinance aimed at regulating transportation-network companies like Uber. The Clarion-Ledger reports after months of discussion, Tuesday's vote was 3-1. The ordinance requires companies pay a $5,000 registration fee and…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - A Hancock County jury wants body-worn cameras for all patrol officers with the sheriff's office and the Bay St. Louis, Waveland and Diamondhead police departments. The Sun Herald reports the grand jury made the…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Police have arrested three adults they say targeted a missing juvenile girl for human trafficking. The Sun Herald reports Biloxi police found the girl and the three adults Tuesday at a hotel and arrested the adults…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Abortion opponents in Mississippi, West Virginia and several other states are filing bills to ban an abortion procedure commonly used in the second trimester that opponents describe as dismembering a fetus. Courts have already blocked similar…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A man convicted of manslaughter in the death of a Lexington police office will go before the Kentucky Parole Board next week. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Glenn Doneghy has a hearing on Monday. Prosecutor Ray Larson…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville's needle-exchange program is expanding to another site where people can swap dirty needles for clean ones. Public health officials say the new community site will open Feb. 17. The site will be open Wednesdays from…
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Freed-Hardeman University and Nashville State Community College have agreed to offer joint enrollment that will provide a seamless pathway for community college students to complete a bachelor's degree. According to a news release from the schools,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal to create a school voucher program to help cover private school tuition for children attending some Tennessee's worst public schools is scheduled for a floor vote in the state House on Thursday. A previous…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at an early voting organizing event in Memphis to rally supporters of his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the Tennessee primary. Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at a…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A lawsuit filed by a group of women alleges that the University of Tennessee has violated Title IX policies and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward sexual assaults by student-athletes. [field59_video…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A convicted felon has been indicted on 17 counts in a shooting that injured an undercover Memphis officer who was serving a warrant. Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich said in a news release on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State health and safety officials are warning that drug dealers are selling counterfeit pain medicines on the street that contain what could be deadly doses of a drug used often to treat cancer pain. The Tennessee…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State officials say more than 300 Tennessee children have been enrolled in a program that aims to improve child literacy. The Tennessee Department of Human Services says The Governor's Books from Birth Foundation, together with Dolly…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Grizzlies center Marc Gasol is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot after an MRI exam found the fracture earlier Tuesday. The Grizzlies said in a statement that Gasol was examined by team…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have released safety Michael Griffin after nine seasons in their first step toward improving their secondary. The Titans announced the move Tuesday. A first-round draft pick in 2007 at No. 19 overall out…
WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Hundreds of supporters and critics of Franklin County High School's Gay-Straight Alliance attended the county school board's meeting to discuss the organization. Media outlets report the crowd packed the school's auditorium Monday night. Four people formally…
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Sterling Properties of New Orleans has closed on a $48.1 million purchase of Hattiesburg's Turtle Creek Crossing. Sterling called the acquisition the largest in the history of the 40-year-old commercial real estate company. The 39.9-acre retail…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The head varsity softball coach at Kentucky County Day School has been arrested after police say he distributed child pornography. Media outlets report that Louisville Metro Police arrested 38-year-old Matthew graves on Monday. An arrest citation…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State University President Raymond Burse says Gov. Matt Bevin's proposed budget cuts would create a dire financial situation that could require the school to close. Media outlets report Burse sent a letter Monday to faculty,…
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) - The Yazoo County official says a 36-year-old man died in an apartment fire just outside the Yazoo City limits. Coroner Ricky Shivers says firefighters from two departments were called to the Shady Lane Apartment at…
GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority has completed the installation of scrubbers at its coal-fired power plant in Gallatin to cut certain smog emissions by up to 98 percent. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the last…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A cyberattack by an unknown hacker has forced a school district to shut down all of its servers. Multiple news outlets report the Oxford School District was the victim of a crypto-ransomware attack, which began early…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - One of the four people killed on Sunday in Memphis was the brother of a 15-year-old girl shot to death in her sleep in a drive-by shooting last year. News outlets report that 25-year-old Cameron Stokes…
RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) - Officials in the counties surrounding Fort Knox are hoping that an economic analysis will help their communities discover methods to lessen reliance on the base in the face of military cutbacks across the nation. Lincoln Trail…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a Mississippi Department of Corrections parolee is back in custody. WLBT TV reports Michael Lester Morgan was arrested Monday night in Forest. Morgan escaped from the Rankin County Probation and Parole Office in Pearl…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Booneville woman is going to prison for what authorities said was a con game that victimized an elderly woman. Attorney General Jim Hood said Monday that 30-year-old Jessica Plaxico was sentenced to four years in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - State health officials are urging residents in Kentucky to get the flu vaccine now if they haven't already had it. Dr. Kraig Humbaugh, senior deputy commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, said in a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Federal officials say Kentucky could have to return more than $57 million in unused grant money because of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's decision to dismantle kynect. The federal government gave Kentucky a $289 million federal grant…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Radnor Lake State Park in Nashville has been named Tennessee's top state park. The Tennessean reports that Radnor Lake was named park of the year by Tennessee State Parks. It's the highest award for Tennessee's 56…
