Author: Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Protesters advocating for the passage of Gov. Bill Haslam's Insure Tennessee proposal lined the hallways, sang and chanted as lawmakers who defeated the measure last year returned for the first day of the legislative session. With…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - State officials would not decide how much to pay construction workers on public school projects under a bill approved by a Senate committee. The bill, sponsored by Republican Wil Schroder of Wilder, would exempt school construction…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's chief justice has disqualified a judge from a criminal trial at the request of Jefferson Commonwealth's attorney. The Courier-Journal reports Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. disqualified Circuit Judge Olu Stevens from the case, which…

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - The Latest on flooding along the Mississippi River (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Media are reporting that at least two barges may have sunk in the Mississippi River after a towboat pushing 30 barges struck the…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Bourbon tourists could sip cocktails and purchase more bottles from Kentucky distilleries in wet territories under a bill that has won approval from a state Senate committee. The bill cleared the Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Comptroller's Office says nearly half of a law enforcement training agency's nonprofit funds went to the pockets of two men serving on its board. The Johnson City Press reports Washington County Sheriff's Office…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Forecasters say snow that began falling Tuesday morning is expected to taper off by late afternoon leaving accumulations of an inch or two across much of north-central and eastern Kentucky. The National Weather Service in Louisville…

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - A 16-year-old female inmate has been found dead inside her cell at an Elizabethtown juvenile detention center. The News-Enterprise reports officials discovered the girl unresponsive in her cell Monday morning at Lincoln Village Youth Development and…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who spent five days in jail for defying federal court orders and refusing to license same-sex marriage, will have a seat at the president's final State of the Union. Davis' lawyer,…

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - A Tupelo company has been hired by the city of Vicksburg to help develop a strategy to recruit and keep retail businesses. The Vicksburg Post reports that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Friday approved…

WIGGINS, Miss. (AP) - Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry has identified a 19-year-old college student as the victim of a fatal crash Friday on Mississippi Highway 26 east of Wiggins. The victim was Devin Bryce Clark, of Lucedale. The Sun…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say a man who was found dead behind a University of Kentucky apparel store had died of hypothermia brought on by cold overnight temperatures in downtown Lexington. The Fayette County coroner's office said in a…

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say a Jackson County man was found bound with duct tape at his residence following a home invasion. The Sun Herald reports the incident took place Sunday evening in Ocean Springs. Jackson County Sheriff…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Republican Phil Bryant is beginning his second term as Mississippi governor. His inauguration ceremony begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the south steps of the Capitol. A parade will follow, in downtown Jackson. Bryant isn't expected…

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Greenville's Salvation Army will be offering more programs this year. Lt. Damon Graham, who oversees the city's corps with his wife, tells the Delta Democrat-Times that the Salvation Army will offer life skills classes during the…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former cafeteria manager at the Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Camp Shelby has been sentenced for his role in stealing food. Agents arrested 51-year-old Jerry Howard, of Hattiesburg, in 2014 after a search of his restaurant,…

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Harrison County officials have signed on to a high-speed Internet project aimed at bringing affordable and accessible high-speed Internet to all residents and businesses across the Gulf Coast. The Sun Herald reports Harrison County supervisors signed…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former registered nurse has been arrested, accused of illegally obtaining patient's drugs. Attorney General Jim Hood, in a news release, said 34-year-old Samuel Chase Henderson, of Indianola, was booked Monday following an indictment by a…

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (AP) - A 76-year-old man has died and a woman injured after a residential fire in northeastern Kentucky. Kentucky State Police said the fire was reported Monday afternoon in Flemingsburg. Authorities found Kenneth Wayne Hester of Flemingsburg deceased…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is promoting the state's automotive industry at the North American International Auto Show in Michigan. Bevin's office says the governor is traveling to Detroit on Tuesday to speak with auto industry leaders…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Forecasters are calling for snow showers to sweep across Kentucky beginning on Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service is calling for up to 3 inches of snow to fall in parts of central Kentucky, though deeper…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky House Democrats have planned an unusual meeting Monday while speculation swirls around the Capitol prompted by a Republican leader's comments last week. House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover said Monday could be "an historic day"…

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Vicksburg has been selected as one of only two sites in the nation to host the Vivian Burey Marshall STEM Pilot Initiative. The Vicksburg Post reports the initiative is designed to engage students in under-represented populations…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Officials have identified the young boy who was shot to death in Louisville. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Jo-Ann Farmer says 8-year-old Andre LaMont O'Neal Jr. was shot at a home Saturday night. A previous police…

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - A central Kentucky police chief says an officer has shot a suspect who refused to drop a weapon that turned out to be a pellet gun. Georgetown Police Chief Mike Bosse told media that officers responding…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Phil Bryant was at the front of the room Thursday before the Mississippi Economic Council, relishing being governor again. He pledged to support the business group's call for higher road funding - but otherwise made no…

ATLANTA (AP) - Newly filed court records say the FBI zeroed in on a woman suspected in jewelry store robberies across the South after analyzing cell tower information, finding that one specific phone number showed up at or near jewelry…

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - A driver has been charged in a Vicksburg collision that killed a man. According to The Vicksburg Post, police say 29-year-old Jeffrey Jermaine King died Saturday after the car he was driving and another vehicle collided…

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - A choir director at a DeSoto County high school has been charged with two counts of sexual battery. The Commercial Appeal reports 29-year-old Megan Morgan surrendered Friday at the DeSoto County Jail and is free on…

CARROLLTON, Miss. (AP) - Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker says skeletal remains found by hunters Jan. 3 have been identified as a missing Madison County man. Thirty-six-year-old Matthew Costello was reported missing on Sept. 4, 2015. Walker tells The Clarion-Ledger…

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The attorney for an Ocean Springs retirement investor accused of taking more than $1 million of his clients' money is asking to postpone trial because of plea negotiations. The Sun Herald reports a federal grand jury…

CLERMONT HARBOR, Miss. (AP) - A small waterfront community in Hancock County is one step closer to removing debris left over from Hurricane Katrina, more than 10 years ago. The Sun Herald reports the Clermont Harbor Civic Association met Friday…

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson's analysis of patrol officer salaries shows his deputies earn $3 to $5 an hour less than most patrol officers among neighboring cities. After he was sworn in Monday, Peterson told the…

GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) - Land Between The Lakes' Woodlands Nature Station will receive help from a conservation group to improve the station's red wolf habitat enclosure. The nonprofit Red Wolf Coalition will help enhance the environment for the station's…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded $200,000 to eight Kentucky arts organizations, part of 1,126 grants awarded nationwide totaling more than $27.7 million. The grants come in the NEA's first round of grants for…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An exhibit featuring family photographs of Anne Frank has opened at Louisville Free Public Library and continues through Feb. 27. The exhibit includes 71 photographs from Frank family albums. The library says many of the photos…