| Coast Guard Searches River For Missing Boater MEMPHIS, TN - Thursday afternoon, a canoeist fell into the Mississippi River about one mile north of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. Tnnight, the Coast Guard is searching the river for the boater. A... | |
| Accused Scam Artist Added To Tbi Most Wanted List 34-year-old Jeffery Lynn Cassman NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added a Middle Tennessee man accused of mail and securities fraud and theft to its Top 10 most... |
| Two Fort Campbell Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan 24-year-old Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson of Bald Knob, AR FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The military says two Fort Campbell soldiers were killed during an attack in eastern Afghanistan this week.The... |
| 35% Of Mississippi Traffic Deaths Linked To Alcohol OXFORD, MISS. – Last year in Mississippi, 245 people died in traffic crashes involving alcohol. That’s 35 percent of all crashes in the state. Law enforcement is cracking down on the problem with... |
| Mississippi Gun Legislation Scaled Back SOUTHAVEN, MS-- There’s new information on legislation to allow guns in more public places in Mississippi. The bill has been scaled back drastically.A new version being negotiated in the house... |
| Memphis School Board Considers Plan To Add Security Workers, Take Police Out Of Schools Monday, the board is to vote on her resolution asking Supt. Kriner Cash to study the feasibility of replacing Memphis Police Department officers currently assigned to the city schools with district... |
| Oregon, Tennessee Hope To Defend Track Titles Oregon will try to defend its national championship in men's indoor track and field, while Tennessee hopes for a repeat on the women's side. The two-day NCAA championships start... |
| An Easier Way To Cook Rice: Cook It Like Pasta , the rice never comes out right? It doesn't seem like too much to ask for - rice that is properly cooked, fluffy, not gummy or sticky... yet it's almost an unachievable goal. Here's a suggestion:... |
| More Questions Surrounding Former Oakland Officer's Truthfulness New questions surrounding former Oakland Officer truthfulness Man charged for robbing officer says he's innocent Former officer failed to show up for court numerous times (Memphis 03/11/2030) There... |
| A C Wharton Picture Placement Causes Stir Fire Department Internal Investigation Wharton Shown With Osama Bin Laden and Hitler Pictures are on display at Fire Station 16 on Lamar Avenue danya.bacchus@wreg.com (Memphis 03/11/2010) Memphis... |
| Mcs Responds To Students Leaving School East High Students Don't Know How Others Skipped School Three Students Charged With Rape MCS Releases Statement danya.bacchus@wreg.com (Memphis 03/12/2010) Kevin Johnson leaves East High School... |
| Mississippi Gun Legislation Gets Scaled Back SOUTHAVEN, MS-- There’s new information on legislation to allow guns in more public places in Mississippi. The bill has been scaled back drastically.A new version being negotiated in the house... |
| Atv Trespassers A Nuisance For Farmers TUNICA, MS-- It's an irritating and constant problem for Mississippi farmers.We're not talking about insects or droughts, but irresponsible ATV riders.ATV's are not allowed on public roads in... |
| Sec: Tennessee Overcomes Awful First Half To Top Lsu NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Wayne Chism had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 15 Tennessee overcame its worst first half of the season to beat LSU 59-49 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference... |
| No. 15 Tennessee Beats Lsu 59-49 In Sec Tourney NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Wayne Chism had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 15 Tennessee overcame its worst first half of the season to beat LSU 59-49 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference... |
| Trouble For Irs Employee, Tax Preparer In Separate Memphis Cases An IRS employee was arrested today for allegedly stealing information from an IRS databank, and in a separate case a tax preparer pleaded guilty to falsely claiming more than $436,000 in deductions... |
| Psychologist Expected To Plead Guilty In John Ford-related Case A psychologist set for trial Monday for allegedly lying to federal investigators in a case involving former state Sen. John Ford has indicated he will plead guilty... |
| Mississippi Can Use Medicaid Funds To Reimburse The Med WASHINGTON — Mississippi can use its supplemental Medicaid payments to reimburse The Med for citizens' expenses, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen,... |
| Ms River Search For Missing Man (Memphis 3/11/2010) The Memphis Police Department and Coast Guard are looking for a man after a canoe overturned on the Mississippi River. One man has been found on the river bank. The man who was... |
| Houston Upsets Memphis 66-65 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Aubrey Coleman scored 21 points, including a leaner in the lane with 5 seconds remaining, as Houston upset four-time defending Conference USA tournament champion Memphis... |
| Decade Old Murder Case Headed Back To Court Timothy McKinney, convicted of killing off-duty police officer in 1997, is ordered a new trial Appeals court agreed there were problems with attorneys and evidence in the first trial McKinney get the... |
| Tennessee Unemployment Fund To Borrow From Federal Government Tennessee is borrowing money from the federal government to keep its unemployment fund solvent. Don Ingram, administrator for the Employment Security Division of the Tennessee Department of Labor... |
| Large Amounts Of Moonshine Found In Kentucky Pineville, KY - Officials say they've found a still big enough to make a lot of white lightning.Authorities in Pineville, Kentucky made the discovery and charged 40 year-old Noal Ward on Wednesday,... |
| Lesbian Teen Returns To Mississippi School After Prom Cancelled Lesbian Teen Returns to Mississippi School after Prom Cancelled A lesbian who wanted to wear a tux to her senior prom was back in class Thursday--one day after the school district cancelled the... |
| Republican Leaders Say They're Open To Hospital 'fee' But Not A 'tax' NASHVILLE – Republican legislative leaders say they are open to approving a new hospital fee proposed by the Tennessee Hospital Association to offset massive TennCare cuts – but only if it’s... |
| Thieves Swipe 20 Storm Drain Grates From Bartlett About half the grates were taken in the Bartlett city limits and the other half from subdivisions in the annexation reserve, said Wade Towles, Bartlett assistant... |
| 63-year-old Man Missing After Canoe Overturns On Mississippi River The man and a friend fell into the river just before 2 p.m., on the Arkansas side of the river across from Tom Lee Park. The friend managed to swim to the Arkansas shore, but the 63-year-old man went... |
| Three Teens Charged In Rape Of 17-year-old East High Student DeMarious Moore, 18; Brian Bland, 18; and Martavious Humphries, 16, were charged Thursday morning, Memphis Police Department spokesman Karen Rudolph... |
| Cusa: Memphis Suffers Damning Loss To Houston Aubrey Coleman scored 21 points, including a leaner in the lane with 5 seconds remaining, as Houston upset four-time defending Conference USA tournament champion Memphis 66-65 in the quarterfinals... |
| Corker: Financial Reform Bill Won’t Be Bipartisan Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker said a financial reform bill likely to be introduced by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd on Monday won’t be bipartisan. “I wish the outcome would... |
| Memphis Metro Unemployment Reaches 11.3% Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development . The January rate was up from 10.4 percent in December and 9.1 percent in January 2009. 67,670 of the area’s 600,510 workers were... |
| ‘wicked’ Headlines Orpheum 2010-11 Season ’s 2010-11 Broadway season and “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” will close it out. Other shows on the lineup include “Wicked,” “9 to 5 the Musical” and... |
| Tigers Ncaa Tournament Hopes Take A Hit Tulsa, Ok -- The Memphis Tigers fall to Houston during the second round of the Conference USA Tournament, 66-65. Aubrey Coleman, the nation's leading scorer, put Houston up one with less than eight... |
| Interest For "green Burials" Increasing SHELBY COUNTY, TN -- If you've had to bury a loved one, you know how expensive funerals can get.Because of the cost and the "green movement", many want to go back to doing old fashion... |
| Man Convicted Of Killing Memphis Policeman Gets New Trial A death row inmate convicted of killing an off-duty Memphis officer in 1997 has been awarded by a new trial by an appeals court that said his lawyers did a poor job of representing... |
| Wharton Passes On Chance To Confront Forbes Editor About Memphis' 'miserable' Ranking After calling out Forbes magazine for labeling Memphis one of the nation’s “Most Miserable Cities,” Mayor A C Wharton has declined an invitation to speak with the magazine’s managing editor... |
| Olive Branch Teen Stabs Another Over Posting On Myspace The confrontation occurred about 8 p.m. Wednesday after one of the 17-year-olds, angry about a post, went over to the house of the other teen on Oak Leaf Drive in a neighborhood on the eastern side... |
| Liza, Shrek, The Return Of "wicked" All Part Of Orpheum's New Season Green is the color of ogres, wicked witches, monsters who hate fire, and also the stuff Orpheum president Pat Halloran says made 2009 the most successful year in the theater’s... |
| Man Shot & Killed By Police Officer Man shot and killed by Bartlett officer in Memphis Bartlett officer was serving drug related warrant Officers said to have fired in self-defnse (Memphis, TN 3/11/2010) A man has been shot and killed... |
| Elvis' Love-hate Relationship With News Media WASHINGTON (AP) — Elvis Presley will soon be the subject of a new exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, with his blatant freedom of expression and clash with the media on full view. Newseum... |
| Memphis Foreclosure Filings Fall In February ’s February 2010 U.S. foreclosure market report. There were a total of 1,092 foreclosure filings — either a default, notice of trustee sale or notice of foreclosure sale —... |
| Makowsky Ringel Greenberg Sees Flurry Of Sales Activity At The Laurels Makowsky Ringel Greenberg LLC , developer of the East Memphis condo The Laurels, has executed five contracts on the project in the last 10 days and more are pending. The developers credit a new,... |
| More Children's Jewelry Recalled Due To Cadmium More Children's Jewelry Recalled Due To Cadmium The U.S. Consumer Product Safet Commission has issued a recall for more children's jewelry because of a toxic metal called... |
| Rabies Vaccination Clinics Offered In Memphis Memphis, TN - Dogs and cats can get their shots during the annual Saturday Rabies Vaccination Clinics in April.The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department is teaming up with the Memphis Animal... |
| Husband Charged After Wife Found Dead At I-40 Rest Stop Camden, TN - A husband is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, whose body was found at an interstate highway rest stop.Eva Bridges was killed Monday, March 8, 2010 at an... |
| Bartlett Police Officer Shoots, Kills Man While Serving Warrant In North Memphis According to Rudolph, the officer was executing a drug warrant when he was approached by a man at the house. Rudolph said the man reportedly had a weapon. Police said they do not know the kind of... |
| University Of Tennessee System Linking To At&t’s Tennessee Virtual Private Network for the state of Tennessee. NetTN was created through a 10-year networking agreement between the state and AT&T. It connects the 50,000 students, faculty and staff in the University of Tennessee... |
