Wednesday, February 22 2012 1:59 PM EST2012-02-22 18:59:06 GMT
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he expects lawmakers to pass a bill this year to force businesses to allow workers to store firearms in vehicles parked on company lots.
Wednesday, February 22 2012 1:39 PM EST2012-02-22 18:39:45 GMT
The landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies is valid and doesn't amount to a conspiracy or anti-competitive behavior by the government, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 22 2012 1:18 PM EST2012-02-22 18:18:34 GMT
About 50 Kentucky tea party activists have rallied at the state Capitol in support of a bill that would limit state debt and to protest deficit spending at every level of government.
Wednesday, February 22 2012 5:37 AM EST2012-02-22 10:37:15 GMT
Good Morning Today is Wednesday, February 22 For many of us today will possibly be the nicest so far this year. Mild and sunny is what Brian is hinting at this morning. However, this morning we are seeing
Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:24 PM EST2012-02-21 22:24:33 GMT
Leaders of the nation's largest Protestant denomination have endorsed an optional alternative name for the Southern Baptist Convention: Great Commission Baptists.
Tuesday, February 21 2012 1:43 PM EST2012-02-21 18:43:30 GMT
A group representing the pharmaceutical industry spent more than $194,000 on lobbying legislators to oppose a bill that would require a prescription to buy cold and allergy medicines that contain pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in making methamphetamine.
Monday, February 20 2012 11:04 AM EST2012-02-20 16:04:38 GMT
Hundreds of educators from 17 states are headed to Kentucky to learn how the state is using a new set of nationwide standards in its public schools to get students ready for college.
Sunday, February 19 2012 8:29 PM EST2012-02-20 01:29:42 GMT
The Delta Mariner is now back on course to its destination. This after the large cargo vessel crashed into the Eggners Ferry Bridge in western Kentucky at the end of last month.
Coal isn't the only Appalachian resource that keeps Kentucky heated. Political leaders reared in the mountains have been doing their part for years, stirring hot debate in Frankfort.
Sunday, February 19 2012 2:38 PM EST2012-02-19 19:38:16 GMT
Military spouses who leave their jobs because of the frequent moves required in the military would be eligible for unemployment benefits under proposed bill in Tennessee that has the support of the governor.
Saturday, February 18 2012 11:54 AM EST2012-02-18 16:54:37 GMT
Two fugitives wanted in Kentucky for rape and sexual abuse were caught in Texas, after police investigators found out they had been communicating with a friend on Facebook.
Friday, February 17 2012 7:31 PM EST2012-02-18 00:31:00 GMT
Murray State has issued a warning to students about scalping tickets before the Racers' final home appearance against No. 21 St. Mary's in a nationally televised BracketBuster game on Saturday.
Friday, February 17 2012 5:16 PM EST2012-02-17 22:16:59 GMT
Gov. Steve Beshear said today that an underwater inspection team concluded that the crash of a cargo ship into the Eggner's Ferry Bridge on Kentucky Lake caused "no significant damage" to the bridge's piers.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says crews will be unable to pre-treat area highways because of rain that is expected to come before the snow Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Friday, February 17 2012 6:25 AM EST2012-02-17 11:25:58 GMT
Good Morning Today is Friday, February 18 Be careful as you leave the house this morning, there's a chance you could run into some heavy fog according to Brian. Watch throughout The Breakfast Show to
Thursday, February 16 2012 11:26 PM EST2012-02-17 04:26:35 GMT
Cell phones have become such a big part of our lives that many people feel incomplete if they don't have their phone with them. Which begs the question, are phones becoming too important to us?
Thursday, February 16 2012 8:49 PM EST2012-02-17 01:49:10 GMT
If you're getting a driver's license in Dyersburg, you'll likely run into an 89-year-old who's making history here. She's believed to be Tennessee's oldest state employee.
Thursday, February 16 2012 7:05 PM EST2012-02-17 00:05:45 GMT
The state House of Representatives has approved a proposal that would let Kentuckians decide whether to amend the state Constitution to restore some felons' voting rights.
Thursday, February 16 2012 4:42 PM EST2012-02-16 21:42:20 GMT
A Kentucky woman whose teenage daughter ended up in a hospital after smoking synthetic marijuana is at the forefront of an effort to push the U.S. Senate to pass legislation banning the substances.
A Graves County man has been sentenced to seven years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a charge of receipt of child pornography.
Thursday, February 16 2012 3:45 AM EST2012-02-16 08:45:59 GMT
Maybe Murray State is getting over its chance of an unbeaten season being spoiled. The 16th-ranked Racers did a good job neutralizing Southeast Missouri State's first sellout crowd in 12 years, clinching their third straight Ohio Valley Conference championship.
The Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks will be taking on the Murray State Racers on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. To get everyone pumped for the game, we want to see your team spirit!
Wednesday, February 15 2012 1:26 PM EST2012-02-15 18:26:56 GMT
The owners of a cargo ship that struck and collapsed part of a western Kentucky bridge say they were not responsible for a nighttime collision that took out part of the span because some of the bridge's lights were not working.
Wednesday, February 15 2012 12:09 PM EST2012-02-15 17:09:55 GMT
The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights is taking nominations for the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame and plans to hold an inductions ceremony this fall in Louisville.
Wednesday, February 15 2012 11:59 AM EST2012-02-15 16:59:42 GMT
A western Kentucky woman has been charged with cruelty to animals after the Graves County Sheriff and an animal rights group raided her facility and found more than 100 dogs on the property.
Wednesday, February 15 2012 9:23 AM EST2012-02-15 14:23:04 GMT
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Public Information Officer Keith Todd sent us pictures of the Delta Mariner in dock for repairs at James Marine Shipyard in Paducah.Todd says the dock is on the Tennessee
Wednesday, February 15 2012 5:23 AM EST2012-02-15 10:23:07 GMT
Good Morning Today is Wednesday, February 15 Well it looks like it is going to be a cloudy and rainy day in the Heartland. But there is some good news; the recent cold temperatures are a thing of the
Tuesday, February 14 2012 4:23 PM EST2012-02-14 21:23:24 GMT
An 18-year-old Paducah teenager is charged with murder in connection with the November death of her newborn daughter. Police say she gave birth to the baby and put it in a bag in her closet.
Tuesday, February 14 2012 3:22 PM EST2012-02-14 20:22:17 GMT
The House Transportation Committee has approved legislation that would allow the Amish to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies rather than bright orange triangular signs that some object to on religious grounds.
The McCracken County Sheriff's Department says a multi-agency drug investigation has led to the arrests of three men Monday afternoon on meth-related charges.
Tuesday, February 14 2012 5:54 AM EST2012-02-14 10:54:21 GMT
Good Morning Today is Tuesday, February 14 Valentine's Day After a night of lingering snow, sleet and rain the system that brought winter back to the Heartland is moving out. This morning on The Breakfast
Monday, February 13 2012 7:13 PM EST2012-02-14 00:13:17 GMT
A western Kentucky couple is suing the Iowa-based maker of a popular tax return software program claiming the company has failed to fix a glitch that could cause filers problems with the Internal Revenue service.
Monday, February 13 2012 1:07 PM EST2012-02-13 18:07:00 GMT
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul wants to hold up Senate confirmation of the nominee for the top post in the Army Corps of Engineers to show his displeasure with its performance in Kentucky, where repairs on a dam at a popular lake have taken longer and cost more than expected.
Monday, February 13 2012 5:47 AM EST2012-02-13 10:47:40 GMT
Good Morning Today is Monday, February, 13 All eyes this morning are on the forecast. Brian and Laura are working through the numbers this morning to see just how much snow we could see here in the Heartland.
Nearly all of Kentucky's state-level Republican lawmakers have signed a legal brief in support of a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Detroit have completed their journey hours after the plane made an emergency landing in Kentucky.
Saturday, February 11 2012 6:33 PM EST2012-02-11 23:33:19 GMT
Tennessee lawmakers have tried before to guarantee that workers can keep firearms in their cars at work. A new twist to this year's attempt is that it would affect both the public and private sector, meaning it would apply to everyone from college faculty to airport workers.
Saturday, February 11 2012 2:14 PM EST2012-02-11 19:14:48 GMT
According to transportation officials, spotty snow has created some slick spots around Ballard, McCracken and Carlisle counties. Trucks have been out spot treating since about 8 a.m.
Police say a father is accused of running over his daughter with a vehicle in Hurst, then driving to Royalton where he was shot by his son. The daughter and father have major injuries. Police arrested the son.
A 16-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his mother and his ex-girlfriend's sister, then leading police on a high speed chase Monday evening in Union County.
Cape Girardeau Police need your help identifying the man who reportedly walked out of Schnucks Tuesday afternoon with beer and cigars, but without paying.
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