April 5, 2024 Mississippi state budget is expected to shrink slightly in the coming year Mississippi Legislature budget writers will have less money to spend in the coming year; House and Senate members set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion, 1% less than the current year.
April 5, 2024 Small plane makes emergency landing on NC highway, clipping 2 vehicles A small aircraft struck two vehicles Thursday while making an emergency landing on a highway near Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport in North Carolina.
April 5, 2024 Storms, flooding in West Virginia kill 1, damage 200-year-old graveyard Storms and flooding have led to at least one death, as well as damage to about 200 tombstones in areas along the Ohio River in West Virginia.
April 5, 2024 ACLU threatens to sue Georgia over election bill conservatives praise as 'commonsense' reform The Georgia legislature passed new election ballot reforms that could have a big impact in the 2024 election in the key battleground state, should Gov. Brian Kemp sign them into law.
April 5, 2024 Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan serves culinary harmony in Nashville with 'turducken of desserts' Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan blends southern culinary traditions with the spice, aroma and flavor of her native India at Chauhan Ale & Masala House in Nashville, Tennessee.
April 5, 2024 South Dakota zoo's beloved giraffe Chioke euthanized after injury Chioke, an 18-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was euthanized on March 28.
April 5, 2024 Florida bill criminalizing the harassment of working first responders awaiting DeSantis' signature Harassing a first responder on the job could become illegal in Florida if Gov. Ron DeSantis enacts a bill passed by both chambers of the state legislature last month.
April 5, 2024 Suge Knight ribs Sean 'Diddy' Combs in prison call, drops ominous warning: 'Puffy, your life's in danger' "Suge" Knight, a former influential hip-hop executive now in prison for manslaughter, sent an ominous warning to longtime rival Sean "Diddy" Combs in recent podcast.
April 5, 2024 Alabama man found with Easter eggs containing nearly 200 fentanyl pills, synthetic cannabis: police Alabama authorities caught a man red-handed when they found fentanyl pills alongside synthetic cannabis stashed inside Easter eggs located inside the 29-year-old's car.
April 4, 2024 Drunk Florida man beaten after making fun of guest with Down syndrome at Disney World resort bar: police A drunk Florida man was arrested after an altercation at a Disney World bar led to a fight when he allegedly made fun of a person with Down syndrome, police said.