Senate Republicans are jumping into Indiana's Senate race with a new ad, outdoing a recent buy from national Democrats as the parties battle for control of the Senate.
Police say a man has been arrested following the death of a Hodgenville police officer who crashed his car during a chase. Police say Jason L. Avis stole a woman's car early Sunday and was being pursued by Officer Mark Allen Taulbee, who lost control of his vehicle during the chase and crashed. Taulbee was transferred to University of Louisville Hospital where he later died.
For the first month of the budget year, tax collections in Tennessee have fallen short of projections. Finance Commissioner Mark Emkes issued a release, stating that the weak revenues reflect a slow economic recovery on the national level.
Officials say two Kentucky National Guard members were killed and two were injured in a single-car accident in North Dakota, where the troops were training.
Davidson County election officials have backed away from using electronic poll books in the November election. The Tennessean reported the decision Thursday came despite Davidson County Election Commission members expressing confidence in the reliability of 60 of the devices used in the Aug. 2 primary.
