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Judge Tosses MLK Documents Lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed in September in US District Court in Jackson against Howard Ballou, an anchor for Jackson-based WLBT-TV. The suit said Ballou's mother worked for King as a secretary from 1955 to 1960 and kept documents during the time King led
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:43P
Ex-coach's son, 2 others sentenced in drug case
(AP) - Three people have been sentenced on federal drug charges stemming from the same undercover investigation that snared a central Mississippi high school football coach. Joseph Patrick Coates of Pearl, Daniel Blake Huber of Jonesboro, Ark.,
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:41P
New Arguments Filed In Campaign Finance Case
The preliminary injunction came as the judge considers a broader campaign finance law challenge in the wake of the a 2010 US Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United granting free-speech rights to corporations. Conservative groups asked the
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:37P
Evansville man sentenced in child molest case
A jury convicted Dennis Ray Smith, 39, on four counts of child molesting after a trial in Vanderburgh Circuit Court last month. On Friday, Vanderburgh Circuit Court Magistrate Kelli Fink sentenced Smith 30 years on each count.
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:35P
Evansville man sentenced in child molest case
A jury convicted Dennis Ray Smith, 39, on four counts of child molesting after a trial in Vanderburgh Circuit Court last month. On Friday, Vanderburgh Circuit Court Magistrate Kelli Fink sentenced Smith 30 years on each count.
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:35P
Judge steps aside in Biendl murder case
By Scott North, Herald Writer EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge stepped down Friday from the death penalty case against an inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer. Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Thomas Wynne said that repeated
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:33P
Judge steps aside in Biendl murder case
By Scott North, Herald Writer EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge stepped down Friday from the death penalty case against an inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer. Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Thomas Wynne said that repeated
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:33P
Florida Murders: Sarasota - James Kouzaris and James Cooper - Shawn Tyson
The Florida teenager accused of murdering two British tourists bragged about doing it to a friend, a court has heard. Lead investigator Detective John Todd claimed Marvin Gaines was told by the accused Shawn Tyson: 'I killed those two guys.
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:31P
Judge orders Sugarland to testify in stage collapse trial
Attorneys for stage builder Mid-America Sound Corp. had requested the depositions begin Monday, but Marion Superior Court Judge Theodore Sosin on Friday approved a request by the band's attorneys to reject that timetable. Sugarland's attorneys said the
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:26P
Judge orders Sugarland to testify in stage collapse trial
Attorneys for stage builder Mid-America Sound Corp. had requested the depositions begin Monday, but Marion Superior Court Judge Theodore Sosin on Friday approved a request by the band's attorneys to reject that timetable. Sugarland's attorneys said the
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:26P
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