Updated: 11:26 AM Gov. Bill Haslam has brought together business leaders struggling to hire qualified workers and education officials who say they need more help preparing the state's workforce.

Updated: 1:25 PM A federal judge says photo identifications issued by the Memphis public library cannot be used as valid voter IDs.

Posted: 4:08 AM The Tennessee Association of School Nurses says more than half of Tennessee teens aren't vaccinated against meningitis.

Posted: 5:36 AM The University of Tennessee named comedian Leanne Morgan an Accomplished Alumni of 2012.

Posted: 5:15 AM Police in southwest Ohio are perplexed about why a woman tried to sneak into a county jail before telling authorities to arrest her.

Posted: 5:13 AM A California man faces federal drug charges for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 4 pounds of methamphetamine to Japan in what looked like dozens of Snickers bars.

Posted: 5:06 AM Environmentalists say they expect more stream restorations across the state like one just done in Jackson, Tenn.

Updated: 1:25 PM A federal judge in Nashville will hold a hearing before Thursday's statewide elections in a lawsuit filed by the city of Memphis allowing voters to use library photo ID cards for voting purposes.

Posted: 5:00 AM Talk show host Stephen Colbert's foray into children's books has landed him alongside some exalted literary company.

Updated: 9:45 AM The Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville will help those in the community looking for work with a free jobs fair on Tuesday.

Posted: 3:57 AM Nashville students returning to school this week are getting a little help from the city.

Posted: 7:58 AM A North Carolina woman has her high school ring back, 33 years after she lost it at the beach in Surf City.

Posted: 6:29 AM Only an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny number of bikini-wearers turned out to strut their stuff in a southern Minnesota town.

Posted: 6:19 AM A spokeswoman for a Northern California amusement park says a dozen people were stuck on a roller coaster for almost two hours after it stalled 150 feet in the air.

Posted: 6:00 AM Former President Bill Clinton will have a marquee role in this summer's Democratic National Convention, where he will make a forceful case for President Barack Obama's re-election and his economic vision for the country.

Posted: 4:47 AM For two weeks, the Knoxville Convention Center will be home a world championship for horseshoes.

Updated: 10:09 AM Fire investigators said the fire started in the northeast bedroom, which was used as a den and contained a lot of electronics.

Updated: 4:21 AM Officials in the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities say gaining accreditation will make it an international model for providing service.

Posted: 4:18 AM A memorial marker honoring a correctional officer killed in the line of duty will be dedicated Wednesday outside the Morgan County Correctional Complex.

Posted: 4:13 AM The Tennessee Virtual Archive has a new digital collection featuring World War I hero Alvin C. York of Fentress County.

Updated: 4:12 AM The Tennessee Highway Patrol is accepting applications for the fall session of the Citizens Trooper Academy.

Posted: 8:45 AM A man was robbed at knife-point by someone he knew early Friday morning behind a bar in the Old City, according to Knoxville Police.

Posted: 8:02 AM The mayor of Pikeville has been arrested and charged with misusing more than $170,000 in city money.

Updated: 7:27 AM The Grainger Coutny Tomato Festival kicks off for another year on Friday in Rutledge, 20 years after it began.

Posted: 5:34 AM Indonesian zookeepers have moved an orangutan out of visitors' sight so she'll no longer smoke lit cigarettes people regularly throw into her cage.