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A former Channel 56 anchor has resigned from his TV anchor job in Springfield, telling the Herald he plans to get help for alcoholism after his booze-fueled, charity-event ramblings wound up on YouTube. “It’s something I’m going to seek treatment for,” said Paul Mueller, who said he was forced to quit his morning anchor gig at WGGB-TV on Monday. “I don’t know if I’ll ever return to the field of television news, because I may have ruined my career,” Mueller, 37, said yesterday. “I’ve always loved television news. I’ve always put that at the forefront of whatever I did in...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. State Senator Kathryn Bowers is charged with driving under the influence after a traffic accident yesterday afternoon. W-M-C-T-V reports that the Memphis Democrat was treated for non-critical injuries at Regional Medical Center and released. Bowers is one of five current or former lawmakers charged in Tennessee Waltz. She said this week she was stepping down from office because of health problems. Police said a car driven by Bowers sideswiped a UPS truck. She was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and failure to maintain control. Her attorney says he was looking into whether recent changes to...