A woman from Kingsport, Tenn. started her Monday, April 1, off with what she thought was a great April Fool's Day prank — then wound up handcuffed and accused of murdering her husband.

According to WKPT, Susan Hudson decided it would be funny to trick her sister into believing she had murdered her own husband. She called her sister and said, "I shot my husband. I’m cleaning up the mess. Let’s go bury him in Blackwater."

Hudson's sister then called another family member, and someone reported the news to the police. Soon after receiving a tip about a possible murder, police surrounded the Hudson's home and put Hudson in handcuffs for the murder of her husband.

"The next thing I knew, there was law everywhere," said Hudson in a video. "The response was excellent."

Hudson then had to explain to police that it was meant to be an April Fool's Day joke on her sister. Her husband returned later, alive and well, so the police let her go.

Watch the video below of Hudson's response to the prank gone wrong from WKPT.

On last night's episode of AZPM's AZ Illustrated Politics: Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez-Peterson and former state lawmakers Jonathan Paton and Paula Aboud joined host Jim Nintzel to discuss the Senate's work on immigration reform; the push to expand background checks on gun sales; how Gov. Jan Brewer's call for Medicaid expansion has slowed budget negotiations at the Arizona Legislature; a push to criminalize the bulk delivery of early ballots; and Bisbee's decision to recognize same-sex civil unions.

That's right, Seth Meyers of Saturday Night Live fame is heading to the stage on Monday, April 15 at UA's Centennial Hall in an event being promoted by the University's student body association, ASUA.

Tickets aren't on sale quite yet, though UA students will have the first crack at them on Monday, April 8 at 10 a.m., where they can purchase seats for $7 each.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public the next day, April 9, at 10 a.m., where prices will start at $10 per ticket.

Personally, I'm a big fan of Meyer's work — the guy is whip-smart and as the head writer for SNL deserves more credit than he's getting for the show's recent resurgence back into "actually funny" territory.

Check out his work at the show's Weekend Update desk (with Bill Hader's "Stefon" character) below.

If you haven't picked up tickets to see Phoenix Tuesday night at AVA yet, KFMA has a great deal for you tomorrow. Head to the Bashas' at Cortaro and Thornydale at noon on Saturday, turn in some non-perishable food, and get two tickets to the show. The Facebook page for the event notes that supplies are limited and I wonder exactly how limited, but even if they only have a few pair, it's worth checking into, especially if you're already on the northwest side of town.

For more information on Phoenix, check out our article on the band in this week's issue.

Being a sex offender is perfectly okay and doesn't violate the constitution of the Associated Students at Riverside City College, according to a statement quoted in The Indian Express

The Indian Express reports, via the Associated Press:

When flyers appeared at Riverside City College this week saying the student body president is a sex offender, students thought it was a cruel prank. They were stunned when they learned it's true.

Doug Robert Figueroa, 40, who was elected to a one-year term at the California college in May, pleaded guilty in 2005 to kidnapping and lewd and lascivious acts with a boy under 14, the Riverside Press Enterprise newspaper reported Wednesday. His five-year prison term was suspended, and he's serving 10 years' probation.

Figueroa told the newspaper in an e-mail that he has not tried to hide his past.

Why administration didn't step in when Figueroa was running for student body president is beyond me. Maybe they just didn't want to, but they definitely knew about Figueroa's criminal background. According to the statement quoted in the Express, administration had asked Figueroa "not to engage in activities that violate his probation," so he stayed away from Halloween and Easter celebrations on campus.

Figueroa said that the school believes in rehab and that he's dedicated to changing his life.

Model, Olympic gold-medalist, wife, and mother Amanda Beard has had her share of success and happiness through her career and her family, but as well as many hardships.

"In The Water They Can’t See You Cry", a memoir written by Beard with Rebecca Paley, is an honest and raw account of her life in the spotlight as a swimmer and her battle with clinical depression.

In three Olympic games, Beard won a total of seven medals. Her first Olympic appearance was in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games when she was only 14, tightly holding her teddy bear, Harold. She was a student at Irvine High School in Irvine, Calif. at the time and managed to take home two silver medals and one gold medal.

She also competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. On top of her swimming career, Beard also got into modeling, gaining status as a sex-symbol.

With all this success came an immense amount of pressure. She found herself feeling unhappy and unworthy of all that she had in her life, unaware she was suffering from clinical depression.

On KXCI's The Home Stretch, Cathy Rivers has started a new monthly segment called People & Playlists on the first Friday of each month. Someone important from the community comes in, there's some banter, and six or so of the guest's favorite songs are played. First up in March was, for obvious reasons, Mayor Rothschild. This month, apparently all of Tucson's actually significant persons were occupied, so I'm up today at 5 p.m. Listen in as I embarrass my family, friends and employer with my dodgy musical taste.

A HINT: If you've ever thought that KXCI doesn't play enough '80s Christian rock, today's your lucky day.

You can tune into KXCI via an actual radio at 91.3 FM or online.

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, an organization that advocates for immigration enforcement and border security, released a statement on April 3 in response to the Associated Press' recent decision to no longer use the term 'illegal immigrant' in its stylebook:

ALIPAC is changing its "style" preference in all future articles and press releases today in response to the totalitarian steps by the Associated Press to make "illegal immigrants" disappear with the stroke of a pen just days before legislation attempting to do the same is expected to be filed in Washington, DC, by the "Gang of 8."

ALIPAC will now use the more accurate term "illegal invaders" or simply "illegals" to describe the class of criminals represented by the more than 12 million people on American soil who have chosen to violate America's immigration laws and borders.

"This Big Brother move by AP is political correctness on steroids," said William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. "What class of criminals will the Associated Press and Congress make disappear next with the stroke of a pen? Perhaps they will make all of the rapists, shop lifters, drug dealers, tax cheats, prostitutes and pimps disappear too?"

The AP's decision will likely have more of an impact in future articles than ALIPAC's decision. But at least supporters of ALIPAC can be satisfied knowing someone stood up to AP's "totalitarian" decision.

You can find ALIPAC's full statement here

Our two-month-ish extravaganza of Best of Tucson voting begins now, as the ballot for the 2013 edition is online.

There's a nice moment for us to enjoy here at the Weekly when the ballot goes out, when the process seems so pure and idealistic, before we gather the results and put out the issue on September 26 and the complaints roll in. For now, there's a blank survey full of possibilities, before some clowns vote for Taco Bell in the Best Mexican Fast Food category.

Voting lasts until May 31 at midnight. Don't disappoint me here, Tucson.

According to a story we ran this week on the ongoing saga called Pima Community College and the colleges accreditation worries, the PCC governing board — or at least the four senior members of the board — have remained mum on the call to resign issued by the college's faculty senate and other community groups, such as C-FAIRR.

In fact, C-FAIRR, the group who primarily initiated the complaint to the Higher Learning Commission, sent a letter on March 25 to Pima board chairperson Brenda Even that addresses their concerns in how the board has reacted thus far. The letter gives them some advice and it also comes with a warning. In essence, take the commission's report seriously or face a recall.

You can read the letter in its entirety here:

C-FAIRR_to_BOG_03-26-13.pdf

From the letter:

We are gravely concerned by your failure to grasp the existential threat the College faces. Probation now appears to be inevitable. Thus, our community and the Board of Governors of Pima County Community College District (College) are faced with an extraordinary situation. The situation requires action based upon an accurate assessment of the facts. We must now inform you that during the past year, each of you has failed to demonstrate the mature judgment required by your position. This is the essence of the report by the Higher Learning Commission’s Fact-Finding Team (FFT), which forms the basis for President Manning’s recommendation of probation. Any assertion that the FFT report contains significant factual errors is based upon a failure to comprehend the accreditation relationship. We ask that you acknowledge that the response to HLC is a reply from the College’s Governing Board, its senior administrators, and more importantly, all of the College’s internal and external constituencies. It should be evident to each of you that HLC’s independent review of the documentary and related evidence is the sole factor in the recommendation of probation. You have collectively placed the institution’s accreditation at risk—do not compound this error by engaging in a senseless confrontation with the College’s accreditation body.

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Should you contest the findings in the College’s March 29th response to HLC, we will initiate a discussion with the College’s internal and external constituencies to determine if the community wishes to seek remedies pursuant to A.R.S. Title 19 - Initiative, Referendum and Recall. We have reviewed the number of votes necessary to initiate a recall effort against E. Marty Cortez, Brenda Even, David Longoria and Scott Stewart. Our membership is confident that a mobilized community can assemble the team and financial resources to mount a series of successful recall efforts. The choice rests with you. Save this institution by informing HLC that you take full responsibility for each Criterion Violation. Then for the good of the students, the college, and our community, you must tender your resignation from the Board of Governors of the Pima County Community College District. Resignation is a vital step in stabilizing the College. A renewed commitment to shared governance will allow new leadership to bring the College into compliance with HLC Accreditation Criterion and will initiate an era of openness, transparency, and accountability. We await your response.

Well, looks like C-FAIRR is keeping their promise. Yesterday, C-FAIRR co-chair Mario Gonzales sent out this email on a recall meeting at noon on Sunday, April 7, at Kettle Restaurant, at 22nd Street and I-10, west of the freeway:

RECALL, that is the word of the day! We in the Tucson community are faced with two astounding RECALLS.

One the ARPAIO RECALL being conducted in Maricopa County there will be an informational gathering Thursday April 11 at 6:00 PM at LAS CAZUELITAS RESTAURANT SEE attached Flier.

The other RECALL affects us directly here in Tucson: A meeting has been scheduled for Sunday APRIL 7 2013 at 12:00 noon at Kettles Restaurant N/W corner of 22nd and the Freeway. This meeting is to discuss the recall of four (4) members of the Pima community College Board of Governors. We don't believe that they will heed the calls for them to resign, therefore the only alternative is to remove them from office through a recall effort. The meetings agenda will include what the recall will entail, resources required, energy needed, etc. etc. Again the meeting is not to discuss whether a recall is needed but rather what is needed to a see the recall through. We need as many of you as possible to jump on board for the good of our community. SEE YOU GUYS ON SUNDAY

Hello friends, For your information, I have attached C-FAIRR's response to the BOG at PCC. This response is a result of the accreditation commission (HLC) findings against PCC. Please share it with friends, family and any taxpayor and voter in the county of Pima. Everyone should be aware of the goings on at PIMA Jr. COLLEGE.

Thank You, Mario R. Gonzales, C-FAIRR Chairperson