NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools at risk of civil lawsuits if they let transgender students or employees use multi-person bathrooms or locker rooms that don’t reflect their gender at birth. The proposal cleared the Senate on Wednesday. There are slight differences from the version the House passed Monday. The bill…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It will now be up to Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee to decide whether some medical providers will be required to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions. The proposal that received final legislative approval Wednesday in the GOP-supermajority Senate has sparked criticism among reproductive rights advocates, who argue such measures are unnecessary and would…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated. The move comes as the United States is set to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days in office. More than 50%…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Comptroller’s office is relaunching their “Where the Money Goes” website, according to a news release. The online tool allows users to track revenue, expenditure and debt information for all of Tennessee’s county governments by pulling information for the county’s annual financial and compliance audits, the release says. The site will include an interactive map of…
UPDATE: HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. — The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the body the second passenger has been located. The sheriff’s office says the victims are believed to be a mother and son from Houston, Texas. EARLIER STORY: HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. — The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed investigators have found the site of a plane crash in…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police are continuing to investigate a shooting Friday evening in west Jackson. Police say the shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. on Foxlea Drive, and an individual was shot in the arm during the incident. Police say the shooting appears to be a targeted incident. The individual who was injured was taken to a local hospital for…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,238. Those new patients range in age from 8-years-old to 96-years-old. There are currently four Madison County residents hospitalized, with one of those patients on a ventilator. The health department also released…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee system will not require its students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The university’s board approved a rule Tuesday that does not include COVID-19 and flu shots among the student inoculations required at the university’s campuses across the state. The decision is a reversal after the board voted last summer for an…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee woman has been charged with killing her infant. News outlets cited a statement from Clarksville police that said 19-year-old Whitney Brown was arrested last week after being indicted on charges of murder and aggravated child abuse in the January death of her 2-month-old child. Police say Brown’s unresponsive child was taken to…
Weather Update: Wednesday, April 21 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We start the morning off with temps way below average. The record low for this morning is 31°F (1953). Now it certainly feels like its that cold with the northerly wind. But the record will be difficult to come by. We’ll have to see. That is not the only record…
