NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that city school districts don't have to share money they receive from liquor taxes with county governments. News outlets report the opinion this week settles five lawsuits filed by Blount,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Four Tennessee pain management clinics have abruptly closed amid state and federal health insurance fraud investigations. The Tennessean reports the clinics formerly with PainMD and rebranded under the name Rinova officially closed Wednesday. Federal authorities last…
DENVER (AP) -- Voters have made Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in "magic mushrooms." Preliminary results show that the citizen-led initiative narrowly passed Tuesday. It makes the use or possession of psilocybin by people…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A former government intelligence analyst has been charged with leaking classified documents to a reporter. Authorities say 31-year-old Daniel Everette Hale of Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested Thursday morning and will make an initial appearance at the…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Walmart said Wednesday that it will raise the minimum age for tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21 in an effort to combat tobacco sales to minors. The world's largest retailer says the new rules will take…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The National Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee is being honored by a federal agency that supports the nation's museums. The Institute of Museum and Library Services said in a news release Tuesday that the Memphis-based museum…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's Women, Infants and Children program has moved from issuing its benefits on paper to a debit card-style system. The state Department of Health says the program known as WIC will now allow beneficiaries to use…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The FBI says its Internet Crime Complaint Center reports victims of internet scams in Tennessee lost more than $28 million last year. The agency says more than 5,500 people reported losses in Tennessee. The state ranks…
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee woman is accused of lying about being sexually assaulted by a Sullivan County jailer last year. News outlets report 30-year-old Shauna Jones was arrested Wednesday and charged with false reporting. Jones was jailed…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and others from its main service and from Instagram, saying they violated the company's ban against hate and violence. The company said Thursday that it has also banned right-wing…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers are winding down the work of their annual legislative session. The Republican-supermajority General Assembly could adjourn Thursday if they tie up loose ends from their months-long lawmaking session. Among the bills that are still…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Emergency medical officials say two people are dead and four injured in a shooting at a North Carolina university. Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency said on Twitter that two people were found dead at the scene,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says he'll let legislation to allow sports betting become law without his signature. Lee spokeswoman Laine Arnold said the Republican doesn't believe gambling expansion is best but recognizes that many lawmakers…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Filmmaker John Singleton, who debuted with the Oscar-nominated "Boyz n the Hood" and continued making movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51. Singleton's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Officials say the seven people killed in two homes in rural Middle Tennessee included the parents of the suspect and other relatives. Law enforcement officials arrested 25-year-old Michael Cummins on Saturday about a mile away from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Amid pressure, Amazon has joined a growing list of big companies telling Tennessee lawmakers to avoid bills that negatively impact LGBT people. The letter organized by the Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce is also signed by…
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) -- Officials say a county jail inmate who drove off in a truck has been captured in northeast Mississippi. Local news outlets report that 42-year-old Robert Gene Heath of Adamsville, Tennessee, was stopped Wednesday night in Alcorn…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Senate has cleared a bill allowing penalization of paid voter registration groups through fines for too many incomplete signup forms and criminal charges for violating new requirements. The bill backed by Republican Secretary of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A voucher-like proposal has split the Tennessee House and Senate as lawmakers wrestle over the details in this year's top legislative issue. The Senate on Thursday advanced legislation limiting Gov. Bill Lee's voucher program to just…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville will help analyze moon rocks collected decades ago and never before opened. NASA calls the project the Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis Program, and it's part of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee House lawmakers say they're fighting to secure funding in next year's budget so that disabled children will be able to get Medicaid assistance. House members announced Wednesday they intend to fully fund the so-called Katie…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Eleven large companies are urging Tennessee's Republican legislative leaders to oppose bills they say discriminate against LGBTQ people. The Human Rights Campaign announced Tuesday's letter from Hilton; IKEA North America Services; InterContinental Hotels Group; Lyft; Marriott…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An already contentious voucher-like proposal took a dramatic turn in Tennessee as Republican leaders refused to acknowledge a vote spiking the proposal on the House floor and Senate leaders advocated for a drastically different version. Tuesday's…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- After confirming a case of measles in Tennessee, health officials say they are working to contact more than 600 people who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease. Image credit:…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Senate has rejected a push to revive this year a bill to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The GOP-led chamber cast a voice vote…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee senators have voted to double several campaign contribution limits. The Senate voted Thursday for Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey's bill. It still needs House approval. Currently, a Senate candidate can receive $1,600 from an individual and…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Heath officials say they've confirmed a case of measles in Tennessee. News outlets report the Tennessee Department of Health announced on Thursday that one person in East Tennessee tested positive for the highly contagious disease. Officials…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The new head of the Tennessee Valley Authority says a decision to shut down a Kentucky coal-fired power plant is the right one. The decision previously drew a critical tweet from President Trump. Jeff Lyash took…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A school resource officer in Tennessee is accused of selling an alcoholic mixture to teachers while on duty. The Tennessean reported Thursday that Metro Nashville police Officer Candace Steen was removed from West End Middle School…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Montana's insurance commissioner says a West Tennessee man is peddling unauthorized car insurance policies. Commissioner Matthew Rosendale sent a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to Mervin Graber of Whiteville, Tennessee, after about 20 people bought policies, most of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee House has advanced a proposal that would overhaul how the state provides health care to its lower-income and disabled residents. The House voted 68-21 on Thursday with only Democrats voting against the measure. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is holding more than 100 free legal advice clinics across the state this month. The Help4TN Days blitz is meant to call attention to the free legal help available through the Tennessee Supreme Court's Access…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A proposal that would allow teachers and others in public schools to carry concealed firearms won't be considered further in 2019. Republican Rep. Ryan Williams told a House committee Wednesday he has no desire to push…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A push to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee has been dropped from consideration this year. Republican Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville told a committee Wednesday that he will delay his bill until 2020. The legislation would…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee bill to legalize sports betting is gaining traction. A House committee advanced Democratic Rep. Rick Staples' legislation Tuesday to allow statewide mobile and interactive sports gambling, without brick-and-mortar betting locations. The panel accepted several…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A handful of high-profile proposals in Tennessee are being spiked as state lawmakers slowly inch closer to adjourning their legislative session for the year. On Tuesday, Republican members on a Senate panel rejected a resolution seeking…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Legislation banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected has stalled in Tennessee. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday agreed to review the issue further over the summer and take it up next year instead. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A bill that would require more Tennessee small businesses to use the E-Verify program to screen whether workers have legal immigration status to work in the U.S. has passed the state House. The House passed Republican…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee school teachers are speaking out against Gov. Bill Lee's voucher-style proposal to expand the amount of taxpayer dollars that can be used to pay for private schools and other expenses. Roughly 50 teachers, parents and…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A same-sex couple arrested during a misguided crackdown on lawful CBD oil products in Tennessee is suing, saying county prosecutors and deputies abused their authority. The Daily News Journal reports that the federal lawsuit filed by…
LEWISBURG, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee man who attacked a gay man and bragged about it has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. The Daily News Journal reports that 24-year-old Brandon Michael Wiley claimed the man "molested him." Wiley also posted…
PICKWICK DAM, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to begin reinforcing the Pickwick Dam against earthquakes this fall. WAAY-TV reports that the reinforcement will cost about $150 million and require about one million tons of rock and sand.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee lawmakers have signed off on a $40 million proposal to improve school safety. The bill sailed through the House and Senate on Thursday. It now heads to Republican Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A detained Spanish-language reporter facing deportation after he was arrested while covering an immigration rally in Memphis is seeking release from custody. Lawyers for Manuel Duran said Thursday they filed a petition seeking his release from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee push to outlaw childlike sex dolls has advanced in the Legislature. A Senate panel voted Tuesday in favor of the legislation by Republican Sen. Janice Bowling, who said she introduced the proposal at Senate…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- At least 128,000 children in Tennessee have been cut from the state's low-income health insurance programs over the past two years. The Tennessean reports that one in every eight children in TennCare were unenrolled between December…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rockabilly Hall of Famer Billy Adams, who wrote and recorded the rockabilly staple "Rock, Pretty Mama," has died. He was 79. According to a press release from his publicist and manager, Adams died Saturday in Westmoreland,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she's encouraged by Tennessee's latest push to expand school vouchers throughout the state and said she's cheering on lawmakers to make the right choice. DeVos, a Republican who has long…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says the state has a duty to protect the environment, but held off from agreeing humans are the reason behind climate change. The Republican fielded questions about climate change while talking to…
NEW MARKET, Tenn. (AP) -- A fire at a Tennessee social justice center that trained the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has destroyed a building and decades of archives. Nobody was injured. News outlets report that officials are investigating what…
