KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bill Anderson, who played on two NFL championship teams with the Green Bay Packers as part of an eight-year NFL career, has died. He was 80. Adam Starkey, funeral director at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel,…
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Hundreds of Elvis Presley artifacts and memorabilia are still being held by a Las Vegas casino, a year after the King's estate filed a lawsuit to get those valuables back from a short-lived exhibit. Westgate Las…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill that would ban some abortions at 20 weeks has passed in a Senate committee, despite Tennessee's attorney general calling the measure "constitutionally suspect." Doctors who violated the law could be subject to criminal prosecution…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Senate has approved Gov. Bill Haslam's road funding proposal, which includes the state's first gas tax increase since 1989. Senators voted 25-6 on Wednesday for the Republican governor's roads package, which also cuts other taxes.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's road and bridge funding bill is headed for a showdown in the Tennessee House on Wednesday. The sticking point is the governor's proposal to pay for new projects in large part through…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State tourism officials have launched a new personalized website to help travelers plan their trips to Tennessee. The state Department of Tourist Development announced the revamped tourism website, www.TNVacation.com , on Tuesday. The department says the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Speaker Beth Harwell is calling for civility between her Republican colleagues as the Tennessee House prepares for a contentious vote on Gov. Bill Haslam's transportation funding proposal on Wednesday. Harwell urged Republican members to "be kind…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to ban open alcohol bottles or cans in vehicles traveling on Tennessee roads has failed for the year. Tennessee currently bans drivers from drinking alcohol while at the wheel, but does…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a former Tennessee police officer has been charged with pawning two weapons issued by his department. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Robert Jason Gann has been indicted on charges of theft and official…
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man who led police on an eight-day manhunt after he took his niece out of a school and then disappeared with her has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Murfreesboro City Council has issued a moratorium on new site plans for new and used car lots until traffic safety requirement are improved. The Daily News Journal reports (http://on.dnj.com/2ojrRw1) that the dictate doesn't govern existing…
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A woman has been arrested on multiple charges after causing back-to-back car wrecks while allegedly driving under the influence. The Times News reports (http://bit.ly/2oouSuo) police found drugs and several liquor containers in 32-year-old Rachel D. Arnold's…
SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say six people including an infant have been injured after a part of a second-story deck collapsed at a home in northeastern Tennessee. Hawkins County Emergency Management Agency Director Gary Murrell told the Kingsport Times-News…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - More women are joining a lawsuit against the City of Memphis over the accumulation of thousands of untested rape kits. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://memne.ws/2pvZkay) attorney Daniel Lofton says 40 plaintiffs are involved in a lawsuit…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill seeking to reduce penalties for carrying a handgun in public without a state-issued gun permit has failed for the year. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Frank Niceley of Strawberry Plains failed when a…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knoxville stabbing may become the first case to test whether Tennessee juries can impose a death penalty or life without parole because of the "randomness" of the crime. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2pOLWL1) the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The CEO of the nation's biggest public utility says the agency isn't going to reopen coal-fired power plants under President Donald Trump. In an interview Tuesday, Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Bill Johnson said he thinks very…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Bills designed to keep school bus riders safe continue to advance in the Tennessee Legislature, with one measure requiring buses to have seat belts clearing another hurdle. The bills came as a result of a deadly…
ERIE COUNTY, Penn. (AP) -- Pennsylvania State Police say the suspect in the random killing of a Cleveland retiree posted on Facebook has shot and killed himself after a brief pursuit. State police say Steve Stephens was spotted Tuesday morning by…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The full state Senate is poised to vote on a bill that would allow Tennessee drivers to choose license plates with the phrase "In God We Trust" on them. The Senate Transportation Committee voted 9-0 in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The executive producer of a documentary hailed as one of the best rock films of all time is coming to Nashville to discuss his new book that accuses tech giants of threatening the future of the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A research team led by the University of Tennessee Knoxville has received a $9.9 million grant from NASA toward the development of a more aerodynamically capable aircraft. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2pswiFU ) the grant…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dolly Parton has called it a "blessing" that the University of Tennessee at Knoxville is offering a class about her. According to The Tennessean (http://bit.ly/2pfcEQx ), Parton tweeted this week, "From the girl voted in High…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville attorney and former Army helicopter pilot James Mackler says he is running for the Democratic nomination to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate. Mackler announced Monday that he wants to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Bob…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is joining more than a dozen other states in urging an appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, a Collierville Republican considering a bid for governor…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Middle Tennessee has dismissed two players who are under investigation for possible animal cruelty that circulated on a Snapchat video. The Blue Raiders announced Friday that defensive lineman Justin Akins and linebacker Shalom Alvarez are no…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A judge has declared a mistrial and dismissed the indictment of parents facing charges in the starvation death of their baby. The Daily News Journal reports the judge determined an investigating detective should have obtained the…
CENTERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee officials say three correctional officers have returned home from the hospital after they were assaulted in a disturbance involving 16 inmates. A state Department of Correction news release says Officer Paul Nielsen was released from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two new attractions opening this month in Nashville will give fans a chance to get closer to some of their favorite country music icons. The legendary vocalist Patsy Cline gets an overdue honor with a new…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's attorney general has agreed that the state will drop two abortion limits similar to Texas laws struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorney general's office decision was contained in federal court filings Thursday.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - House Speaker Beth Harwell, whose support of efforts to strip a gas tax hike out of Gov. Bill Haslam's transportation funding proposal had cast doubt about the bill's prospects, now says she is 'leaning' toward voting…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Achievement School District says it's reviewing hiring policies for charter school operators after an interim principal was found to have a felony conviction. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://memne.ws/2o6B7mh ) Koai Matthews of Lester Prep in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee Senate panel has voted down legislation to make it a felony to deface someone's property, or hurt or threaten injury on someone based on their political beliefs. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted against the…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Handgun maker SCCY Industries has announced it will move its factory and headquarters to new 68-acre campus in East Tennessee. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2o7qOOL ) that SCCY is relocating to Maryville from Daytona Beach,…
NEW YORK (AP) - Volkswagen of America's CEO says he's confident the brand's sales will recover from a diesel emissions cheating scandal as it rolls out new SUVs for the U.S. Hinrich Woebcken (VEB-Kin) estimates VW sales rose 10 percent…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - After a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga, the Tennessee Senate has passed a bill requiring school bus drivers to be at least 25 years old without serious traffic violations in the last three years. Senators…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The launch of an online portal has revealed that Veterans Health Administration facilities across Tennessee still struggle with patient wait times. The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2p0uYgp) reports the new Access and Quality in VA Healthcare site launched April…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Two sisters have been fatally shot outside a home in Hickory Hill, Tennessee. Local news outlets report the Thursday morning shooting was a domestic violence incident. Family members have identified the victims as 27-year-old Kendall Brown…
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 50 U.S. cities will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival celebrating music and music-making. The annual event is June 21, the summer solstice. Highlights of Make Music Day in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Senate has approved legislation to allow photos in polling places after Justin Timberlake's now-infamous, possibly law-breaking ballot box selfie. Senators voted 30-0 Thursday for the bill by Sen. Brian Kelsey of Germantown, where Timberlake…
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A man charged with killing two Fort Campbell soldiers and wounding a teenager in a domestic dispute has pleaded not guilty. The Kentucky New Era reports (http://bit.ly/2nIvEXG) 35-year-old Jeremy J. Demar entered the plea during a…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A Tennessee man has been accused in New Hampshire of multiple counts of sexually assaulting a child during the 1990s. Police on Wednesday arrested 54-year-old Ronald "Renny" Burr, of Knoxville, on a fugitive from justice charge.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has signed legislation stripping Nashville and Memphis of ordinances to ease criminal punishment for marijuana possession. Haslam on Wednesday signed the bill passed by the Republican-led legislature, bucking the trend by states…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A state lawmaker who supported doubling the amount of money that senators could raise during their four-year terms was required to return nearly $60,000 in donations that he over-collected in 2016. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2o9Cp0y )…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Country singer and songwriter Marty Stuart will have top billing at a concert to mark 200 years of Mississippi statehood. The show is part of a bicentennial celebration set for June 23 and 24 in Oxford.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee House has passed a bill that lets older adults without a college degree or certificate attend community college free of charge. The bill, which was pushed by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, comes three years…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican bill in Tennessee that would exempt churches from having to report campaign spending on "public or private morality" has been withdrawn. On Tuesday, Sen. Dolores Gresham of Somerville withdrew the bill from consideration for…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a West Tennessee man has been indicted in the death of his 2-month old son. The district attorney's office in Memphis says 20-year-old James Clifton Robinson has been charged with first-degree murder in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a man who scammed his way into getting an insurance company to ship out nearly 2,500 fraudulently obtained cellphones has been sentenced to serve more than five years in prison. Acting U.S. Attorney…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee State Troopers arrested at least two of the 11 demonstrators who called for Medicaid expansion during a sit-in in the governor's office. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2oyNvPI) the demonstrators, who are members of Moral Movement Tennessee,…
