NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Five mayors from Middle Tennessee are speaking out in favor of allowing local governments to hold referendums on raising taxes to pay for transit projects. Williamson County Mayor Rogers Anderson says the issue is of particular…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Memphis police are considering tallying homicides differently, which would make the city's totals smaller. The Commercial Appeal reports that if the Memphis Police Department would start counting similar to the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System, or…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Eric Church cancelled more than 25,000 tickets to his spring tour that were purchased by scalpers and is making those seats available to fans for purchase. Although Church has cancelled purchases from scalpers on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Protests around the state Capitol in Nashville have some Republicans calling for a crackdown on demonstrators and for resurrecting more stringent security requirements for entering the legislative office complex. Democrats are pushing back against those calls,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The parents of three Tennessee elementary school children arrested on school grounds have filed a lawsuit against police officers and local government. The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro (http://on.dnj.com/2lWLh9i ) reports the federal lawsuit was filed…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis man has been convicted of killing his 3-year-old son in 2015. News media report that a Shelby County jury on Friday found Terry Patterson guilty of second-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee inmate has filed a lawsuit claiming the food he has to eat in prison doesn't meet kosher standards. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2kvluId ) Perry A. March sued the Tennessee Department of Correction and Philadelphia-based…
MILTON, W.Va. (AP) - Hundreds of people have applied for jobs with wholesale grocery distributor H.T. Hackney Co., which is opening its first warehouse in West Virginia. State officials announced this week that the company is coming to Milton, creating…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former church bookkeeper is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Clarksville church where she worked. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says in a statement that 71-year-old Connie Parker was arrested Tuesday…
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors have charged an Amtrak police officer in the shooting death of a Minneapolis man outside Chicago's Union Station. The Cook County State's Attorney's office announced Friday that 31-year-old LaRoyce Tankson surrendered to police Thursday. He has…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A House ethics panel has found that former Republican Rep. Mark Lovell violated the Legislature's sexual harassment policy before resigning from the body this week. The Tennessean reports…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Department of Education has clarified its findings in a recent report that found one in three high school students graduated without meeting the state's requirements. The Tennessean reports the department said in a memo…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis Police Department has created a new unit in an effort to reduce increased violent crime in the city. Officials told The Commercial Appeal this week that the Violent Crimes Unit was started last month.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Tennessee lawmakers pushing a bathroom bill and legislation declaring marriage between a man and a woman have quickly fled their news conference when protesters interrupted it. Republican Rep. Mark Pody had spoken less than two…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Jurors have notified a federal judge they are deadlocked in their deliberations regarding a man accused of planning to attack a mosque in upstate New York. The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/2l9Cv81 ) reports that the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sherman Novoson, a former concert cellist and longtime radio reporter about sports and politics in Tennessee, has died. He was 70. Colleagues remembered Novoson appearing at the Capitol in a tuxedo to cover legislative floor sessions…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New Tennessee chancellor Beverly Davenport says the school plans to move "very quickly" in hiring an athletic director but isn't specifying a target date on making the selection. Davenport says the qualities she's seeking include "administrative…
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - Wilson County deputies have arrested four boys who they say escaped from a juvenile detention center, broke into a home and assaulted the homeowners. Media outlets report that the boys escaped from Lebanon Academy Sunday night…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee lawmaker says he resigned at the urging of Republican leadership after being accused of sexual misconduct at a legislative event. Former Rep. Mark Lovell, who represented suburban Shelby County, tells WATN-TV in Memphis (http://bit.ly/2lggZQR…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Former employees at a Tennessee high school say they shouldn't be held responsible for a December 2015 attack by three of the school's basketball players against a teammate. The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/2lPQ8Jq ) says…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a Clarksville woman has been charged with stealing nearly a half-million dollars from a church where she worked. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that Connie Parker…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has appointed a Tennessee official to lead the state agency that monitors financial industries and businesses to protect consumers and encourage job growth. The governor announced Tuesday that Chlora Lindley-Myers is…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - State officials say wholesale grocery distributor H.T. Hackney Co. is opening its first warehouse in West Virginia and creating an estimated 70 jobs. The state Department of Commerce says in a news release that the company…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been fatally shot by Tennessee law enforcement officers who were trying to arrest him on charges including theft and endangerment. The Knox County Sheriff's Office says in a news release Tuesday…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal jury in Knoxville has convicted a Pennsylvania man of charges connected to a multistate bank robbery-kidnapping spree. The Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2lehEml ) reports 44-year-old Michael Benanti of Lake Harmony, Pa., was convicted of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The House and Senate have approved Gov. Bill Haslam's nominations for new boards for six public universities. The new boards are part of the Republican governor's initiative to spin six four-year public universities out of the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Supreme Court has announced that free legal clinics will be held around the state to help citizens who find themselves in need of a lawyer's advice on matters outside criminal law. It's all part…
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hawkins County school board members are considering closing the school system's two oldest and smallest schools. The Kingsport Times-News reports (http://bit.ly/2kCCnMU) that Director of Schools Steve Starnes presented the board with information on Thursday about declining…
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - A man has been charged with first-degree murder for a shooting outside a rural southeast Missouri nightclub that left one man dead and six others wounded. Travis Ware II was also charged Monday and armed criminal…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NAACP wants an expedited investigation by Nashville's district attorney general and possibly federal agencies after police shot an African-American man they say was armed while fleeing…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Financial concerns are delaying the construction of a new recreation center at the University of Memphis. University President David Rudd said in an email to the community Sunday that an increase in student fees to pay…
ALTAMONT, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol has placed the head of its Special Investigations Bureau on leave following his arrest on charges including aggravated assault and public intoxication. News outlets report 47-year-old Maj. Stacy Williams was arrested Sunday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gay rights advocates are raising the alarm about a Tennessee bill they say could make it impossible for same-sex couples to be recognized as the legal parents of children. The bill sponsored by Republican state Rep.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Department of Agriculture says the manufacturer of Amish Classic Colby deli horn cheese has recalled several lot numbers and instructed wholesalers and retailers to stop selling their stock. The action comes after the Agriculture…
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) - Authorities have announced a wider recall of Ruth's Salads products after listeria was found in a batch of the spread maker's products at a South Carolina plant. The South Carolina Agriculture Department said in a news…
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a northern Alabama man tried to get money from his grandmother by faking his own kidnapping. Lauderdale County, Alabama Sheriff's Office investigator Lt. Brad Potts tells news outlets 23-year-old Preston Kelley texted his grandmother…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee prosecutor says no criminal charges will be filed against a Memphis police officer who was off-duty when he fatally shot a man last year. In a statement, Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are scrambling to get their legislative proposals submitted before Thursday's filing deadline. Among the last batch of bills is a renewed effort to require transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Treasury Department says it returned a record of almost 42,000 claims of unclaimed property in the 2016 budget year. The department says the claims amount to more than $34 million returned last year, with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A bill proposed in Tennessee's legislature would create a sales tax holiday for guns and ammunition. The bill, filed Wednesday by Republican Rep. Dennis Powers, calls for a "Second Amendment sales tax holiday" on the first…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A transition team has provided the leader of Nashville Metro Public Schools with more than 100 recommendations to improve student achievement in the district. Media outlets report that the 47-member transition team was formed in July…
MOUNT PLEASANT, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a Tennessee police officer has fatally shot a suspected drunken driver who brandished a weapon after a pursuit. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that the shooting Tuesday night occurred…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A campaign finance audit of former state Rep. Jeremy Durham has found hundreds of potential violations. The Tennessee Registry of Campaign Finance voted Wednesday to proceed with the case against the Franklin Republican who was expelled…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee wildlife officials are offering a $2,500 reward for information on the shootings of two bald eagles in Meigs and Rhea counties. Media outlets report the eagles were found alive last week, but were so seriously…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A private prison company accused by inmates of dangerously understaffing an Idaho prison as part of a scheme to boost profits will have a chance to present its defense to jurors on Monday when a civil…
DALTON, Ga. (AP) - Medical examiners for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have identified a man whose body was found in the woods in Whitfield County last month. The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/2lseQ2m ) reports Sheriff Scott Chitwood says…
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. (AP) - A preliminary report from the Hamilton County medical examiner's office shows a 29-year-old man was shot at least 15 times after allegedly pointing a weapon at sheriff's deputies last month. The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/2lrZOtg…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Country star Randy Travis met with Tennessee lawmakers to raise awareness for stroke victims following his near-fatal stroke in 2013. Travis was at the state Capitol on Wednesday, hours before he was to be feted…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is exploring the idea of equipping its troopers with body cameras. The Tennessean reports that the idea is included in a request for information about the possible purchase. The request also seeks…
ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee authorities are investigating the death of a 58-year-old Roane County man following a shooting involving a police officer. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Tuesday that it initially appeared Quintin Swicegood…
