Tennessee News

Big Powerball winner out of Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.---Big lottery winner in Tennessee. According to a news release from the TN Lottery, one lucky Chattanooga lottery player is $50,000 richer after matching four out of five white balls plus the Powerball in Saturday night’s drawing. The winning…

Austin Peay State freshman football player dies in single-car crash

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school's campus in Clarksville, Tennessee, officials said. Jeremiah Collins, 18, was driving too fast while exiting Briley Parkway…

TBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Lebanon

LEBANON, Tenn.---Officer-involved shooting investigation underway. According to a TBI media release, at the request of 15th Judicial District Attorney General Jason Lawson, agents are investigating events that led to a homicide and officer-shooting Friday evening. Early details indicate that just…

Tennessee homicide victim identified over three decades later

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a woman whose skeletal remains were found in 1985 in Cheatham County has been identified. A news release says in March 1985, TBI launched an investigation after a motorist…

50th 'CMA Fest' airs Wednesday night on ABC

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- One of the biggest music events of the summer returns to primetime on Wednesday night. The CMA Fest will air July 19 at 7 p.m. Central on ABC. The three-hour special features "can't miss collaborations" and "unforgettable…