Tennessee News

AUTO RACING: Dirt racing next as NASCAR moves to Bristol

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Food City Dirt Race Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Schedule: Friday, practice, 6:35 p.m. and 8:32 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. in four heats; Sunday, race, 7 p.m. (FOX). Track: Bristol Motor Speedway. Race distance:…

Funeral held for custodian killed in Nashville attack

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Hill, a 61-year-old custodian who was among the six people killed in last week's attack at a Nashville elementary school, was remembered Tuesday for his loving nature, his culinary skills and his faith. …

Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. The extraordinarily rare move resulted in a…

TDOT: Interstate construction to halt for Easter weekend

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation announces interstate construction will be halted for the Easter holiday. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, TDOT crews and contractors will stop all interstate construction work that requires lane closures,…

Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting

By Holly Meyer - Associated Press FRANKLIN, Tennessee (AP) — It's Palm Sunday, and across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting.…

Rock, country, blues merge at 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

By Kristin M. Hall - AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This year's CMT Music Awards will merge country, rock and blues straight from the heart of Texas, featuring performances including collaborations with Alanis Morissette, The Black Crowes, Gwen…

Gov. Lee to assess storm damage in West TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ---Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will be making his way to a local county after storms devastated the area. Gov. Lee will visit with local officials and survey storm damage Saturday in McNairy County. Lee will survey the damages…

New Tennessee law allows police officers in private schools

By Kimberlee Kruesi- Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a law allowing private schools to contract with local law enforcement so they can hire school resource officers, days after a Nashville shooting at…

Theater group sues to block Tennessee's new anti-drag law

An LGBTQ+ theater company is suing to try to block Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law that placed strict limits on drag shows, saying it violates the First Amendment. Drag performer Loosey LaDuca arrives at the season 15 premiere…

Search, rescue underway in Covington

COVINTON, Tenn. -- According to the Covington Police Department, search and rescue is underway follow a severe storm. The department says that roads are impassable, and that efforts are underway to clear Highway 51 near the local hospital. Find…