MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, including rules surrounding the deployment of a stun gun, officials said.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee board on Friday suspended the emergency medical technician licenses of two former Memphis Fire Department employees for failing to render critical care to Tyre Nichols after he took a beating from police that ultimately killed him.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged with raping and killing a Tennessee kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run in Memphis last year pleaded not guilty Friday. This booking photo provided by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, shows…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- An officer-involved shooting in Memphis is under investigation. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information shows that two Memphis police officers were called to Poplar Avenue about a person suspected of trespassing. The TBI reports…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's wife is preparing to undergo a bone marrow transplant in the next phase of her treatment for lymphoma. FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee hugs his wife, Maria,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police say two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols have been disciplined. Five Memphis officers already had been fired and charged in the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly 300,000 Tennesseans who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to lose their coverage this year now that state officials are once again allowed to bump people from the government-funded health insurance program.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some of Tennessee's State Parks are offering a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day. Among those participating include three in West Tennessee: Natchez Trace State Park, Pickwick Landing State Park, and Paris Landing State Park. Couples can visit…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy for Tyre Nichols three weeks after the man's death following a brutal beating by Memphis police after a traffic stop. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump will deliver a…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police records show four of five Memphis officers charged with killing Tyre Nichols after violently beating him committed previous infractions. The documents obtained by The Associated Press show the infractions included using minor physical force…
