Tennessee News

TN Lottery announces winning ticket sold in West TN

DYERSBURG, Tenn. – Tennessee Lottery announces a big winner in West TN. According to information from the Tennessee Lottery, one lucky winning ticket was purchased in Dyersburg and won $50,000. The lucky lotto player won the prize by playing Double…

Records: Capitol rioter plotted to kill federal agents

By Kimberlee Kruesi - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Newly unsealed court documents show that a Tennessee man arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection also conspired with another person in a failed attempt to kill…

2 Tennessee women charged in NY with blocking clinic access

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Tennessee women were charged by federal prosecutors in New York on Friday with unlawfully blocking access to abortion clinics in several states over several years. Bevelyn Beatty Williams, 31 and Edmee Chavannes, 41, both of…

THP graduates 40 state troopers on Friday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The newest graduating class of Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers were welcomed on Friday. After 10 weeks of specialized training, Class 1122 saw 40 troopers graduate, with them then taking their oath of office at a graduation ceremony…

Human heart found at TDOT facility

MCEWEN, Tenn. -- An investigation is underway after a human heart was found in Middle Tennessee. Law enforcement reports that a heart was found inside a Tennessee Department of Transportation salt facility in McEwen in Humphreys County. The Tennessee Bureau…

Gov. Lee: Execution report complete, will release later

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Friday that the independent review into the state's lethal injection procedure has been completed, but he refused to immediately release the findings. FILE -Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee…

New service available following newest case of HPAI in birds

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --  A new service is being launched following the most recent case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the most recent HPAI case has been found in Weakley County, affecting…

Judge cuts Tennessee man's 'excessive' 162-year sentence

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who has served 25 years of a 162-year prison term for theft and forgery convictions will be released from prison after a judge and a district attorney found the sentence excessive. Courtney Anderson…

$800,000 going towards Tennessee education

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Educations says $800,000 is going towards STEM education and more. Wednesday, the department said that 34 districts will be getting grant funding for science, technology, engineering, and math education, middle school career and…

Tennessee audit: Agency failed to protect vulnerable kids

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has repeatedly failed to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse allegations in the facilities that house the state's most vulnerable children, according to a sweeping audit released Tuesday that outlines multiple deficiencies inside the Department of Children's…