Tennessee News

Safety app gives parents an informative platform

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee families have been given tools to help in the safety of their students. "This toolkit includes how to talk to your school about emergency plans, how to…

Tennessee senator to change plea in campaign fraud case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee senator accused of violating federal campaign finance laws requested a hearing Thursday to change his not guilty plea after initially criticizing the charges as a political witch hunt. FILE -…

Ex-officer convicted in fatal shooting out of Nashville jail

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white former Nashville police officer who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Black man from behind as the man was fleeing on foot has been released from jail, his attorney confirmed Thursday. FILE…

Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Alan Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the Country Music Association Awards in November. FILE - Alan Jackson performs at the 56th annual Academy of…

Smoky Mountains National Park closes trails while bears feed

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed a couple of trails until further notice to allow a large concentration of black bears to feed on acorns. The Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center…

Oldest Tennessee lawmaker, Rep. Barbara Cooper, dies at 93

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Barbara Cooper, who served in the General Assembly for more than 25 years, has died. She was 93. House Minority Leader Karen Camper on Wednesday confirmed the death of the Memphis Democrat. [caption id="attachment_1227760"…

Former officer helped drug dealer robberies, gets 12 years

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for giving police information and equipment to civilians who robbed drug dealers in Memphis, Tennessee, prosecutors said. Former Memphis Police Officer Sam Blue, 63,…

COVID-related eligibility remains for Tennessee mail voting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's eligibility to vote by mail still includes people who are more susceptible to COVID-19, their caretakers and their housemates — a specification that emerged during a prolonged 2020 court battle. The eligibility remains on the absentee…