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Tennessee Titans release renderings of proposed new domed stadium

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans' proposed domed stadium would seat approximately 60,000 people and cover 1.7 million square feet under renderings released Tuesday. The renderings follow last week's announcement that the Titans had reached an agreement with the Nashville mayor…

Ousted Tennessee ex-lawmaker arrested on DUI charge in crash

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee lawmaker who was expelled in 2016 is facing charges in a Nashville car crash of driving under the influence, possessing drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest. An arrest affidavit says former Republican Rep. Jeremy…

Tennessee man violently arrested claims racial profiling

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man whose violent arrest for alleged traffic violations is under investigation by state police says he was stopped because he was a young Black man driving a nice car. Brandon Calloway spoke with an…

Tennessee emergency agency director named to national post

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The head of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has been named to a national post. TEMA Director Patrick Sheehan is the new president of the National Emergency Management Association for a term of one year. The…

Titans sweep Colts for 2nd straight season with 19-10 win

By Teresa M. Walker - AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andrew Adams r eturned an interception 76 yards for the first pick-6 of his career, and the Tennessee Titans never trailed in beating the Indianapolis Colts 19-10…

Memphis airport adds exhibit from civil rights photographer

By Alicia Davidson - The Daily Memphian undefined MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis and Memphis International Airport will co-host an exhibit depicting the civil rights movement in Fayette…

Skydiver dies in Tennessee high school football pregame jump

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) — A skydiver has died after his hard landing from a pregame jump at a Tennessee high school football stadium on Friday, officials said. In a statement, Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd said the diver jumped…

Tennessee man receives 4 years in prison for Capitol breach

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee business owner who scaled a wall outside the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Friday to four years in prison after he was convicted of five charges connected to the…

Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states

By Kimberlee Kreusi - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide whether to close loopholes that led to the proliferation of a different…