COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks. It is already a felony in Tennessee to camp on most state-owned property.…
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man faces up to three years in prison after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used to shoot and kill four people in 2018 at a Waffle House…
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A rise in homeless encampments across America has prompted a growing demand for solutions. Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as…
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee higher education panel has voted to ensure that there will be no tuition increases at the state's public universities, community colleges and technical schools. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission said Thursday that it voted…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a 1-year-old child has died after being found in a hot vehicle outside a Tennessee daycare center. Memphis police said in a tweet that the toddler was pronounced dead at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Police say one person was killed and another injured in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony had ended at Middle Tennessee State University. Police confirmed the shooting Wednesday night after the Riverdale High School…
(AP) -- Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could short-change them of federal funding in the current decade. That's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s highest court has ruled that Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program does not violate the state’s constitution. FILE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address…
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four members of the Tennessee National Guard have been honored for a lifesaving medical evacuation in the Smokies. According to a news release, the guardsmen responded last June after a 17-year-old girl was attacked by a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials with the Tennessee Democratic Party say they will host three gubernatorial debates ahead of the upcoming August primary election. According to a news release, Democratic candidates Jason Martin, Carnita Atwater and JB Smiley Jr. will…
