Mega Millions reaches third highest jackpot
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Mega Millions jackpot has reached more than $660 million. After no one had the winning numbers on July 19, more people are a little more…
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Man who hid guns in unfinished Tennessee jail convicted of vandalism
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jury has found a prominent prison reform advocate guilty of vandalism after he disguised himself as a construction worker to hide guns, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of an under-construction Nashville…
'Elvis' actress Shonka Dukureh found dead in Nashville home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year's movie about Elvis Presley, was found dead Thursday in a bedroom at her home in Nashville, police said. She was 44. Nashville police said there were…
Deadline approaching for absentee by-mail ballot requests
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennesseans have until Thursday, July 28 to request an absentee by-mail ballot for the upcoming elections in August. The August 4 elections will include the State and Federal…
Judge limits lawyer's tweets about Tennessee-based prison firm he's suing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has ordered an attorney suing a private prison firm over an inmate’s death to delete certain tweets and restrict his public commentary. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Frensley issued the order last week,…
Tennessee woman fatally shot by Mississippi police after alleged pursuit, threat
HORN LAKE, Miss. (AP) — Police in north Mississippi shot and killed a Tennessee woman Wednesday after officers said she led them on a car chase and then pointed a gun at them. WREG-TV reported that the DeSoto County coroner…
Southeastern states launch Operation Southern Slow Down
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee is one of five southeastern states participating in Operation Southern Slow Down. The operation is to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding, reckless and aggressive driving.…
Gov. Bill Lee visits Memphis to talk ESA Implementation
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Lee was in Memphis on Wednesday to talk about the Education Savings Account Implementation this school year. Lee announced more than 40 independent schools…
Officials warn of fentanyl laced bills
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A law enforcement official shared how the wrong dollar could potentially be life threatening. "If someone had a rolled up bill that they'd been snorting fentanyl through in their…
Teens charged after church leader killed in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the death of a pastor and leader of the United Methodist Church who was fatally shot during a carjacking in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of…
