Tennessee News

Police search for missing baby after mom killed in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say they are searching for a missing 2-day-old girl whose mother was fatally shot. Memphis police say officers found an abandoned car late Tuesday and nearby found the body of a 27-year-old woman…

GOP-led Tennessee Senate expels Democrat convicted of fraud

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Republican-led Tennessee Senate voted Wednesday to remove Democratic Sen. Katrina Robinson from office because of her recent wire fraud conviction. It's the first time the chamber has removed a senator since at least the Civil…

Charges for 2 in 7-year-old boy's fatal shooting in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man and woman have been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal drive-by shooting of a 7-year-old boy on the Fourth of July. The Shelby County district attorney's office said Monday that 19-year-old…

A look at Tennessee Gov. Lee's 4th budget proposal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled his $52.5 billion budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase from the $41.8 billion budget that Lee proposed for the current year. The 2022-23 spending plan unveiled Monday…

Murder trial to begin in Nashville Waffle House shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The murder trial of a man who killed four people in a shooting at a Nashville Waffle House is scheduled to begin on Monday. Police say Travis Reinking was naked except for a green jacket when…

Kentucky man sentenced to 43 years in violent kidnapping

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 43 years in federal prison for a violent kidnapping that crossed state lines. Federal prosecutors say Douglas M. Edmonson used a gun to force a victim into a car…

Stax Museum offering virtual events for Black History Month

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Stax Museum of American Soul Music and its music academy in Tennessee are once again offering an online concert and a virtual tour in honor of Black History Month in February. The Memphis-based studio produced…

Nashville officer in shooting loses police power amid review

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s police chief has stripped an officer of his policing authority after he fired the final two shots to end a fatal highway standoff in which nine officers opened fire on a man holding a box…

Police: Tennessee man fatally shoots wife, daughters, self

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a Tennessee man shot his wife and two daughters before calling police and shooting himself. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Brooke Reese told news outlets that a 6-year-old girl, a 13-year-old girl, and the…

Tennessee giving development grants to 62 communities

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say 62 Tennessee counties, cities and towns will receive more than $28 million in development grants to help the communities with improvements in housing, infrastructure, and health and safety. Gov. Bill Lee says the Community…