Tennessee News

Retired Army warrant officers can now join Tennessee Guard

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Beginning this month, warrant officers retired from active duty in the U.S. Army will be able to join the Tennessee National Guard. According to a news release, the program has been talked about for years, but…

Booted from GOP ballot, Trump House pick to advise ex-rival

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A one-time U.S. House hopeful in Tennessee who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, then booted off the ballot by state GOP officials, is now advising another candidate on national security. Candidate Kurt Winstead's team…

Tennessee panel vote ensures no higher ed tuition increases

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…

Toddler dies after being found in vehicle at Tennessee daycare

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…

1 dead in shooting after Tennessee high school graduation

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…

Tennessee undercounted in 2020 Census, data shows

(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…