KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school district has agreed to pay $145,000 to settle a lawsuit over masking requirements during the coronavirus pandemic. News outlets report the agreement was reached Monday after hours of mediation. The money from the…
SPRING CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a construction worker died after he was trapped in a trench that collapsed while he was working on a home in Tennessee. A spokesman for the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department says the man…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Income tax returns are due this week, but Tennessee residents and businesses in 14 counties hit by disasters in the past year will get some extra time. The Internal Revenue Service is giving them until May…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --One Tennessee lottery player is $20 million dollars richer! According to information received from the Tennessee Education Lottery, a winning ticket worth $20 million was sold in Tennessee, but not yet claimed. The Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a bill strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates. The bill would generally prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. More specifically, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist couldn’t be shackled during…
The wallaby who went missing at the Memphis Zoo after storms passed through Tennessee this week has been found hiding — nearly in plain sight. Zoo spokesperson Jessica Faulk says Honey Bunch was hidden under a bush right behind the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Community Tree Planting Program is accepting applications for a program that pays half the cost of public tree planting projects. According to a news release from the Agriculture Department, the grants can be used for…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Election security experts for years have urged states to replace outdated voting machines. FILE -Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber of the Capitol…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police and the Memphis Zoo are searching for a wallaby that was missing after heavy rain caused flooding inside an exhibit. The zoo said a creek in its KangaZoo exhibit overflowed during thunderstorms Wednesday, leading staff…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers are close to sending Gov. Bill Lee a proposal that would threaten felony penalties against homeless people who camp on local public property, including in parks. The Tennessee Senate voted 20-10 Wednesday to advance…
