NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, a leading figure in the Republican takeover of all three branches of Tennessee state government, says he won't run for re-election this year. The Blountville auctioneer became the first Republican speaker of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An effort to raise Tennessee's smoking age from 18 to 21 has been defeated in the state House. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Bob Ramsey of Maryville failed to receive a motion in the House…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill that would require transgender students to use bathrooms that match their sex at birth is gaining momentum in the Tennessee legislature after passing in a House subcommittee. The bill is advancing despite opposition from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is donating $1 million to the state's Imagination Library to help grow the program that provides a free book every month to children from birth to age 5 at no cost to…
BEECH BLUFF, Tenn. -- A school bus mix-up has some Jackson-Madison County parents outraged. Corey and Laurett Bedwell said their 6-year-old son was put on the wrong school bus on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- New numbers released Tuesday shed new light on violence at colleges and universities across the Volunteer State. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its annual 'Crime on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new campaign to bring fire prevention and survival tips to Jackson residents starts Wednesday. The Jackson Fire Department is calling it Operation Stay Alive. "We're going door to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man who fatally shot his wife was sentenced Tuesday for unlawful possession of multiple firearms. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, sentenced 44-year-old Michael Allen…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- An initiative to combat crime in Brownsville kicked off Tuesday night. "Save Our Streets" focuses on how to tackle both gang and domestic violence. City officials said the…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Students across the Jackson-Madison County School System began taking the TNReady exam Tuesday morning. After February's online testing malfunction, the Tennessee Department of Education announced students across the state would return to paper testing. In Jackson-Madison…
SOUTH JACKSON -- City officials announced Tuesday the temporary closure of a street in south Jackson. Until further notice, City Engineer Scott Chandler tells us all lanes of Wiley Street from Herron Grove Road to Herron Avenue are closed as city workers replace…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Pit bull owners in one West Tennessee community have a new set of rules to follow if they want to keep their dogs. "It wasn't an…
NOTE: This story was published in March 2016 OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- The sheriff of Obion County is warning residents about someone who is possibly posing as an officer and…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Construction crews repaired tornado damage Tuesday at Crockett County High School. The district hopes to get a lot accomplished this week while students are on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officers are searching for suspects who ransacked a house before stealing the homeowner's car. Four black males went into a home on Cambrian Way March 4 and stole guns, TVs and a jug containing more than $800…
