TN State News

  • Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex

    Updated: Fri May 17, 2013 4:07 PM

    A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.

  • Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested

    Updated: Thu May 16, 2013 5:33 PM

    Army officials say the manager of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell has been arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post.

  • Gov. Haslam signs grocery tax reduction into law

    Updated: Thu May 16, 2013 3:29 PM

    Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a reduction in the state's sales tax on groceries. Starting on July 1, Tennessee shoppers will pay a 5 percent sales tax on retail food items.

  • TVA officials to toast 80th anniversary of utility

    Updated: Thu May 16, 2013 5:20 AM

    The Tennessee Valley Authority will observe its 80th anniversary with a public event Friday in Knoxville.

  • Tenn. senator: Sale idea cost TVA $500 million

    Updated: Wed May 15, 2013 5:13 PM

    Sen. Lamar Alexander says President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars - even if the nation's largest public utility is never sold.

  • TVA to offer early retirement incentives

    Updated: Tue May 14, 2013 7:24 AM

    The Tennessee Valley Authority is offering retirement incentives to employees of some of its coal-fired power plants. TVA wants to cut some of the 2,400 jobs in the fossil plant division.

  • Memphis test fraud ringleader gets 7 years

    Updated: Mon May 13, 2013 3:25 PM

    A federal judge in Memphis has sentenced a longtime Memphis educator to seven years in prison in a test-taking fraud scheme.

  • Court filing suggests pharmacy misled regulators

    Updated: Fri May 10, 2013 7:19 AM

    New court filings suggest a Massachusetts pharmacy blamed for a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis last year may have used patient lists from a Nashville clinic to mislead regulators.

  • Local pageant winner prepares to part with trophies and tiaras

    Updated: Fri May 10, 2013 11:52 AM

    If Honey Boo Boo and her tiara-toting friends make you cringe, don't worry! Bella Turnbow is sure to make you smile.

  • April revenues $160.9M more than Tennessee budgeted

    Updated: Thu May 9, 2013 7:01 PM

    State Finance Commissioner Mark Emkes says overall April revenues were $160.9 million more than the state budgeted.

  • AG: Tenn. 'Ag-gag bill' constitutionally suspect

    Updated: Thu May 9, 2013 5:10 PM

    The state's attorney general has opined that legislation requiring anyone recording images of animal abuse to submit unedited footage or photos to law enforcement within 48 hours is constitutionally suspect.

  • Jury finds 3 guilty of weapons plant break-in

    Updated: Wed May 8, 2013 7:54 PM

    A federal jury has found an 83-year-old nun and two fellow protesters guilty of breaking into the Y-12 National Security Complex and defacing a uranium processing plant.

  • Tennessee offering teacher bonuses to recruit talent

    Updated: Wed May 8, 2013 7:53 PM

    The state Department of Education has rolled out a new package of incentives to help bring the best teachers to Tennessee's worst schools.

  • Former police chief accused of stealing street sweepers

    Updated: Wed May 8, 2013 11:16 AM

    This was no ordinary theft. A former McKenzie, Tennessee police chief is accused of stealing city property, including a tractor and two street sweepers.

  • SmartWay app sees more than 100K downloads

    Updated: Wed May 8, 2013 5:53 AM

    More than 100,000 users have downloaded the Tennessee Department of Transportation's SmartWay app since its launch in December. The app provides up-to-the-minute customized traffic information for Tennessee drivers.

  • Tennessee governor signs workers' comp legislation

    Updated: Tue May 7, 2013 7:04 PM

    Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a measure to change the way the state considers injured workers' claims. The Republican governor held a ceremonial signing at a foundry in Clarksville on Tuesday.

  • Prosecution rests in Tenn. nuclear plant break-in

    Updated: Tue May 7, 2013 6:56 PM

    Federal prosecutors have rested their case in the trial of an 83-year-old nun and two follow nuclear weapons protesters accused of intruding at a Tennessee plant.

  • Basketball coach not indicted on assault charges

    Updated: Mon May 6, 2013 10:18 PM

    A local basketball coach was not indicted Monday after being accused of assaulting one of his players. A grand jury determined there was not enough evidence to indict JB Suiter, the head coach at Westview High School in Martin, Tennessee.

  • Mapco: Customers may be at risk

    Updated: Mon May 6, 2013 8:04 PM

    If you shopped at a Mapco convenience store recently, your financial information may be at risk. The Tennessean is reporting that Mapco is warning that hackers may have gained access to customer debit card and credit card information.

  • Tennessee to use $4M grants for leadership programs

    Updated: Mon May 6, 2013 3:51 PM

    The Tennessee Department of Education plans to use nearly $4 million in federal education funds to pay for eight leadership development programs.

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