Tennessee News

Funeral arrangements made for UTM rodeo student-athlete Parker "Wyatt" Cole

He died in a car crash in Martin, Tennessee on Sunday, February 10.

Husband and wife arrested after children were found in home with meth

The couple is facing drug and child abuse charges.

Dozens of firearms seized at Tennessee airports in 2018

The Transportation Security Administration said on its website that Nashville International Airport ranked No. 10 in the country with 86 firearms seized at security checkpoints last year.

5 minors have been arrested in the deadly shooting of a Nashville musician, police say

Five minors are charged with criminal homicide in the deadly shooting of a Nashville musician.

Tennessee bill would allow public records requests bans

Tennesseans could be banned from filing public records requests for one year under a new bill that would allow public agencies to ask courts to punish people for making too many requests deemed as harassment.

Tennessee taking applications for industrial hemp licenses

Tennesseans who would like to grow industrial hemp have another week to apply for a license.

Tennessee to offer Real-ID compliant cards in July

Tennessee will begin offering residents the option to upgrade their driver's license starting July 1 to meet federal requirements that will affect air travel.

Tennessee grand jury indicts suspected Waffle House shooter on murder charges

A grand jury indicted the man accused of killing four people at a Nashville-area Waffle House on four counts of first-degree premeditated murder.

Man charged with attempted murder in South Carolina arrested in Weakley County, TN

The man will be extradited back to South Carolina.

Man wanted out of South Carolina captured in Weakley County, TN

The Weakley County Sheriff's Office says an armed and dangerous man has been arrested.

Big reward being offered for information on big gun theft

On January 24, a home located on Tumbling Creek Road just east of Gleason, Tennessee, was broken into and more than 40 guns were taken from a gun safe.

Man convicted of biting off end of Tennessee officer's thumb

Prosecutors say a Bloods gang member who claims to be a "sovereign citizen" has been convicted of biting off the end of a Tennessee police officer's thumb.

Man charged with impersonating US Marshal

A Tennessee man had been indicted on charges that he impersonated a deputy U.S. Marshal and made a false statement in connection with the investigation into his U.S. Marshal's Service affiliation.

Service and Sacrifice: Two women, strangers, connected by the atomic bomb

Two women, complete strangers, but they have one thing in common: the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945. One helped make it. The other's husband helped deliver it.

Nectarines, peaches, and plums being recalled from KY and TN ALDI stores

Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. of Yonkers, New York is recalling the fruit because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Tennessee police, FBI searching for 14-year-old girl missing for two weeks

Savannah Leigh Pruitt was last seen at her Madisonville, Tennessee home on January 13.

Tennessee foster care needs grow amid opioid crisis, state agency says

A Tennessee agency is asking for tens of millions of dollars more in the upcoming state budget to address growing foster care needs amid the opioid epidemic.

Estate where Johnny Cash lived for 35 years up for sale

A four-acre lakefront property near Nashville where Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash lived is for sale for $3.9 million.

Teacher who fled with 15-year-old student for sex seeks lesser sentence

A Tennessee teacher who was on the run for weeks with a 15-year-old student is appealing his 20-year prison sentence.

Tennessee governor signs 3 executive orders on ethics, transparency

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's newly signed executive orders show that he will largely follow his Republican predecessor's footsteps when it comes to ethics disclosure, transparency and non-discrimination employment practices.