In Weakley County, Tennessee schools, they are fighting chronic absenteeism. That's when a student misses more than 10 percent of school days.
Federal authorities say a drug sweep in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia dubbed Operation Crystal Mountain has netted more than 800 pounds of methamphetamine.
Jenny Kirkland — who co-founded Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee, with her husband, entrepreneur Robert Kirkland — passed away Monday, a park spokeswoman confirms.
Prayer and fasting initiative for Obion County set to run from Aug. 17 until Sept. 15.
A jury has found a grocery clerk guilty of second-degree murder after killing a 17-year-old boy who ran out of the store with a beer he didn’t pay for in Memphis, Tennessee.
Students in Martin, Tenn., have been working hard to provide the first "Stone Soup Dinner."
"We're incredibly grateful that Dale, his wife Amy, daughter Isla, and the two pilots are safe following today's accident," NBC Sports said in a statement. "After being discharged from the hospital, we communicated with Dale and his team, and we're all in agreement that he should take this weekend off to be with his family."
Tennessee has executed its third inmate in the electric chair since November, killing a man who maintained that he didn't fatally stab a mother and her 15-year-old daughter in 1986.
Famed NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife were involved in a private jet crash in eastern Tennessee and escaped serious injury, officials said Thursday.
Vanderbilt plans to conduct alcohol sales to the general public for home football games this season.
A judge told a Tennessee convict accused of killing a corrections administrator and escaping prison that he could face death if convicted of first-degree murder.
Curtis Ray Watson is scheduled to appear in a Tennessee court Wednesday for arraignment on charges including murder and aggravated sexual battery in 64-year-old Debra Johnson's killing.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is implementing a new safety plan at Cummins Falls State Park.
Some packages of Dole baby spinach have been recalled because of concerns about salmonella contamination.
When there's a heat wave, it can be rough for people who work outside. Employees at one local business share what they do to keep cool during excessive heat.
Tennessee lawmakers are considering whether to seek one of the nation's strictest abortion bans.
UPDATE: The Graves County Sheriff's Department says Tiana has been found and is safe.
Curtis Watson had been on the run for more than four days when he was captured Sunday after escaping from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, about 45 miles northeast of Memphis.
A local funeral home wants to help those hurting in the aftermath of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. "Our first initial thing was to bring the ability for the people in the Mid-South and here in the Delta to say their goodbyes," Jason Johnston said.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations confirms that escaped inmate Curtis Watson is now in custody.
It's back to school time for your kids! Here are some first day of school pictures from your children in the Local 6 area! You can submit your back to school photos on the WPSD-TV Facebook page!
A Tennessee convict who's suspected of killing a corrections employee and escaping a prison on a tractor could have left the state.
Willie Nelson has canceled the remainder of his current tour, citing a health issue.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is searching for a man who escaped from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary Wednesday.
Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16.
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development announced that 119 million domestic visitors swung by the Volunteer State in 2018, up from 113 million the year before.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said his administration is looking at several policy options to increase safety following two mass shootings over the weekend.
Metro Nashville Police arrested Laquisha Banks on Sunday for stabbing a woman and assaulting the officers who responded to the scene.
Tennessee school officials have removed a piece of student art depicting President Donald Trump and the Statue of Liberty after receiving a threat.
Jewelry, clothing, contractual documents and a signed guitar are among more than 400 items available at an auction of Elvis Presley-related memorabilia at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee.
The former owner of a Tennessee meatpacking plant where a federal immigration raid took nearly 100 people into custody has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
A state comptroller's investigation has found that a Middle Tennessee State University worker defrauded the school of almost $40,000.
A former teacher who was forced to resign amid statutory rape accusations is suing the former student who accused her.
Tennessee RiverLine 652 to YOU will be at the McCracken County Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Three hotels and a community pavilion are opening soon next to the Discovery Park of America, says Discovery Park CEO Scott Williams.
U.S. House members have passed a bill expanding horse soring regulations at Tennessee Walking Horse shows.
If you still need to buy school supplies, you might want to do it this weekend.
David Allen Shehorn has been reported missing by the South Fulton Police Department and is asking for the public’s help in locating him, as his family is concerned he may harm himself.
A man accused of killing a Tennessee woman, attacking her husband and leading authorities on a weeklong manhunt has pleaded guilty to charges including murder.
