May 23, 2017 No charges for white officer who shot, killed black man The Nashville district attorney general says that a white officer won't faces charges for shooting and killing an armed black man after a traffic stop in February.
May 23, 2017 Lawsuit: Bounty hunters rushed car with weapons drawn The mother of a Tennessee man who authorities say was killed by bounty hunters has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against seven men charged with her son's death and two bail bond companies.
May 23, 2017 Widow acquitted in third trial in 2003 death of husband A judge in Tennessee has acquitted a woman accused of killing her husband and staging his death to look like a suicide after testimony wrapped up during her third trial.
May 23, 2017 Tennessee elementary school's Bible club halted by atheist complaint may return An elementary school Bible club that was suspended due to church-state concerns raised by an atheist group may return next academic year.
May 23, 2017 Teacher accused of kidnapping teen in court in Tennessee A teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and taking her to California is back home in Tennessee, facing charges that could leave him in prison for life.
May 23, 2017 Attorney: Officer wants report released on fatal shooting An attorney for a white police officer who shot and killed an armed African-American man in Nashville in February said his client wants the investigative report on the fatal confrontation to be released to the public.
May 23, 2017 The Latest: Giant air tanker to attack vast Georgia wildfire The Latest on a vast wildfire threatening communities near the Georgia-Florida state line (all times local): 12:15 p.m.
May 23, 2017 Tennessee agency asks court to release report on shooting The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and a district attorney have taken the unusual step of asking a court to release a TBI report on the death of an armed African-American man shot by a white officer in Nashville.
May 23, 2017 Ex-teacher accused of kidnapping student jailed in Kentucky A former Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping a teenage student and taking her to California has been returned to face charges and is being held in a Kentucky jail.
May 23, 2017 Authorities: inmate at Tennessee county jail hangs himself Authorities say a male inmate at a county jail in northeast Tennessee has hanged himself.