Jury Shoots Down First Amendment Claims Of Former TN Teacher

Sullivan County parents complained about Jeremy McLaughlin's profanity-laden social media posts criticizing Trump and anti-maskers.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Steer Women Away From Abortion

Abortion opponents say the centers provide support to women. Critics say the centers manipulate women seeking abortion care.

TN Officials Seek To Expand Care For Children’s Mental Health Needs

Like the rest of the country, Tennesee has seen a huge increase in kids coming to the ER for help due to a mental health crises.

Biden Hunger Conference Draws Tennessee Advocates

They hope the event will galvanize the movement to end hunger for families, seniors and other low-income populations after the pandemic.

Stockard On The Stump: American Classical Heads For The Hills-dale

ACE withdrew appeals Thursday after its charter school proposals were rejected in Madison, Montgomery and Rutherford counties.

State Of Tennessee To Hire More Personnel To Cut Rape Kit Backlog

Twenty-five forensic lab positions are to be filled across the state.

Group Projects Deficits In TN Road And Highway Project Funding

TACIR provided initial recommendations for lawmakers to consider when the General Assembly reconvenes in January.

TN House Chairman Knocks Charter Commission Override Authority

Rep. Kent Calfee criticized the commission's ability to overrule school districts that turn down charter school applications.

TN Lawsuit: Walgreens Ignored Warnings About Overprescribing Opioids

“Walgreens utterly saturated the state of Tennessee with narcotics.”

Lawmaker Raises Specter Of Federal Takeover Of Tennessee Prison System

The state's private operator has been dogged by statistics showing its murder rate for prisoners is higher than that in state-run prisons.

Purged: Tennessee’s Processes For Maintaining Voter Rolls

Just over 79,000 names were removed from the state’s rolls for the six months that ended on Dec. 1, 2021.

Judge Rules On Trial Use Of Photos In Case Of Sullivan County Toddler

Nearly a dozen photographs of Evelyn Boswell's body will be shown to jurors, but not a close-up photo of her face.

Lawmakers Demand Town Hall Meeting On Maury County Mega Waste Site

The GOP legislators say they are ‘gravely concerned for the water supply for Middle Tennessee’

“In God We Trust” Tennessee License Plates Draw Attention

Drivers can choose whether or not to include the phrase on their license plates when renewing them this year.

Sullivan County Toddler Died After Being Placed In Trash Can — Alive

Friday's testimony by a forensic pathologist is the first time Evelyn Boswell's cause of death has been publicly revealed.

CoreCivic Hit With Two New Lawsuits Over Inmate Deaths

The Nashville-based for-profit prison operator runs four facilities in Tennessee.

Wedding Venue On Bedford County Farm Hits Legal Snag

When going to the chapel means going to court.

SELC Asks TVA For Info On Retirement Of Coal-Fired Plant

TVA has publicly said they planned to replace the Cumberland Fossil Plant with natural gas.

Maury County Superfund Site Eyed As Destination For Middle TN Trash

The plans, not yet publicly disseminated, have raised concerns about the environmental impact of disturbing the site.

Stockard On The Stump: Sexton, Dixie, Trade Barbs

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Vincent Dixie is calling House Speaker Cameron Sexton a racist, and Sexton is calling Dixie a liar.

Lawyers Say Prosecutions Inevitable Under Tennessee Abortion Ban

State law governing subpoenas requires only a statement from investigators that a crime is believed to have been committed to be granted.

TN Muslim, Jewish Leaders Weigh Abortion Ban Against Faith Beliefs

Christians are also divided on the ban.

Sparks Fly Over Hillsdale-Affiliated Charter School Appeal

Opponents of the proposed Rutherford County school say they were shut out of a chance to speak.

Cothren Joins Casada In Filing For Delay In Corruption Trial

Cothren was fired in 2019 amid a racist and sexist texting scandal that engulfed Casada’s Tennessee House speakership.

Abortion Clinic Beats TN Ban By Moving A Mile Across Town To VA

Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, are essentially the same town. But a mile makes a big difference where abortion is concerned.

Local Officials Take Stands Against Tennessee’s Strict Abortion Ban

Knoxville, Clarksville, Memphis, and Nashville city councils in the past week have all passed resolutions in defiance of the new state law.

Stockard on the Stump: Lee Says He Didn’t Violate Little Hatch Act

The governor, who is up for re-election, was in a video shoot at the State Capitol to promote the Yes On 1 drive.

Monkeypox Vaccine Limited In TN, Appointments Booked For Months

‘It’s like COVID all over again,’ health organization leader says.

Feds Seek Protective Order On Evidence Against Casada, Co-Defendants

Reports could contain personal identification and other confidential information.

Doctors Face New Legal Quandaries Under Tennessee’s Abortion Ban

Threat of felony, loss of license also poses threats to rural health and medical school pipeline.

The Jackson Clinic Adopts Value-Based Care Model to Transform Health

Partnership with agilon health Results in The Jackson Clinic Senior Care Advantage Program for the Clinic’s Patients

Judges Philip Smith, John Everett Williams Die Over Labor Day Weekend

Gov. Bill Lee has the responsibility to appoint successors to serve out the mens’ terms.

Feds To Settle Suit Over 2018 TN Slaughterhouse Raid Targeting Latinos

Agents not only improperly detained and arrested workers but also berated, mocked and, in two instances, brutalized them.

Stockard On The Stump: Sexton Sought To Postpone TennCare Contracts

The House Speaker said the halt was needed to ensure there will be transparency and accountability within the program.

Civil Rights Conviction Sends East Tennessee Cop To Prison

Anthony “Tony” Bean, 62, will serve six years in federal prison for beating two handcuffed detainees in two separate incidents.

Environmental Group Leaders Say TVA Makes Input Difficult

Representatives of the TN Chapter of the Sierra Club say they were told they could not record a public listening session on Tuesday.

TN Comptroller Tellls The Town of Mason That Oversight Will Continue

According to the Comptroller’s office, a recent audit found 17 issues to be resolved.

Outgoing TN Attorney General Touts Win In Opioid Battles

However, he tried to force East Tennessee DAs out of the fight.

Remains Found Decades Ago In Rural Tennessee Are Missing Indiana Teen

She disappeared in 1978 and was known only as "Baby Girl" for decades. Now, her remains have been identified, but other questions linger.

Rep. John Ragan Tells Tennessee Universities To Drop LGBTQ Policies

He said state universities should suspend policies making LGBTQ students a protected class amid federal litigation.