Metro Police will start asking drivers to file their own report for fender benders and minor accidents next week. More than a year ago, the department stopped trying to respond to all wrecks because of a staffing shortage, but there were more limited options for filing a police report.
DIY: Nashville drivers will be asked to file their own accident reports
Nashville has worked to reduce arrests in schools. Will increased police presence reverse that?
The leader of the Juvenile Court is hoping that the higher police presence in Metro Schools doesn’t mean more kids will be arrested.
MNPD now says it will review body camera footage for improperly censored language, after all
The Metro Nashville Police Department will conduct a review of body camera footage to find out if there were more instances of objectionable language being censored.
Metro Council finds workaround to make sure license plate readers won’t be used for immigration enforcement
The Metro Council doesn’t want license plate readers to be used for immigration enforcement.
Woman charged with murder after allegedly sneaking meth into a correctional facility
A Middle Tennessee woman who shared a kiss with a man inside a county prison has now been charged with his murder. Rachel Dollard is accused of passing a balloon with half an ounce of meth while kissing Joshua Brown. Brown later died of an overdose at a local hospital.
How a Tennessee law could limit students from classroom books as teachers scramble to catalog each one
A new state law requires all public schools in Tennessee to post a list of materials available in their libraries. But not all districts realized the rule also applies to classroom libraries.
MNPD has no record of how much body camera footage was improperly edited. The oversight board says ‘it’s eroding trust.’
A Metro Nashville Police Department internal investigation found that two employees removed swearing from body camera videos without permission. But the department has no record of how much footage was improperly edited, and has no plans to do an audit to find out.
Buying a home? Trying to hang onto your home? Here are some resources for you.
For many Americans, buying a home is the biggest financial investment they’ll ever make. And more than half of Americans are homeowners — about 65% in 2021, according to the Census Bureau. But many wannabe homeowners feel that goal is increasingly out of reach.
Slaughterhouse workers allege brutality in case against federal agents in 2018 raid
The Tennessee Lookout is fighting for the release of a video that allegedly shows a federal agent stepping on the neck of a man captured in a 2018 raid at a slaughterhouse in Bean Station, Tenn.
Peers find a better way to save lives
“Peer support” is a term you might hear in mental health, disease and addiction recovery work. The idea is really just what it sounds like: support provided by people who have been there, done that, and are still walking the walk. There’s one organization in Memphis that’s really leaning into this approach. It’s called A […]
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