Listen This week, Nashville moved a step closer to a seeing a police officer stand trial in a homicide case. If Andrew Delke is convicted, it would be the first time for actions by an on-duty Metro officer.
What We Learned During Nashville Officer’s Homicide Hearing
MNPS School Board Meeting Gets Heated Over Director Shawn Joseph’s Leadership
Listen A Metro Nashville school board meeting heated up Tuesday night, as members of the board and audience members and community debated the leadership of schools director Shawn Joseph. The brouhaha follows over a year of criticism, including complaints over his hiring practices and handling of sexual harassment lawsuits against MNPS. School board member Christiane […]
On His First Day As House Speaker, Glen Casada Calls For Bipartisanship
Listen The Tennessee House of Representatives officially elected Glen Casada, of Franklin, as speaker. With his parents and loved ones in the House chamber, Casada called on Democrats and Republicans to work in a bipartisan way throughout the new legislative session.
War Crime Metaphor Has Attorneys Clashing In Nashville Officer’s Homicide Case
Listen A provocative comment made during the preliminary hearing in the homicide case against Nashville Officer Andrew Delke has prompted a heated exchange between the case’s competing attorneys.
The Future Of Police Accountability In Nashville Will Change, Say Leaders — But In Different Ways
Listen Community leaders are dissecting a judge’s ruling Monday that moves a police officer’s homicide case to a grand jury. They say the decision could impact the future of police accountability in Nashville in different ways.
Cyntoia Brown, Nashville Woman Convicted Of Murder As A Teen, Will Be Released
After months of consideration, Gov. Bill Haslam has granted full clemency to Cyntoia Brown, saying the Nashville woman convicted of murder while still a teenager has taken “extraordinary steps” to transform her life.
Judge Rules Nashville Officer’s Homicide Case Should Move Forward
Listen Updated at 3:45 p.m. The homicide case against a Nashville police officer will move forward to the Davidson County Grand Jury. A judge ruled Monday that there is probable cause to allow prosecutors to continue their case against Officer Andrew Delke, who fatally shot 25-year-old Daniel Hambrick during a foot chase on July 26, […]
As Nashville Officer’s Homicide Hearing Concludes, Legal Teams Tell Starkly Different Stories
Battle lines were drawn Saturday by competing legal teams as they concluded the preliminary hearing for the homicide case against Nashville Officer Andrew Delke.
Police Oversight Board Still On Track To Be Completed By End Of Month, Says Metro Council
Listen There are still 150 people in the running for Nashville’s new 11-member police oversight board, which has to be formed by the end of the month. To deal with this volume of applicants, the Metro Council has worked out a plan to hear from all of them. Nominees — ranging from former police officers […]
Tennessee Deploys ‘Recovery Navigators’ To Bridge ERs With Rehab
Listen People who overdose on opioids in Tennessee could now be met in the emergency room by someone who has been there. The so-called “recovery navigators” were part of the state’s sweeping response to the opioid epidemic, authorized by the legislature last year.
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