With days until his scheduled execution, two jurors who condemned Edmund Zagorski to death say the convicted murderer’s life should be spared.
Two Jurors In Zagorski Case Argue For Life Without Parole Ahead Of Execution
Medicaid Expansion Shows Starkest Contrast Between Tennessee Gubernatorial Contenders
Listen Democrat Karl Dean is banking on Medicaid expansion as his winning issue in Tennessee’s race for governor, while Republican Bill Lee claims the plan would be detrimental. The opposing views represent the sharpest divide between the candidates.
How Salesmen Showed Up In Operating Rooms, And Why Hospitals Are Scrutinizing Their Presence
Listen In an operating room, there’s the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, a surgical tech and a scrub nurse. And in many procedures that involve an implanted medical device, there’s often someone else standing quietly along the back wall — a sales representative working on commission for the maker of artificial joints or bone screws. With the […]
Bias In Basketball Refs? MTSU Study Finds Uneven Foul Calling
Listen A new study from Middle Tennessee State University suggests members of women’s basketball teams at historically black colleges and universities are disproportionately penalized. Jessica Kern, women’s basketball coach at Tennessee State University, says the study highlights a need for greater cultural awareness in college athletics. Kern refers to the dribble-drive offense — “play downhill, attack […]
As Debate Grows Over Kavanaugh Appointment, Tennesseans Dig In Their Heels
Listen The looming vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court has been a growing political issue. But rather than sway Tennesseans, the debate surrounding whether Kavanaugh committed sexual assault when he was a teenager seems to be causing people to dig in their heels.
New Tennessee State Museum To Display Artifacts Never Exhibited Before
Listen If you ask Dan Pomeroy how he feels about the new Tennessee State Museum, you can immediately see how excited he gets. Pomeroy is the chief curator of the museum, a project funded mostly through $120 million appropriated by the state legislature. After two and a half years of construction next to the Nashville […]
Sgt. Forrest’s Pension Is Reduced, Closing A Lingering Question From Nashville Mayoral Affair
Listen Former Sgt. Robert Forrest, a 31-year police force veteran, will have his city pension reduced after the Metro Benefits Board recalculated his earnings. It’s one of the punishments that has been finalized following the extramarital affair between Nashville’s former mayor and the head of her security detail.
Sgt. Forrest’s Pension Is Reduced, Closing A Lingering Question From Nashville Mayoral Affair
Listen Former Sgt. Robert Forrest, a 31-year police force veteran, will have his city pension reduced after the Metro Benefits Board recalculated his earnings. It’s one of the punishments that has been finalized following the extramarital affair between Nashville’s former mayor and the head of her security detail.
Vickie Hambrick Sheds Light on Her Son’s Life, Following Homicide Charge For Police Officer
Listen After a Nashville police officer was charged with homicide last week, questions are likely to emerge about the man he fatally shot — Daniel Hambrick. His mother says that, in any trial that may proceed, she hopes the portrait painted of her son includes her vision of him.
Rural Hospitals Owned By Investors More Likely To Close Amid Financial Hardship, Report Finds
A disproportionate share of the rural hospitals that have closed in the last five years were owned by for-profit companies, including some based in Nashville, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
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