The DOJ found that the Memphis Police Department committed a host of civil rights violations, including using excessive force, making illegal traffic stops and disproportionately targeting Black people in the majority Black city.
Tennessee governor repays trip after ethics panel finds a group shouldn’t have covered it
Gov. Bill Lee has repaid about $1,900 for a trip to a conference in Florida after ethics officials found he shouldn’t have relied on an outside group to cover the travel. The Tennessee Ethics Commission released the opinion Tuesday.
Permits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel delivered a 2-1 split decision Friday that keeps Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC from starting to build its 32-mile pipeline.
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
Three former Memphis police officers have been convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced.
Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating.
A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesperson said Wednesday that the agency is investigating allegations involving Impact Plastics at the direction of the local prosecutor.
Dozens stranded, rescued from East Tennessee hospital during Helene flooding
Floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital. Workers first tried to get patients out but then the road washed away.
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty to civil rights violations in the killing of Tyre Nichols
Prosecutors recommended Friday that Emmitt Martin spend 40 years in prison for his part in Nichols’ killing.
US Army soldier pleads guilty to selling sensitive military information
An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to charges that accuse him of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, including dozens of documents addressing topics ranging from rocket systems to Chinese military tactics.
GOP Rep. Andy Ogles says FBI took his cellphone in campaign finance probe
The first-term member of the conservative Freedom Caucus said on the social platform X that the FBI took his phone last Friday and he promised to fully cooperate with the agency, saying he already has done so with the Federal Election Commission.
Fall matchup set between ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn
The match will pit a survivor of a Republican-led expulsion effort over a gun control protest against a close ally of former President Donald Trump.
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