Despite being a rural area that’s steeped in gun culture, Scott County has emerged as a model for the state in trying to prevent domestic violence from escalating.
Resource guide: How domestic violence victims can navigate Tennessee’s justice system
After a year of investigating the holes in Tennessee’s system, WPLN News has compiled a guide on what options for protection are available under state law.
For a second weekend, white supremacists gather in downtown Nashville
For the second weekend in a row, a white supremacist group carrying Nazi flags took to the streets of downtown Nashville.
Tennessee politicians react to shooting at Trump rally. Some urge unity. Others push for a deeper divide.
A shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania injured former President Donald Trump and killed one spectator as of the time of publication. Some Tennessee politicians say it’s an example of political divisiveness in the country, while others took the opportunity to criticize President Joe Biden.
Pepper spray, beatings and neglect: DCS sued over treatment of kids in Tennessee’s juvenile justice facilities
A class action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services failed to protect children in the juvenile justice system.
‘Same book, but the next chapter’: A redesigned Covenant School reopens for the first time since the shooting
This redesign was the school’s way of trying to fill the space with hope and playfulness after a shooting in 2023.
Thousands of women on probation or parole in Tennessee need to seek approval to leave the state for abortion care
About 4 out of 5 women on probation or parole live in a state where abortion is limited. More than 16,000 women are under supervision in Tennessee.
Report: Tennessee among highest rates of road rage shootings in US
Road rage shootings are on the rise in the United States, and over the last decade Tennessee recorded one of the highest rates of armed road rage incidents in the nation. That’s according to a new analysis of Gun Violence Archive data by The Trace, a news outlet that focuses on firearms.
Despite outcry over seclusion at juvenile detention centers, Tennessee lawmakers fail to pass oversight bill
A bill that would strengthen oversight of Tennessee’s juvenile detention centers has failed, despite a concerted push for reform after multiple county-run facilities were found to be locking children alone in cells.
Tennessee’s gun laws made it difficult to prevent the Covenant School shooting. Have they changed since?
Since the Covenant School shooting, Tennessee has not enacted any new laws to separate people from their guns when they pose a threat.
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