Back-and-forth gunfire broke out near Tennessee State University’s homecoming celebration as it was winding down Saturday afternoon, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
How the ‘Tennessee 11’ found common ground on gun safety proposals when lawmakers couldn’t
Last year as lawmakers gathered at the capitol for a special session on guns, a group of 11 strangers came together to try and reach consensus on gun safety.
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.
Nashville judge to rule on whether the Covenant School assailant’s journals go public
The judge had been prepared to release the ruling when a news outlet suing for the documents’ release published leaked pages of the assailant’s journal.
How a second leak of the Covenant School assailant’s journals impacts an ongoing court case
Conservative news site, The Tennessee Star, may be in legal trouble for publishing leaked pages of the Covenant School assailant’s journals. The Star is a plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit to compel Nashville Police to release the writings.
Nashville’s youth ask the city for restorative justice and gun violence prevention funding
Earlier this week, as Nashvillians gathered at city hall to share their desires for the city budget with Metro councilmembers, one ask stood high above the rest: the Varsity Spending Plan.
‘The reason we can’t breathe’: Nashville Youth Poet Laureate takes on book bans and arming teachers
Nashville Youth Poet Laureate Jadyn Marshall doesn’t shy away from her frustrations with Tennessee policymakers. Her writing confronts topics like books bans, arming teachers and silencing young people.
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.
Domestic violence survivors in Tennessee will now be able to track their abuser’s movements ahead of their trial
People arrested for aggravated domestic violence in Tennessee will now have to wear a GPS monitoring device until their court date. The victim would be provided with a device that would notify them if their abuser is within a certain distance.
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