Police say country musician Conner Smith fatally hit a pedestrian while driving his truck in Nashville over the weekend. MNPD said the 24-year-old musician hit 77-year-old Dorothy Dobbins on Sunday evening while she was inside a marked crosswalk.
Nashville police sergeant fatally shoots armed man near downtown
A Nashville police sergeant fatally shot an armed man at a downtown intersection on Monday. It is the third shooting involving MNPD this year.
NashVillager Podcast: Law and disorder
What is going on at Trousdale Turner? Plus, the local news for June 10, 2025.
Tennessee prison riot contained after several hours; 3 inmates and 1 guard injured
CoreCivic says inmates at a Tennessee prison sought to destroy property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took hours to contain and caused minor injuries to three inmates and one guard.
How the head of an embattled Tennessee youth detention center held on to power for decades
Richard L. Bean remained in his perch as the superintendent of the juvenile detention center that bears his name despite scandals, investigations, and the use of seclusion to punish children.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged in Tennessee with transporting people in the country illegally
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged by the Trump administration and a judge in Nashville determined he will be held in custody until at least next Friday.
Judge blocks Tennessee-based CoreCivic from housing ICE detainees at shuttered center
A judge has blocked a Tennessee-based private prison operator from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered Kansas City area detention center unless it can get a permit from frustrated city officials.
The head of Knoxville’s Richard L. Bean detention center will retire after ‘loss of confidence’ in his leadership
A 2023 WPLN News and ProPublica investigation found that Bean was illegally locking kids up alone in cells. A new scandal has forced his resignation.
Chattanooga school agrees to pay $100,000 after an 11-year-old was arrested under threats of mass violence law
Junior was handcuffed and arrested for allegedly making a threat. His family agreed to a settlement in their lawsuit against his school.
Tennessee scheduled to execute at least two more death row inmates this year
Tennessee has resumed executions after years of COVID-19 delays and administrative pauses, and three more are scheduled this year.
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