The Metro Nashville Police Department has completed its review of body camera footage that was sent to the Community Oversight Board in past investigations. The department was looking for instances where videos were improperly edited.
Bomb threat prompts Nashville Public Library to close all branches
The Nashville Public Library closed all branches Thursday after receiving a bomb threat.
AAPI advocates are calling for Biden to withdraw his nomination for one of Tennessee’s top prosecutors
AAPI groups also want the Senate to pause the nomination until Casey Arrowood has been investigated for a case he tried under the “China Initiative” — a Trump-era crack down on academics with ties to China.
Nashville schools have been hit with a spate of social media threats. Now several students are facing charges.
Four Metro Nashville Public School students have been arrested for making online threats against their schools. The students told police it was a prank, but now they’re facing criminal charges.
Tennessee doctors are used to defending themselves against malpractice suits. A new legal group could help them with criminal abortion charges.
Lawyers in Tennessee are in uncharted waters when it comes to defending medical providers from the state’s new abortion law. A new nonprofit is working to prepare them for legal fights ahead.
More than 300 body camera videos are under review by MNPD for improper editing
The Metro Nashville Police Department is currently reviewing more than 300 recordings from police body cameras for improperly edited footage.
Nearly two years after promising grassroots violence reduction, the mayor’s office is touting a program to fund Nashville community groups
Mayor John Cooper’s office is touting a program that funds community groups working on crime prevention, job training, childcare and more. It stems from Cooper’s promise nearly two years ago to support grassroots violence reduction efforts, following the murder of George Floyd.
The TBI won’t be backing off cannabis even as some prosecutors ignore state law
Tennessee’s main crime lab is still very much treating marijuana like a dangerous drug. And state law enforcement has no plans to back off even as some prosecutors look the other way.
Tennessee just started distributing fentanyl test strips, and even the top cop likes the early results
The state’s agency overseeing substance abuse is finding the drug-checking kits are more effective than expected.
Women take the bench: Davidson County swears in a record number of female judges
I’Aesha Myles ran as a Democrat. She’s also the first African American woman to be sworn in as judge in chancery court in Tennessee’s history.
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