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September 12, 2023 at 12:17 pm

Investigation shows armed officer was hostage at home of Grammy winner who was killed by police

Newly released investigative files in the police shooting death of a Grammy-winning sound engineer revealed there was an armed Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officer in...

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August 17, 2023 at 10:02 pm

Snags persist, but overall improvement for Kentucky district restarting classes after busing fiasco VIEW

Kentucky’s largest school district restarted classes for some students Friday after a bus transportation debacle forced officials to cancel school last week.

August 16, 2023 at 11:12 am

Tennessee man who killed 8 gets life in prison in surprise plea deal after new evidence surfaces VIEW

A Tennessee man who killed eight people in rural Westmoreland over several days in April 2019, has pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder...

August 15, 2023 at 9:23 pm

Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year

The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city’s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar...

Jefferson County Public Schools school buses packed with students makes their way through the Detrick Bus Compound on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Kentucky’s largest school system has cancelled the second and third day of school after a disastrous overhaul of the transportation system that left some children on buses until almost 10 p.m. on opening day. Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio calls it a “transportation disaster” in a video posted on social media. (Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal via AP) KYLOC103 KYLOC103

August 11, 2023 at 9:40 am

Kentucky school district rushes to fix bus route snarl that canceled classes and outraged parents WATCH

Administrators said Friday that students might stay home for part of next week until the mess is untangled. Parents are furious at the bus-route fiasco.

July 25, 2023 at 12:32 pm

Former Tennessee police officer sues after department rescinds job offer because he has HIV

A former Memphis police officer of the year is suing the Nashville Police Department for rescinding a job offer after the department learned he has...

July 24, 2023 at 9:03 pm

Nashville school shooter’s writings reignite debate over releasing material written by mass killers

In Tennessee, a request for police to release a school shooter’s private writings has morphed into a complex multiparty legal fight.

July 21, 2023 at 3:17 pm

Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to restore felon voting rights

Tennessee has begun requiring felons who want their voting rights back to first get their full citizenship rights restored by a judge or show they...

July 17, 2023 at 4:34 pm

Influential Nashville music producer Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap, has died

Nashville music executive Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap and helped brand the outlaws style of country music during a 40-year career, has...

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July 7, 2023 at 9:28 pm

As whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions VIEW

The whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have long been beloved in their communities, where they provide jobs and the pride of a...

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