Memphis police arrest man who allegedly shot into FOX affiliate, barricaded himself in restaurant
The Memphis news outlet said no one was injured in the shooting.
Walgreens employee claims self defense after shooting pregnant alleged shoplifter, resulting in early birth
Police in Tennessee are investigating a claim from a Walgreens employee that he shot a pregnant woman who is alleged to have been a shoplifter.
Rep. Justin Pearson: Second ousted lawmaker to be reinstated in Tennessee House
Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. Republicans banished Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.
Rep. Justin Jones reinstated to Tennessee House after expulsion
One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House has been reinstated.
‘It was surreal’: Florida native becomes Vanderbilt’s first Black woman neurosurgery resident
A prestigious medical school will see its first Black woman neurosurgery resident ever.
Nashville officials poised to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker
A metro council vote would send Rep. Justin Jones back after essentially a long weekend. Expelled Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, meanwhile, could be reappointed at a Wednesday meeting of the Shelby County Commission.
Nashville school shooting bodycam video shows officers down suspect within minutes
The dramatic, six-minute video shows police confronting and opening fire on the assailant. It's a chilling look at the latest school shooting to roil the nation.
Nashville school shooting: Officers who took out suspected Covenant shooter identified
Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo fired at the 28-year-old suspect "and fatally wounded her," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.
Nashville school shooting: Pastor's daughter among victims
Hallie Scruggs was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the lead pastor at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement released by a Presbyterian Church in Dallas.
Video: Man 'randomly' attacks unsuspecting laundromat customer in Tennessee, police say
The alleged attacker is a suspect in three other similar incidents in the Nashville area and was later arrested, police said.
Nashville school shooting: Suspect who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled campus, police say
The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults.
Police supervisor in Tyre Nichols' death retired with benefits before firing
The Memphis officer was allowed to retire with his pension and other benefits a day before a hearing to fire him.
Jack Daniel's warehouse blocked due to ethanol vapors, black whiskey fungus infestation
Ethanol vapors, also known as “angel’s share” in whiskey-making, released from Jack Daniel’s barrels during the aging process can potentially lead to the growth of black whiskey fungus.
Tennessee bill limiting drag shows heads to governor
The bill marks the second major proposal targeting the LGBTQ community that Tennessee lawmakers have passed this legislative session.
Memphis police seek persons of interest in shooting that left 1 dead, 10 others wounded
Five of the victims remained in critical conditions by midday Sunday.
5 former Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, and Justin Smith made their first court appearances on Friday in Nichols’ violent arrest and death.
Officer drew gun as he approached Tyre Nichols, report finds
The Memphis police chief has said she saw no justification in video of the incident for pulling Tyre Nichols over in the first place.
Tyre Nichols documents: Officer never explained stop to him
The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released documents show, and emerging reports from Memphis residents suggest that was common.
Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing
That the death of Tyre Nichols — young, Black, just trying to get home — came at the hands of Memphis police officers was a familiar refrain in the nation’s seemingly endless lamentation of racism and police brutality aimed at Black people.
Trump says beating of Nichols ‘never should have happened’
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said the footage of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers is “horrible” and that the attack “never should have happened.”