Stockard on the Stump: National Guard could roam Memphis streets for a year
Tennessee National Guard soldiers could be patrolling Memphis for up to a year, lending credence to the governor’s prediction that the crime task force in Memphis could be permanent. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth notified Gov. Bill Lee in a Sept. 23 letter that the U.S. Department of Defense is prepared to...
Police investigating string of early-morning car burglaries in La Vergne
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WSMV) - La Vergne Police are investigating a string of car burglaries from early Thursday morning. It happened in the area of Waldron Road and Debbie Lane. Officers are still piecing together how many break-ins there were. “Detectives are actively investigating these incidents and working to...
MAP: See the number of SNAP participants by Tennessee county as benefit lapse looms
Over 40 million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance Saturday if the government shutdown continues into November.
This Haunted Tennessee Backroad Locals Claim Vanishes In The Fog
Somewhere in the misty hills near Kingsport, Tennessee, there’s a backroad that has earned itself a bone-chilling reputation. Locals whisper about a tunnel where fog rolls in thick and swallows everything: the pavement, the trees, even the road itself. What makes this place truly unsettling isn’t just the eerie...
More than 100 workers to be laid off at stamping company in Murfreesboro
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - More than 100 workers are set to be laid off at a stamping company in Murfreesboro, according to a WARN Notice. The WARN Notice, filed on Thursday, states that 114 workers at Dexter Stamping Company will be laid off by Oct. 28, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce.
2 Mississippi sheriffs and 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers. The yearslong investigation swept across...
Lawsuit over Memphis National Guard deployment will not be fast-tracked, judge rules
Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal will not fast-track a lawsuit filed by a number of Tennessee elected officials, she ruled in an Oct. 27 court order. The order came days after the defendants in the case – Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Major General Warner A. Ross III –...
You have to search for your share of Tennessee’s $1.3B in cash
Tennessee holds $1.3 billion in unclaimed property but won't automatically return it. Learn why you must search for your own money at ClaimItTN.gov
Measurable snow possible on Halloween in Tennessee
TENNESSEE — Believe it or not, but snowfall is possible in Tennessee on Halloween this Friday. According to the latest NAM model run as of Thursday evening, high elevations in Tennessee could see over an inch of snow come Friday night. The map below shows the exact locations where snowfall is expected. The model is...
Some Middle Tennessee police departments report shoplifting decrease
Two people were arrested in Lebanon on Tuesday after an alleged "nationwide retail theft operation."
