UPDATE: From Bargain Hunting to BOLO – the MPD Reports the Publix Theft Suspect...
UPDATE: MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – What comes after one woman is accused of taking bargain hunting to a whole new level… we may never know. But what we can confirm, thanks to the handiwork of Murfreesboro Police, is that detectives now say a “person of interest” has officially been identified.
Murfreesboro police to discuss investigation that led to over 30 arrests
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) is expected to discuss on Tuesday a long-term, multi-agency investigation that led to the indictment of 33 people. The investigation was launched after a 2023 fentanyl overdose death of a Murfreesboro resident, MPD said. Here are instructions on...
Tennessee Attorney General investigating Deloitte over diversity practices
Deloitte, part of the "Big Four" accounting firms, manages TennCare's eligibility system. It's a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, including more than $160 million in state taxpayer funding, according to public records.
Murfreesboro approves more body cameras, license plate readers, and park surveillance
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Murfreesboro Police Department is expanding its technology as the city continues to grow. At the most recent city council meeting, members voted unanimously to approve the purchase of additional body cameras for officers. Police Chief Michael Bowen said the new equipment is necessary...
Tennessee gas prices dip a penny, still among nation’s cheapest
NASHVILLE — Tennessee gas prices edged down a penny over the past week, keeping the state among the cheapest in the country, according to AAA. The average price at the pump is $2.77 per gallon of regular, unchanged from a month ago and a penny higher than a year ago. Tennessee has ranked as the […]
State allocating more funding for school vouchers compared to average per-pupil amount
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The state is investing an average of $273 more per student in private school students than students in public schools, according to data discussed in a Tennessee Board of Education meeting. Governor Bill Lee pushed for the 'Education Freedom Scholarship' program for years, which passed in...
One Big Beautiful Bill Act food assistance cuts come with hefty price tag for...
Looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, could place Tennessee taxpayers on the hook for more than $110 million annually as the federal government shifts a portion of the financial burden for the food assistance program to states. The hefty price tag, highlighted in a newly released...
Former Tennessee House speaker faces sentencing in corruption case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Sentencing is scheduled Tuesday for former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada following his corruption convictions. Last week, Judge Eli Richardson weighed the amount of money Casada, Cothren and Former State Representative Robin Smith are responsible for in terms of bribes and kickbacks....
Tennessee’s longest-running AMBER Alert still unsolved 13 years later
BEDFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Monday marked 13 years since siblings Chloie Leverette and Christopher "Gage" Daniel vanished from their grandparents’ home in Bedford County, sparking Tennessee’s longest-running AMBER Alert. Cheryl Daniel, the children’s mother, holds onto hope that her children are still alive. This...
Workplace fatalities prompt wrongful death lawsuit
A Mitchell company that employed two people who were killed in a workplace accident has been sued by the wife of one of the deceased employees. Jessica Dalzell is suing Heartland Tank Inc. as the special administrator to the estate of her late husband, Larry Joe Dalzell. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee resident filed a...

















