Former Nashville high school teacher accused of rape, other charges involving student, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A former 10th-grade English teacher is facing an 18-count indictment in connection with an alleged sexual relationship she had with a student in 2025, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Police said that 32-year-old Kadija Kuykendall was fired from Whites Creek High School in A
Motorcyclist dies after Goodlettsville crash
According to News 2's partners at Smokey Barn News, the person injured in a Goodlettsville motorcycle crash last week has died.
Families want more security for their loved ones’ resting places after brass vases stolen...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Forty-one brass flower cups were stolen from graves at Joelton Hills Memory Gardens between June 16 and 17, leaving families frustrated and heartbroken. Mary Gregory discovered the theft on Father’s Day, June 21, when her grandson visited her son’s grave. Her son was killed in a...
Tennessee judge halts Tennessee Health Dept. from sharing immigrant children’s records
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Tennessee judge has temporarily blocked the state health department from sharing information about immigrant children enrolled in a medical program with immigration authorities, following a lawsuit filed June 24 by three Nashville physicians on behalf of their patients. On June 1, 2026, the
Woman indicted on aggravated burglary, assault charges
A 2025 attempted robbery and shooting has led to the indictment of a woman on charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated assault. Sara Lynn Stratton, 32, was indicted in August 2025 by a Sumner County grand jury and was taken into custody on June 16, 2026. She was booked into the Sumner County Jail on $200,000 bond.
Davidson County Sheriff’s Office employee shot in part of ‘ongoing domestic situation’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office reports that a current employee was shot in the 1500 block of Demonbruen Street on Thursday. The victim is in “stable condition” at a local hospital, according to the DCSO. DCSO reports that the shooting occurred on Demonbruen...
A 10-year-old was handcuffed and detained in downtown Nashville. Police explain why
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department is explaining what happened after a video circulated on social media showing officers handcuffing a 10-year-old boy in downtown Nashville. Police said the child was walking alone on 4th Avenue just off Broadway at about 1 a.m. while carrying buckets and...
‘Everyone was family:’ Remembering Service Merchandise in Brentwood
The Williamson County city once served as the national headquarters for the catalog store chain Service Merchandise.
1,800 American flags turn this Middle Tennessee road into a red, white and blue...
Nothing says America like a couple thousand flags lining a gorgeous country road leading to what feels like home. The Semler Cattle Company in Leipers Fork is where you might go for the flags, but you'll stay for everything else. Take a drive down Bailey Road in Williamson County and...
NES delayed bringing on outside utility crews after ice storm, review finds
Nashville Electric Service delayed calling for outside crews after January's ice storm, leaving some customers without power 2 to 5 days longer, an independent review found.
