Nashville TN

An ethics dust-up hit Metro Council this week, as two East Nashville residents accused District 26 Councilmember Courtney Johnston of quietly sitting on the board of a kids museum tied to a major redevelopment vote. The complaint says Johnston failed to disclose her role with the nonprofit Music City Children's Museum and then took part in a council vote involving the proposed site...

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - A DEA agent will not face federal charges for shooting and killing a man exactly one year ago. The decision comes as a candlelight vigil is set for tonight for Deshaune Jones. The 36-year-old was shot and killed by the agent on April 16, 2025, in Nashville.

Bet he had some major Sunday scaries the next day… A man was arrested this past weekend for allegedly urinating off the balcony – and onto a security guard – of a popular downtown Nashville bar. The disgusting incident happened at Barstool Nashville, which is about a block off Broadway and located on 2nd Avenue. According to WSMV, police say officers were called to the bar...

JACKSON, Tenn. — Nineteen people have been indicted in what officials say was a large-scale drug trafficking operation tied to methamphetamine distribution across West Tennessee, following a two-year investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant and District Attorney General Neil Thompson announced the unsealing of...

The FBI’s Nashville field office said a complaint and detailed information provided by Captain Nelson led Detective Chase to locate and rescue a child many miles away. The office said the case began with a complaint and that Captain Nelson gathered detailed information. Detective Chase then conducted the investigative work that located and saved the child, the office said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An investigation is underway after a body was recovered from Percy Priest Lake in Nashville on Wednesday evening. MNPD confirmed to WSMV4 that the body was pulled from the water and had no obvious signs of the cause of death. Police added that there was no...

Murfreesboro Police Department detectives arrested one suspect, recovered the getaway vehicle, and recovered part of the stolen money in connection with an armored truck robbery that led officers on a pursuit April 8. Detectives arrested Drew Edward Sisco, 37, of Nashville, and charged him with armed robbery and felony evading...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A man is accused of assaulting a nurse at a Nashville psychiatric hospital in mid-April, according to an arrest affidavit. Officers responded to reports of the assault at the TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion on Wednesday. The suspect, 28-year-old Jaichai D. Hamilton, was admitted involuntarily and not...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Cracker Barrel restaurant in Nashville will be closed the rest of Thursday following an armed robbery while patrons were inside, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Police said officers responded to reports of an armed robbery at the Charlotte Pike restaurant on Thursday afternoon.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - More than 79,000 people across Middle Tennessee are without power on Thursday night after severe storms hit the region. Those outages were reported across Nashville Electric Service, Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, Dickson Electric System and Middle Tennessee Electric. Severe storms hit Thursday evening, bringing hail, lightning...