Three TN Representatives may be expelled
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- The Tennessee House filed a resolution to expel three representatives on Monday. Chair member Rachel Campbell of the HCDP confirmed that Gloria Johnson, Justin Pearson and…
Governor Lee Announces School Safety Plan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - It’s been a week since six people, including three third graders, were killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. (more…)
DeSantis signs bill to carry concealed guns without a permit
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, giving the governor another legislative victory as he prepares a campaign…
Former Chief Justice Mickey Barker dies at the age of 81
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Longtime legal figure Mickey Barker has died. The Judge from Signal Mountain once served as chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Her retired from the court in 2008, capping off a judicial career of more than…
Republicans announce their school shooting plan for Tennessee
NASHVILLE (WDEF) - While protests continued today at the state capitol demanding legislative action on school shootings, Governor Bill Lee announced his revised plan surrounding by state Republican leaders. Democrats and teachers have roasted the administration for a lack of…
Documents reveal Hale planned mass murder for months
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- For months, Audrey Hale had been planning to commit mass murder at the Covenant School, according to Metro Nashville PD. Officials reported that Hale acted totally alone. Officers found documented…
Report: 2 dead, 1 hurt in medical copter crash in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A medical helicopter responding to a call to airlift a hiker with breathing problems crashed Sunday southeast of the Alabama city of Birmingham, leaving two of its crew dead and sending the third to a hospital,…
Memphis shooting leaves 2 police officers, suspect wounded
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis police officers and a suspect were wounded in a shooting during a foot chase in the city, authorities said. The shooting occurred after officers responded to a report of…
New Tennessee law allows police officers in private schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday signed a law allowing private schools to contract with local law enforcement so they can hire school resource officers, days after a Nashville…
TBI reveals 2022 Tennessee deaths by law enforcement
TENNESSEE (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a study that details deaths by law enforcement during 2022. The report reveals that there were 28 deadly use-of-force incidents in Tennessee during 2022. It also highlights that white subjects account…
Man accused of shooting 3 people, wounded by trooper
HARRIMAN, Tenn. (AP) — A man who had just bonded out of jail shot three people, killing one, at a body shop in East Tennessee before law enforcement officers arrived and shot him, authorities said. A female called police Thursday…
Funerals set for 3 of the Nashville school shooting victims
By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for one of the adults and two of the children who were killed in this week's school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving…
Senator Blackburn proposes School Safety bill after Nashville shooting
WASHINGTON D.C. (WDEF) - Senator Marsha Blackburn plans to introduce the Securing Aid for Every School Act (SAFE) in light of the Covenant School shooting in her home state. The Senator has been criticized this week for accepting NRA donations…
US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia. (AP) — On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It's necessary work before a ship…
9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
By SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press Abstract: A military spokesperson says nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning…
CPD commends Nashville Police on response time
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- During their weekly press briefing, the Chattanooga Police Department made a statement on the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Assistant Police Chiefs Scruggs and Sommers expressed…
Local Reactions to Nashville Shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Many are still mourning the loss of six people yesterday in a mass shooting in Nashville. Three of the victims were just nine years old. Nashville Police…
Tennessee House to oversee Juneteenth bill
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee is looking to make Juneteenth a state holiday. The bill passed the state Senate last week. Today, a House committee is scheduled to take a look…
Soldier arrested for online exploitation of minor in Franklin County
FT. CAMPBELL, Kentucky (WDEF) - A soldier based at Fort Campbell has been arrested on charges of exploiting a minor from our own backyard while he was on deployment. The tip claimed that Adrian Tejeda had been in contact with…
Bill nears passage to ban outside election cash in Georgia
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's DeKalb County could keep its $2 million in private grant money to help run elections, under a bill nearing final passage. But the next Georgia local government official who accepts an…
Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move nationwide to ratchet up oversight on what Republicans see as “woke prosecutors” who aren't doing enough to…
Nashville shooter was ex-student with detailed plan to kill
By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed…
Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance
By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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…
Police identify Nashville shooter and victims
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nashville Police identified the Covenant School shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale. Police identified the victims as well. …