More to the Story with Staley: Pro Gamers
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Nothing compares to the NFL, especially the Super Bowl, as far as TV ratings and public interest. But there is another form of competition that…
Tennessee GOP introduces bills that would shake up Nashville
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For years, Nashville leaders have watched Tennessee’s GOP-dominated Legislature repeatedly kneecap the liberal-leaning city’s ability to set its own minimum wage, regulate plastic bag use and place higher scrutiny on police…
Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has ordered the release of parts of a report produced by a special grand jury that investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his narrow…
Tennessee joins coalition to label cartels as FTOs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- A 21-state coalition is calling on President Biden to label Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti recently joined this coalition. They…
Georgia prison warden charged with bribery, other counts
GLENNVILLE, Ga (AP) - A Georgia prison warden has been arrested on charges stemming from a state investigation of corruption inside the penitentiary he supervised. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says…
Tennessee House speaker mulls rejecting US education money
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of Tennessee's most influential Republican lawmakers says the state should stop accepting the nearly $1.8 billion of federal K-12 education dollars that help provide support for low-income students, English learners and students with disabilities.…
Chief fired after termination of 5 officers in sex scandal
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee police chief has been fired following an investigation into a sex scandal that also led to five officers being terminated. News outlets cite a statement from the city of La Vergne in reporting…
Faith leaders urge independent review of Alabama executions
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - More than 170 pastors and other faith leaders have urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to authorize an independent review of death penalty procedures, as other states have done following problems with…
13 Memphis officers could be disciplined in Nichols case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Thirteen Memphis officers could end up being disciplined in connection with the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, officials said Tuesday, as city council members expressed frustration during a meeting…
North Carolina Senate OKs limits on LGBTQ school instruction
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed a bill requiring teachers to alert parents in most circumstances before calling a student by a different name or pronoun. Sponsors say the…
Tennessee Gov. Lee proposes $100M for anti-abortion centers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brushing aside calls to tweak one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday unveiled plans to funnel tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion centers as he declared the…
Vehicles being recalled due to faulty airbags
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Honda issued "do not drive" warnings for some of their vehicles, according to Tennessee's attorney general. Over 8,000 vehicles are equipped with unrepaired airbag inflators. The Takata Alpha airbag inflators…
Alabama AG: Inmate didn't suffer in aborted lethal injection
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama attorney general argued an inmate did not suffer unconstitutionally during an aborted lethal injection last year. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Kenneth Eugene Smith…
Tony Hawk to donate photo proceeds to Tyre Nichols fund
Skateboarders skate in front of city hall in remembrance of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, five of whom have been fired, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Tyre was…
US board clears path for mini-union vote at big Nissan plant
FILE - Workers at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn., walk by a Nissan Altima sedan on May 15, 2012. Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan's auto assembly plant in…
Officers kill man in S. Carolina after he stabs police dog
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Officers in South Carolina have shot and killed a man who stabbed a police dog during a raid on a home. Investigators say Spartanburg County deputies went to the home Thursday night to serve arrest warrants.…
US board clears path for mini-union vote at big Nissan plant
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The federal labor board has decided that fewer than 100 employees out of thousands at Nissan’s auto assembly plant in Tennessee can hold a vote on whether to form a small…
1 dead, officer wounded in shooting at Memphis library
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a shooting at a Tennessee library has left one person dead and a police officer critically wounded. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Keli McAlister says officers were called Thursday…
TN legislation to improve adoption and foster care processes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Tennessee lawmakers announced legislation to make adoption and foster care easier, cheaper and faster. The legislation was proposed at the Adoption and Foster Care Caucus meeting on Monday. Some improvements proposed include removing red tape in…
NY man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Greene of Georgia
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a New York man has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. The U.S. attorney's office in Syracuse says 51-year-old Joseph Morelli pleaded guilty on…
Tennessee parks offering romantic Valentine's Day dinners
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Love is in the air at Tennessee’s state parks. Restaurants at seven parks across the state are offering romantic dinners for Valentine’s Day. The three-and-four-course meals range in price from $55.95 to $99.95 per couple. The…
Governor Lee releases update on his wife's cancer treatments
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Governor Bill Lee on Thursday has updated his wife's battle with lymphoma. Maria Lee was diagnosed back in August and immediately underwent surgery. She kept a low profile during her husband's re-election campaign and has missed…
Johnny Chastain wins Special Election runoff in North Georgia
ELLIJAY, Georgia (WDEF) - There was an upset in the Special Election to replace David Ralson in the Georgia House on Tuesday. North Georgia banker Johnny Chastain defeated Sheree Ralston for the seat but just a few hundred votes. Ralson…
Officer involved shooting today near Sweetwater
SWEETWATER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI will look into an officer-involved shooting this morning in Sweetwater. They say that US Marshals and Monroe County deputies were serving a warrant at a home on Hiwassee Road. The officers say they encountered…