Airport public-safety officers found a body near Murfreesboro Road Thursday morning; MNPD detectives are investigating and the airport said flights were not affected.

Murfreesboro police are investigating a death on Tinnell Court after a suspect was arrested on Steelson Court; authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the community.

Davidson County placed 172 GPS ankle monitors in the first 68 days of a new court-run program — judges say staffing and vendor gaps threaten survivor safety.

Detectives in Williamson County are probing a run of mail thefts and check fraud. Officials advise avoiding outdoor mail drops and reporting suspicious activity.

An explosion on the 900 block of Main Street in East Nashville collapsed a wall and triggered a HazMat response. One person was hospitalized with burns and buildings were evacuated.

A Gibson County judge denied a new-trial motion for Frederick Yates, keeping his convictions and lengthy sentence for the 2021 Milan double homicide intact. The decision leaves appeals as the likely next step.

The Tennessee Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order that would have let reporters see more of executions, restoring the previous viewing rules as appeals continue. The decision comes ahead of a May 21 execution date.

Two armed suspects assaulted an armored‑truck guard and stole cash from an Ascend Federal ATM on W. Clark Blvd.; Murfreesboro detectives are investigating.

The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office named Patrick Sean LaForest in its “Wanted Wednesday” alert, saying he faces multiple warrants including theft, burglary and drug charges.

Williamson County Schools placed Independence High on a shelter‑in‑place Wednesday after a threatening phone call targeted a student. Officers screened cars during dismissal.

A victims' attorney says state and federal reports show "very egregious errors" at the AES McEwen plant; TOSHA proposed more than $3.1M in penalties.

A worker was pronounced dead after being pinned between a forklift and an excavator on the 3000 block of Ambrose Avenue in East Nashville. Investigators remained on scene Wednesday morning.

A 2,000-gallon tanker of tack oil caught fire on Kraft Street in Clarksville on April 7; crews extinguished the blaze and the road reopened the same day.