A recycling-yard blaze in The Nations sent a thick plume of smoke over west Nashville Monday night; TDOT cameras captured the column and neighbors reported smoky air across the city.

Three Tennessee teenagers have filed a class-action alleging xAI-powered tools were used to create nonconsensual sexual images of them as minors. The suit seeks damages and industry changes.

Two people were killed and a third injured after a Tennessee Highway Patrol pursuit ended in a crash on I-24 West near mile marker 54.

Deputies and state wildlife officers responded to Devil’s Step boat ramp after reports of a possible drowning at Tims Ford Lake on Sunday; the sheriff’s office is withholding the victim’s name pending family notification.

A 48-year-old Murfreesboro man wanted since 2022 on an aggravated animal-cruelty probation violation was arrested in Mt. Juliet after a Lebanon Road traffic stop.

An off-duty Mt. Juliet officer flagged a stolen vehicle at Charlie Daniels Park, leading to the arrest of a 36-year-old Nashville man and a car tied to a 2025 burglary.

A Dyersburg search warrant turned up a handgun investigators say may be tied to a Missouri drive-by, plus roughly a pound of marijuana and other evidence, authorities say.

Homicide Unit detectives are investigating after 26-year-old Kierra Timmons was found dead in a Nashville apartment. The Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy and tips are requested.

A motorcyclist was killed Saturday evening at Fort Campbell Boulevard and Dover Crossing in Clarksville; Fatal Accident Crash Team investigators are on scene.

A 39-year-old Nashville man died after his pickup rolled off the I-40 entrance ramp to I-440. Police say toxicology testing is pending as investigators probe the crash.

Tarice Lamont Smith, wanted on 35 warrants for fraud and theft, was arrested at a motel on Elm Hill Pike after MNPD investigators located him.

Franklin County deputies detained two juveniles after alleged Snapchat threats targeted North Middle School in Decherd; authorities say the posts were investigated and later deemed unsubstantiated.

A 39‑year‑old was booked this week in connection with a Nov. 2 shooting at a Super 8 on Murfreesboro Pike; he faces attempted homicide and weapons charges and is held on an ICE detainer.