A passenger faces a misdemeanor after authorities say they inappropriately touched a minor on a flight that landed at Nashville International Airport. The FBI says in‑flight assaults can trigger federal probes.

A 17-year-old died after their Tesla Model 3 overturned on the 3800 block of Dickerson Pike; police say the driver was belted and showed no signs of impairment.

A Sumner County jury convicted three men in the 2023 Hendersonville shooting that killed Mark McCord Jr.; life sentences were imposed and further hearings are set for May.

A woman was hospitalized after an alleged attack at an apartment where she went to cut a man's hair; police have charged a 59-year-old man with attempted criminal homicide.

Thieves tried to yank a Chase ATM from its base on Memorial Boulevard early Friday; police recovered two stolen pickups and are asking neighbors to check video.

Police recovered a body from the Cumberland River near Shelby Park Thursday; Metro Nashville Police are investigating.

Smyrna police warned shoppers after reports that a man approached drivers near the Kroger on Sam Ridley Parkway and asked them to open their hoods.

Nearly 200 pounds of drugs, 10 firearms and more than $700,000 in cash were seized during search warrants across three Middle Tennessee counties.

A 10-year-old's disclosure to school staff led to aggravated child abuse charges against his father and stepmother; both are being held on $75,000 bond. Police and DCS are investigating.

A 25-year-old Nashville woman was arrested in Mt. Juliet after a license‑plate reader flagged a stolen Nissan; officers found multiple drugs and a gun inside the car.

Smyrna’s fire department reminded residents that Rutherford County dispatchers will accept texts to 911 when callers can’t speak. Keep messages brief and include your location.

The West Tennessee Drug Task Force posted that daycare centers were fronts for selling diapers made from the coca plant and that thousands of diapers were seized; those claims currently exist only on the agency's Facebook post.

Warren County deputies arrested two men after a March 27 search warrant on Francis Ferry Road yielded suspected meth and a cache of firearms. A child in the home was unharmed.