A $245M sale (nearly $302M with interest) created a Community Investment Trust that’s already given more than $1.45M to local nonprofits and funded city projects.

A Loudon County grand jury indicted Daniel Stinnett on attempted first‑degree murder after an alleged jail nurse hostage incident; an arraignment is set for May 26.

Sumner County Schools proposed boundary changes in Hendersonville as the Stop 30/Drakes Creek project will close a key intersection next school year. The plan affects Burrus and Knox Doss zones and includes options for some students to stay.

Lawmakers widened Tennessee’s Safe Haven law to add ambulance stations and tighten staffing and monitoring at surrender sites, broadening options for mothers in crisis.

Two women who ran 'Grandnanny's Daycare' in Antioch face child‑neglect and unlicensed daycare charges after infants were treated for bite marks and other injuries. Tennessee DHS had previously ordered the home closed.

The Grand Ole Opry has partnered with Señorita to offer 12‑oz, 5 mg hemp‑derived THC margarita cans at select OEG venues, expanding non‑alcoholic options for concertgoers.

A father says his 7‑year‑old was taped to a chair at Mt. View Elementary; he’s suing MNPS for $300K.

A La Vergne police pursuit Wednesday ended with two arrests and the seizure of stolen handguns, a machine‑gun conversion device and nearly 28 grams of crack, police say.

Utility crews recently trimmed large oaks along the Park Plaza at Centennial Park, drawing alarm from the conservancy and raising coordination questions with Metro Parks. The cuts have complicated a long‑planned revitalization on the park’s north edge.

Three Siegel High students were taken into custody after separate lunchtime altercations that involved a school resource officer and a teacher.

Sunny and mild Thursday with a high near 74°F. Temperatures climb toward the upper 80s–90s this weekend with a small chance of showers Saturday.

A Nashville man was arrested after admitting to a March hit-and-run on Lafayette Street that left a pedestrian critically injured and later dead.

Rapid growth across Middle Tennessee has pushed Murfreesboro’s fire crews to record call volumes and forced cities to reshuffle budgets and pay to keep up.