Lawmakers in Nashville are weighing bills that would require party registration to vote in primaries and set a 90‑day deadline to switch. The House and Senate versions differ on timing and mechanics.

Tennessee’s Helene Agricultural and Timber Relief Fund opens April 22 for eligible East Tennessee farmers, offering payments to offset verified timber, crop and infrastructure losses.

Warm Saturday morning will give way to likely showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Temperatures tumble into the 40s overnight.

Jeff’s Bagel Run cut the ribbon in Nolensville Friday, opening its first Tennessee shop with scratch-made bagels and morning hours.

A gas odor at John Overton High School sent students outside Friday; a staff member had a medical emergency and crews located and fixed the leak.

Residents packed the West Precinct after local break‑ins climbed from 15 to 24 year‑to‑date, pressing police for more patrols even as citywide crime falls.

A worker at the Bakerville/Duck River bridge project stabbed two coworkers and was later arrested after being located in nearby woods.

State documents and local reporting show more than a dozen Millington officers lacked 2025 training records and the department’s lead instructor is under state review.

A 23-year-old Dyersburg inmate died after being found unresponsive at the county jail; officials say early findings show a head injury and an autopsy has been ordered.

Tennessee lawmakers backed $311M toward a new $350M UTHSC College of Medicine building in Memphis, which officials say will expand class sizes and modernize training. The project aims to boost the state's clinical workforce.

Crush Yard will open May 11 in Brentwood, turning the former Stein Mart into an eatertainment venue with eight indoor courts, a restaurant and bar.

Next weekend’s St. Jude Rock ’n’ Roll races will close large swaths of downtown and push traffic onto alternate routes. Here’s where and when to avoid driving.

A federal complaint says a Hawkins County deputy arrested a sober driver on a bogus DUI, deleted footage and $860 vanished from the car; the suit seeks at least $600,000.