An armed robbery at the Charlotte Pike Cracker Barrel closed the restaurant Thursday while MNPD investigated and searched a vehicle believed linked to the case.

A contested rezoning at 354 Franklin Road cleared first reading amid warnings it could expose Roper’s Knob to development. A public hearing is scheduled for May 12.

Federal prosecutors said the agent’s conduct didn’t meet the bar for a civil‑rights prosecution in the DEA shooting that killed Deshaune Jones; his family vows to sue.

A county study narrowed Nashville’s USD–GSD tax gap, but many outside the USD still pay private haulers for curbside trash while council weighs changes.

Clear start Friday with a quick warm-up into the upper 80s. Showers and thunderstorms likely Saturday with gusty winds but a low severe risk.

Franklin secured a nearly $17.6M state loan (with $5.8M in forgiveness) to fund a South Clean Water Facility at the Pearlene Bransford Complex, with operations eyed by 2034.

Titans fans will get two free Draft Week events — a final Draft Party at Nissan Stadium and a Titans House block party — as the team heads into the draft with the No. 4 pick.

Highpoint Health filed a new $59.3M plan for a hospital in Gallatin, reopening a fight over inpatient beds after a 2025 denial. The state's CON review and local opposition now loom.

Permit filings show Southwest is planning a roughly $53 million lounge in BNA’s central mezzanine as the carrier expands into airport clubs.

A Scott County plastics maker will return $2.58M after federal officials say it miscounted affiliate employees on a COVID-era PPP application.

A traffic stop in Lincoln County ended with a fatal ingestion; deputies traced the source to a Huntland home and arrested three after seizing drugs and firearms.

Gov. Bill Lee signed a resolution designating June 2026 as "Nuclear Family Month," a move critics say sidelines Pride and risks excluding nontraditional families.

Pave It Forward Logistics closed its Lebanon hub on March 31, laying off about 100 workers who say they haven't been paid; a state WARN notice was filed April 15.