Hundreds of “No Kings” protests will be held throughout the country, including over 20 in Tennessee and eight in Middle Tennessee, according to nokings.org.
By Ben Beythoun, Joyce Peterson and Garner Montgomery
Local leaders are cracking down on Bluff City crime by beefing up the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s lab in Jackson with two new scientists whose only focus is testing evidence from the Memphis Police Department.
Dispatchers in La Vergne are trained to handle any situation, but they do say it’s rare when someone calls who is going into labor and can’t make it to the hospital. It’s even more rare when they only speak Spanish. Luckily, dispatcher Annely Dunavant was there to help.
In addition to the parade, Fort Campbell soldiers will also participate in events around the parade like the Army-wide fitness competition, sports activities, re-enlistment ceremony and other birthday celebrations.
MTSU’s president says the university is working to ensure that employees and students continue to feel supported as the administration addresses these “challenges.”
The Tennessee Higher Education In Prison Initiative is a non-profit organization that brings college-degree based programs to prisons across the state.
Vanderbilt ALS Research Center (VARC) is using open science--pooling and sharing global research to help find a cure for ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease--to keep patients informed of the latest breakthroughs, studies, and medical trials out there to help.
Columbine survivor Craig Scott was in Nashville this week to meet with people impacted by recent school shootings at Antioch High School and Covenant School.
A deputy from Dyer County is on leave as a state investigation examines sexual assault allegations linked to a traffic stop during his time as a police officer last fall.
A single engine plane went down in a populated area of the city with no life-threatening injuries. All three passengers made it out alive and the plane caused no damage to any homes, businesses, or roads after landing in a patch of trees.
“There is a lot of traffic constantly because Germantown is very popular, so we are always making sure that we are checking to make sure we don’t get hit when we cross."
