Tennessee News

Tennessee economic development officials have taken dozens of flights on state planes this year - but why some of the trips were taken is not clear, records show.

Tennessee State University officials say they may have to lay off employees, combine classes and drop students from school rolls, largely because of a weak economy and fewer out-of-state students.

A West Tennessee judge has sentenced two people who admitted defacing a memorial to a dead soldier to work at the armory of the soldier's National Guard unit.

Gov. Phil Bredesen says watchful students and local administrators are more effective in controlling school violence than metal detectors and state mandates.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Aug. 1 that it was investigating the city's police department when a spokeswoman said police dog Kit had been found alive.

Gulf Coast residents who took refuge from Hurricane Gustav in Tennessee are making their way back home.

Highway and road signs are getting easier to see, gradually. The U.S. Department of Transportation has directed state and local governments to install replacements made with a fluorescent, reflective material ...

The Tennessee National Guard has mobilized more than 1,100 soldiers and airmen to assist in relief efforts along the Gulf Coast.

Republicans relegated President Bush to a brief, offsite cameo at their national convention Tuesday night and awarded one-time Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman a prime-time speaking slot ...

This week marks the 144th anniversary of the death of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan, which is recorded on a once-missing historical marker on West Church Street.

This week marks the 144th anniversary of the death of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan, which is recorded on a once-missing historical marker on West Church Street.

A California teen has been arrested and charged with criminal impersonation in eastern Tennessee for allegedly fooling businesses into thinking he was an airman to get discounts and other perks.

A former Scott County detective was sentenced to judicial diversion after agreeing to a plea deal on official misconduct charges.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Channel 4 I-Team has learned that the state owes itself money but hasn't transferred the money to the correct departments.

U.S. singer, songwriter and some-time actor Jerry Reed reportedly has died of emphysema at the age of 71.

Tennessee has sworn in its first female state Supreme Court chief justice. Sue Allison, a spokeswoman for the court, said Justice Janice M. Holder, 58, took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon at the Supreme ...

A federal jury has convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor of passing secrets from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran.

John Gibson, editorial page editor of The Tennessean, is retiring following a 39-year career in journalism.

Eric McLean, 33, is charged in last year's killing of 18-year-old Sean Powell with a high-powered rifle outside the modest home McLean shared with his wife, Erin, and their two young sons.

The declining economy is hitting day laborers particularly hard. The Tennessean in Nashville reports most are immigrants, some illegal.