Tennessee

They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come

5:01am August 02, 2022

by Brett Kelman

Tennessee expects to soon disenroll about 300,000 people from Medicaid. But families like the Lesters have been entangled in bureaucracy and clerical mistakes, causing them to unfairly lose coverage.

Online sales of Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" are skyrocketing, and multiple bookstores are giving away free copies to students after a Tennessee school district banned it.

Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers

1:35pm January 31, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Multiple booksellers are donating copies of the Holocaust graphic novel to students in Tennessee and beyond. Online sales are skyrocketing, too.

The Memphis Police Department attained surveillance video showing two armed suspects getting out of a white two-door Mercedes Benz and approaching rapper Young Dolph while he was inside Makeda's Cookies.

Memphis police release photos of 2 suspects wanted over Young Dolph's shooting death

1:55pm November 19, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The images show two suspects getting out of a Mercedes armed with guns and wearing sweatshirts, then approaching the rapper, police said.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks to reporters Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. He released a video on Wednesday inviting law enforcement officers from across the country to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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Tennessee governor invites unvaccinated out-of-state cops to join its highway patrol

1:48pm November 18, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

In a video, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee invited police officers from New York to Los Angeles to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol, saying that "we won't get between you and your doctor."

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and attorneys general for Ohio and Tennessee filed a lawsuit claiming the new federal vaccine mandate is government overreach. He's pictured in 2020.

Hours after the White House issues its new vaccine mandate, GOP-led states sue

10:34am November 05, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.

People embrace as police respond to the scene of a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tenn., on Thursday. Police say 13 people were injured, one of whom has died. The suspected shooter also died from what police say was a self-inflicted g

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13 People Were Shot, 1 Killed, At A Tennessee Kroger Store. The Suspect Is Dead

8:39pm September 23, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The suspected shooter died of what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief says. No motive has been given.

Tennessee high school student Grady Knox's speech in favor of masks in schools was interrupted when adults jeered and heckled his remarks.

A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him

4:05pm September 10, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said.

Although she coordinates COVID vaccinations at the federally-subsidized clinic in Linden, Tenn., nurse Kirstie Allen has not yet gotten the vaccine herself. She wants to wait a while and see more research first. In Tennessee, only 42% of adults have recei

Health & Safety

As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal

10:19am July 05, 2021

Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.

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3 Fort Campbell Soldiers Charged In Scheme To Traffic Guns To Chicago

3:14am May 12, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Federal prosecutors charged three Army soldiers of lawfully purchasing 91 guns from licensed dealers in Tennessee and Kentucky, and then transferring them to Chicago.

A car that was carried by floodwaters leans against a tree in a creek in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday. Heavy rainfall flooded roads, submerged vehicles and left many people in need of rescue.

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At Least 4 Dead, 130 Rescued As Nashville Sees Worst Flooding In Over A Decade

3:05pm March 28, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Floodwaters submerged roads and left people clinging to trees, authorities said. The rain has subsided, but officials are warning residents to stay vigilant as creeks and rivers rise.