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Supreme Court seeks GOP states’ response to Justice Department’s Title IX restoration bid
The Supreme Court on Tuesday invited two Republican-led states to respond to an effort by the Justice Department to enforce parts of a new Biden administration Title IX rule in locations where court orders have temporarily blocked the entire regulation. The move follows a pair of petitions filed by U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to […]
WATCH: Mustang leads Arkansas State Police on chase through West Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn — Two people from West Tennessee are charged after Arkansas State Police (ASP) said they led troopers on a high-speed chase through West Memphis. ASP released dash cam video of the chase. ASP investigators said just after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, witnesses reported a...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
In response to the ongoing challenges businesses face with artificial intelligence (AI) and automation adoption, Tennessee-based tech company Workday Ninja has launched Willy the Workflow Wizard. It’s the latest offering from the wife and husband team of Alane Boyd and Micah Johnson who call Cookeville home after relocating from San Diego to the Upper Cumberland region in 2013.
Tennessee Student with Disability Sues School for Graduation Discrimination
A former student with disabilities has sued the Weakley County Board of Education, alleging discrimination and mistreatment during her time at Greenfield High School. RELATED STORIES: Wisconsin Superintendent Who Was Pushed By Parent During Graduation Ceremony Speaks Out Kennedy Lee, who has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and a functional neurological disorder, claims the school ... Read more The post Tennessee Student with Disability Sues School for Graduation Discrimination appeared first on Hollywood Unlocked .
THP competing for America’s Best Looking Trooper Cruiser
For the past 10 years, American Association of State Troopers (AAST) holds a Best Looking Trooper Cruisers Contest, and for its 11th annual contest, Tennessee Highway Patrol has a contender. No offense to Ford Explorer fans, but the 2023 Dodge Charger is a much better looking patrol car. For the...
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE MAKE ARREST IN CONNECTION TO THE SHOOTING OF TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER
PRINCETON, KY — Kentucky State Police (KSP) report that KSP Post 2 Troopers arrested Braze Rucker early Sunday morning July 21st at a residence in Princeton, KY. The arrest was in reference to the July 19, 2024, shooting of Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Trooper Adam Cothron, in Putnam County, TN. Trooper Cothron (THP) conducted a traffic stop on I-40, at mile marker 285, near the Burgess Falls exit, occupied by two males.
Private prison operator holds close ties with lawmakers as it sidesteps state law
Flush with donations from CoreCivic, Tennessee’s lawmakers have spent the past three years enacting tough-on-crime policy that could help the state’s private-prison operator in spite of complaints that profiting on the backs of inmates is bad business. Moves to create laws that require teenagers to be tried as adults for certain crimes and remove rewards […] The post Private prison operator holds close ties with lawmakers as it sidesteps state law appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Memphis gun control referendum may draw fire from state
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a decision that’s expected to draw the attention of the State of Tennessee and even potentially face a legal challenge, the Memphis City Council gave final approval to a referendum letting Memphis voters decide in November on a set of tough gun control options. WREG spoke with the ordinance sponsor and […]
Woman dead, man detained in Hickory Hill shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in Hickory Hill. Memphis Police say they responded to a shooting on 2700 Hickory Villas Drive off Mount Moriah just before 11. Reports say the victim was transported to Regional One in critical condition, but was pronounced dead at the hospital. A male suspect […]
Man stabs woman after trying to 'holler at' her, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man attacked a woman after she refused his interest, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). MPD said that 29-year-old Delvontay Malone approached a woman near a middle school on South Bellevue Boulevard around 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23. The woman told police that Malone approached her and said he wanted to "holler at" her, but she refused his advances.
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