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2025-2026 HUNTING SEASONS SET AT APRIL COMMISSION MEETING
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission set the state’s 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons at its two-day April meeting which concluded Friday. The
T.D.O.S.H.S. CLEARS UP MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REAL I.D.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is working hard to meet increased demand ahead of the May 7th REAL
GOV. LEE SIGNS LAW GUARANTEEING ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL AND FERTILITY TREATMENTS
On April 24, 2025, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB 533, the “Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act,” into law, ensuring Tennesseans’ access to birth
PROSECUTORS DISAGREE ON PUNISHMENT FOR FORMER COP WITH CSAM CHARGES
Federal prosecutors and the defense attorney disagree on the appropriate punishment for former Knoxville police officer Dan Roark, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sexually
TDCI WARNS OF SOPHISTICATED EDUCATION INVESTMENT SCAM
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is warning Tennesseans about a new, sophisticated investment scam involving fake “investment education foundations”
TENN. ANIMAL SHELTERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR GRANTS
NASHVILLE — Animal shelters across Tennessee are invited to apply for funding that supports spay and neuter services. The application window remains open until May 16,
SKRMETTI ANNOUNCES VICTORY AGAINST GOOGLE IN MONOPOLY CASE
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced a significant victory in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after Judge Leonie Brinkema found that
BILL TO INCREASE RECESS TIME FOR STUDENTS HEADS TO GOV. LEE’S DESK
The Tennessee legislature passed a bill (HB 0085/SB 0158) requiring elementary schools to provide at least 40 minutes of daily physical activity, amending the original
INCREDIBLY INVASIVE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY FOUND IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Division of Natural Areas reported a sighting of the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF), first detected in the U.S. in 2014 and now in
FORMER THP TROOPER TO SUE CORECIVIC AFTER INMATE ATTACK
According to a report by the Tennessean, Nicholas Collins, a former Tennessee state trooper, is suing CoreCivic, the operator of Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, after
WOMAN INDICTED FOR DEATH OF THE DAUGHTER OF A KNOXVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
A Knox County grand jury indicted 25-year-old Savannah Stanley for the April 14, 2024, death of 21-year-old Kylie Roberto, daughter of Knoxville councilmember Andrew Roberto.
THREE INDICTED FOR MURDER CHARGES AFTER KPD INVESTIGATION
Three different individuals have been indicted for murder charges following two separate Knoxville Police Department-led Drug Related Death Task Force investigations into overdose deaths. Last
2025-2026 HUNTING SEASONS SET AT APRIL COMMISSION MEETING
NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission set the state’s 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons at its two-day April meeting which concluded Friday. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources A ...
T.D.O.S.H.S. CLEARS UP MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REAL I.D.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is working hard to meet increased demand ahead of the May 7th REAL ID implementation date, while also clearing up c ...
GOV. LEE SIGNS LAW GUARANTEEING ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL AND FERTILITY TREATMENTS
On April 24, 2025, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB 533, the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act," into law, ensuring Tennesseans' access to birth control and fertility treatmen ...
PROSECUTORS DISAGREE ON PUNISHMENT FOR FORMER COP WITH CSAM CHARGES
Federal prosecutors and the defense attorney disagree on the appropriate punishment for former Knoxville police officer Dan Roark, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sexually exploit a child and rece ...
TDCI WARNS OF SOPHISTICATED EDUCATION INVESTMENT SCAM
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is warning Tennesseans about a new, sophisticated investment scam involving fake “investment education fou ...
TENN. ANIMAL SHELTERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR GRANTS
NASHVILLE — Animal shelters across Tennessee are invited to apply for funding that supports spay and neuter services. The application window remains open until May 16, 2025. "Making spay and neuter ...
SKRMETTI ANNOUNCES VICTORY AGAINST GOOGLE IN MONOPOLY CASE
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced a significant victory in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after Judge Leonie Brinkema found that Goog ...
BILL TO INCREASE RECESS TIME FOR STUDENTS HEADS TO GOV. LEE’S DESK
The Tennessee legislature passed a bill (HB 0085/SB 0158) requiring elementary schools to provide at least 40 minutes of daily physical activity, amending the original 60-minute proposal. WSMV repo ...
INCREDIBLY INVASIVE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY FOUND IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Division of Natural Areas reported a sighting of the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF), first detected in the U.S. in 2014 and now in 14 states, including Davidson and Wilson Counties, T ...
FORMER THP TROOPER TO SUE CORECIVIC AFTER INMATE ATTACK
According to a report by the Tennessean, Nicholas Collins, a former Tennessee state trooper, is suing CoreCivic, the operator of Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, after being brutally attacked by ...
WOMAN INDICTED FOR DEATH OF THE DAUGHTER OF A KNOXVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
A Knox County grand jury indicted 25-year-old Savannah Stanley for the April 14, 2024, death of 21-year-old Kylie Roberto, daughter of Knoxville councilmember Andrew Roberto. Stanley faces charges of ...
THREE INDICTED FOR MURDER CHARGES AFTER KPD INVESTIGATION
Three different individuals have been indicted for murder charges following two separate Knoxville Police Department-led Drug Related Death Task Force investigations into overdose deaths. Last week ...
