Local News Handguns in schools are getting out of hand. Last year, 127 handguns were found in Tennessee public schools, which is an 111% increase from before the pandemic. Metro police 20 guns were stolen from cars in Davidson County last week, while 953 have been stolen so far this year. A new option for students to learn can be found off Manson Pike in Murfreesboro. Rutherford Collegiate Prep will […]
Local News A former Nashville paramedic accused of killing his wife and father-in-law is no longer facing murder charges. Matthew Konen was accused of murdering the two in May 2021. Clarksville police said they arrested Konen May 4 for the deaths of his 30-year-old wife, Rachel, and 62-year-old father-in-law, David Rogers. The two were killed the night of Jan. 20 at a Westwood Drive residence. Konen’s defense attorney Rich McGee, […]
Local News Two weeks from the mayoral election, multiple City of Franklin Aldermen are calling one of the candidates an embarrassment and for her to be censured. During a regular meeting of the City of Franklin Mayor and Board of Aldermen, four members of the board spoke out against mayoral candidate and alderman Gabrielle Hanson. Hanson has been the subject of a number of recent controversies ranging from making unfounded […]
Local News A dangerous man now behind bars in Maury County. Devin Rice is accused of shooting at multiple occupied homes with families inside. The 26-year-old is also accused of firing wildly at pursuing Columbia Police officers. Rice is also the prime suspect in a brazen convenience store robbery where he allegedly pointed a gun at the clerk and a customer and then later opened fire breaking out windows and […]
Local News The average life expectancy for a man in Tennessee is 71 years, three years below the already declining national average. A recently published Washington Post analysis of CDC data shows life expectancy has been going down . As of 2021, the latest publicly available data shows the average is about 76 years, which is the lowest it’s been in a quarter century. The decline is linked to overlapping […]
Local News Giles County authorities have launched an investigation into a three-vehicle crash at West College Street and First Street in downtown Pulaski. According to officials, someone in a stolen Mercedes was traveling at a high rate of speed before slamming into two other vehicles. The Mercedes was reportedly ditched off Interstate 65 at Exit 22. So far it’s unclear if anyone was injured or killed in the crash. It […]
