Local News A new Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury report on the Tennessee Department of Transportation found the main solution to addressing congestion will require “extensive planning and oversight to respond to new risks.” Gov. Bill Lee’s Transportation Modernization Act into law to reduce traffic in the state is the creation of what the governor calls “choice lanes.” They have added lanes to state highways that drivers can use for […]
Local News Members of the Temple Baptist Church in Lebanon are still in shock after a vandal caused an estimated $25,000 worth of damage inside their church on Coles Ferry Pike. The Lebanon Police Department says the intruder smashed windows, turned over furniture, and even burned the carpets. The pastor’s wife discovered the break-in when she opened the door and immediately noticed something was wrong. In the public space next […]
Local News The Department of Homeland Security unveiled new security guidelines for churches, synagogues, and mosques in the U.S. over this holiday season. Agape Tactical trains faith-based groups on how to take down a threat. The Franklin-based company has shared its security tactics with more than 300 churches across the U.S. FBI Director Christopher Wray warned this week that hate crime investigations have spiked 60% since the war in the […]
Local News It’s getting overcrowded in there: Tennessee’s prison population is growing faster than in most states. A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice found from the end of 2021-2022, Tennessee saw a nearly 8% increase in incarcerated people with 1,740 more individuals in state prisons. The only states with a higher percent increase were Colorado, Montana, and Mississippi. According to the most recent felon population data from […]
Local News A woman wanted on felony warrants was arrested after leading numerous police cars in a chase that began in Hendersonville and ended in Nashville on Monday. The chase started on State Route-386/Vietnam Veterans Boulevard Monday afternoon as officers attempted to stop the suspect, Melissa Leann White, but she refused. Spike strips were deployed twice in an attempt to disable the vehicle. The pursuit continued at speeds between 10-30 […]
Local News At least one person is dead following a multi-vehicle crash that temporarily blocked off Interstate 65 North in Robertson County. Tennessee Highway Patrol confirmed there was one fatality from the crash, which troopers are currently investigating. No additional details have been released about the incident. Two Nashville teens face burglary charges after they were discovered by Mt. Juliet Police in a Goodwill parking lot with allegedly stolen items. […]
