Local News Most Tennesseans want stronger background checks for gun buying. The results of the recent Vanderbilt Poll found 82-percent of more than a thousand respondents supported the idea. Following the recent deadly Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Governor Lee suggested an order of protection law which would temporarily restrict gun access to those deemed at risk of harming themselves or others. Legislators are yet to pass such a law. […]
Local News A mother faces a DUI charge after a crash with an eight-month-old child in the car. The crash happened on Millersville on Saturday afternoon on Interstate 65 and ended in a high speed rollover. Two adults and the infant girl were pulled from the wreckage around 4:15 p.m. There were no life-threatening injuries. Twenty-eight-year-old Samantha St. Andrews was charged with DUI and child endangerment. Police believe she "was […]
Local News The Springfield Board of Mayor and Alderman approved a tentative fiscal year 2024 budget from the Springfield-Robertson County Joint Airport Board, which aims to address a lack of benefits for its paid employees. The airport board had been working to get their employees on the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and the state’s health plan, but those fell through, forcing the airport to explore other opportunities. Of the requested […]
Local News Goodwill in Springfield is having a career fair at Bransford Elementary School from 9:00 to 3:00 today. Services offered include free resume assistance, online application assistance, connections with hiring managers, work from home training signup, interview coaching signup, utility assistance-LIHEAP and more. Bransford Elementary is at 700 Bransford Drive in Springfield A Franklin couple is recovering from minor injuries following a fire over the weekend. Officials say the […]
Local News Governor Bill Lee says the journals of the Covenant School shooter are being released "very soon." The governor made the statement on social media last night, saying he has been in contact with Metro Police Chief John Drake. MNPD spokesperson Don Aaron said the writings were being reviewed and prepared for public release earlier this week. Lee calls the shooting a "tragedy beyond comprehension," adding that Tennesseans "need […]
Local News Tennessee is being sued by the Federal Government. The lawsuit claims the Volunteer State's ban on gender-affirming care for minors violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. Governor Bill Lee signed the bill into law last month. The Department of Justice believes the law violates the 14th Amendment because it stops transgender minors getting "medically necessary" care, while others are allowed to receive the same treatments. Road Trip […]
Local News A Springfield woman managed to escape an overnight fire early last Tuesday morning but lost three of her pets in the process. By the time members of the Springfield Fire Department arrived at the Spring Circle scene, the multi-level home was already engulfed in flames. Although it took firefighters almost an hour to put the fire out, they managed to prevent it from spreading to the adjacent woods […]
