Tennessee has changed driver's licenses and photo identification card designs. The cards have a “fresh design” and improved security features. They now prominently feature an image of the Tennessee Capitol building on top of the state’s Tri-Star flag. Commissioner Jeff Long says the Licenses incorporate the latest technology, making them more difficult to counterfeit, alter, or duplicate to help prevent theft and fraud and help keep identities safe. A man […]
An attempted traffic stop in Mt. Juliet led to a brief police pursuit Sunday afternoon, which resulted in the arrest of a convicted felon and the recovery of multiple guns in Lebanon. Officers said they had noticed a car being driven with one wheel on the rim and stopped it for suspicion of impaired driving. The driver — described by Mt, Juliet police only as a 39-year-old man from Nashville […]
A Liberty Elementary student was left behind on a Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) bus after all other students were dropped off on Tuesday morning. The student fell asleep on the drive to school and did not get out with the rest of his classmates. CMCSS has reportedly employed the bus driver for three years with no prior safety incidents. A representative for CMCSS said that the driver had been […]
A Robertson County woman was found guilty of multiple charges, including first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. The charges stem from a 2023 homicide involving a 5-year-old Cheatham County boy. On July 23, 2023, Turner Simpkins was found dead in his Chapmansboro home. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the incident. The TBI called a homicide a Cheatham County grand […]