The Latest Breaking News from Tennessee

New documents show Memphis lieutenant retired before he could be fired for Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest

A high-ranking Memphis, Tennessee, police officer on the scene after the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols retired ahead of a hearing that would have determined whether or not he would have been fired for his response, according to court documents.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023

Police stopped a Black couple in Tennessee – and took their children

Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams’ case fits pattern of child welfare services fueling disparities in who gets to remain a family

The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2023

Ex-Tennessee lawmaker asks judge to withdraw guilty plea

A former Tennessee state senator accused of violating federal campaign finance laws is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Black family’s five children forcibly taken by child services after minor traffic stop in Tennessee

Children, aged four months and others between 2-7, remain in child services’ custody since a month

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Titans receive positive grades from analysts for signing of Arden Key

How analysts graded the Titans' signing of Arden Key.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 16, 2023

Drag queen (and ordained minister) Bella DuBalle won't be silenced by new Tenn. law

DuBalle says the legislators behind a new law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art: "They think that every drag performer is doing something hypersexual or obscene."

WEKU · Mar 16, 2023

Tennessee's drag ban rehashes old culture war narratives

Tennessee recently passed legislation that bans drag from being performed in public spaces, as well as in the view of children. Although Tennessee is the first state to enact such a ban, it is unlikely to be the last, as others with conservative legislatures are currently considering similar action. Some…

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023

Dozens at big Nissan Tennessee plant will vote on own union

A group of 75 tool and die technicians at a Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee with thousands of workers will hold a long-delayed vote on whether to form a union

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Tennessee GOP advance new narrow abortion exemption bill

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken another swing at adding a narrow exemption to one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Nearly a month ago, a Republican legislative panel defied outside pressure and advanced legislation clarifying situations where abortion could be allowed in Tennessee

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

‘This stupid world’: Yo La Tengo play Nashville show in drag to protest Tennessee bill

The law has been regarded as an attack on the state’s transgender community and free speech more broadly

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023