The University of Tennessee is investigating a tweet by one of its law professors after the faculty member and contributing columnist for USA TODAY and the Knoxville News Sentinel urged motorists to run over demonstrators blocking traffic in Charlotte, N.C….
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Local Cops Set Standard for Peaceful Response to BLM Tactics
Police in several major Tennessee cities have indicated they made a concerted effort to avoid arrests and maintain peace during recent Black Lives Matter protests. Media outlets report most events in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga in response to last…
Read MoreAG Admits Red Light Cameras Are Illegal
Police have used red light cameras for years in Middle Tennessee to catch people breaking the law, but now a legal opinion from the state’s top lawyer says he thinks the companies that run those cameras may not be following…
Read MoreLocal Mom Killed by Unnecessary Police Chase
More questions about a police pursuit that ended up taking the life of a Murfreesboro mother. Some say Coffee County deputies should have called off the chase, which started over a stolen car. Authorities said the man stole a car…
Read MoreQuestions Persist About Metro Spending Priorities
It has only been one week since Metro Council voted on the mayor’s budget proposal, but some city leaders are already looking ahead to next year. The Channel 4 I-Team has learned some council members are asking for $500,000 for…
Read MoreOutrage After Rutherford County Cops Begin Arresting Young Children
Parents in Murfreesboro are outraged after they claim their elementary age children were arrested at school. There was a heated discussion inside First Baptist Church Sunday. It was standing room only with city leaders and concerned neighbors claiming a handful…
Read MoreMemphis Boasts Twice the Murder Rate of Chicago
By at least one measure, the homicide rate in Memphis this year is nearly twice that of Chicago, a town that is generating unwanted notoriety for its soaring number of killings. Through the end of March in Memphis, 60 people…
Read MoreWife of Man Murdered by AZ Cop Wants Justice
The widow of a former Nashville resident fatally shot by a police officer in Arizona has spoken out and demanded answers. Hillwood High School graduate Daniel Shaver, 26, was killed in January, but his wife said she still doesn’t have…
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