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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- Detectives are trying to identify a man who reportedly stole thousands of dollars from an East Nashville arcade bar Sunday morning after holding an employee at gunpoint and tying him up. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the robber approached the employee of the bar -- located in the 900 block of Woodland Street -- and asked for money as the employee was taking out […]

MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) -- An investigation is underway following a fatal Friday afternoon motorcycle crash in Maury County. According to the Maury County Fire Department, crews responded to the wreck shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15 in the 700 block of Mooresville Pike. 2 dead after car crashes into utility pole, catches fire in South Nashville Officials said the crash was deadly, but they did not specify […]

More than a hundred human rights organizers from around the country, many wearing keffiyeh or other pro-Palestinian symbols, gathered at TSU’s downtown Avon Williams Campus for the thirteenth bi-annual Southern Human Rights Organizers’ Conference (SHROC). SHROC was founded by Jaribu Hill in 1996 after she moved to Mississippi following law school, and first took place at the historically Black Tougaloo College. Since then, it has moved around between southern cities; […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- Following  President Joe Biden's approval of an expedited federal disaster declaration for the Middle Tennessee areas impacted by last weekend's deadly tornado outbreak, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest disaster loans for local businesses and residents. “SBA’s mission-driven team stands ready to help Tennessee small businesses and residents impacted by this disaster in every way possible under President Biden’s disaster declaration […]

Workers set to relocate Confederate Memorial were spotted Sunday in Arlington National Cemetery preparing the 109-year-old statue for removal. Plans were announced in September that the iconic work would be moved to grounds at Virginia Military Institute's New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. The article The Removal and Relocation of Arlington’s Iconic Reconciliation Monument Is Underway appeared first on Tennessee Star.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- Just over a week after a deadly tornado outbreak tore through Middle Tennessee, the American Red Cross shared a major update about the shelters operating in two of the communities hit the hardest by the severe weather. According to officials, the shelter managed by Red Cross at the Madison Community Center will close at 9 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 18. Meanwhile, the Clarksville shelter will move at 2 p.m. […]

A greater percentage of 2020 election cases brought by Republicans were won on merit than cases brought by Democrats, according to an analysis of more than 400 cases by The Amistad Project, an election integrity watchdog. Republicans concerned about 2020 voting irregularities have been repeatedly called "election deniers" by Democrats and their media allies as GOP plaintiffs have brought legal challenges regarding how elections were conducted across the U.S. The article Analysis: […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 54-yard field goal as time expired in overtime and the Houston Texans rallied from a 13-point deficit without C.J. Stroud to beat the Tennessee Titans 19-16 Sunday. The Texans (8-6) entered the day one spot outside of the AFC's seven-team playoff field. They kept pace by winning without several key players, including Stroud — their standout rookie quarterback — along with top […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis left Tennessee's 19-16 overtime loss against the Houston Texans on Sunday after his left leg was bent back awkwardly on a sack during the extra period. Defensive back Desmond King II wrapped up Levis on third-and-8 with 1:49 left in overtime, twisting Levis to the ground. Levis writhed and reached for his left leg, remaining on the turf while medical staff […]