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CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - A man wanted for the death of a Putnam County child is believed to be in Ashland City. The Cheatham County Sheriff's Office said 22-year-old Ashton Cole Sensing is wanted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Marshals Service. He is believed to be in the Ashland City area. Murfreesboro man gets life in prison for rape of […]

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A barber is piecing his business together after Saturday's tornado blew through his building during business hours.  On Saturday afternoon, customers filled the first level of Hendersonville Barbers. As the tornado got closer, everyone took shelter on the basement level of the building.  Hendersonville community clean-up planned as businesses left in ruins The transformer next to the builder blew through the shop windows, flooding oil and water […]

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- Buried in rubble, a Clarksville grandfather woke up Saturday to find his home crumbled on top of him. Danny Osborne's son and two grandchildren were also inside the Needmore Road house as it collapsed when a tornado swept through the city on Saturday, Dec. 9. "This would have typically been our front door," Osborne's daughter, Ronisha Burks, said as she gestured in the air above a […]

On Wednesday's episode of The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy, State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) tells listeners what he really thinks about Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and what appears to be his cooperation with restorative justice groups working in Memphis and across Tennessee to reimagine justice and reinterpret current law through their efforts, among other things, to eliminate cash bail. Taylor explores different ways to hold […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An expedited federal disaster declaration for the areas affected by the Dec. 9 tornado outbreak has been approved by President Joe Biden, Gov. Bill Lee announced. The Expedited Major Disaster Declaration will make recovery assistance available to the four counties hit by the tornado outbreak and severe storms. SEE MORE: Tennessee tornado outbreak "State and local officials, first responders and volunteers continue to provide critical support […]

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It's one thing to lose everything you own. It's another to lose someone you love. Eric Davis lost both. Donna Allen, 59, was one of the six people who died in the tragic tornadoes on Saturday, Dec. 9. Allen, mother of nine and grandmother of 17, was visiting Clarksville from Florida and planned to spend the month of December with her son, Davis. 📧 Have breaking come […]

Nashville’s Metro Council won’t approve its next budget for months. But last week, Metro Nashville Public Schools’ board members met with council members to proactively start talking about the district’s needs. School board chair Rachael Anne Elrod called the meeting a sort of “orientation.” The board gave an overview of current school funding and what challenges are on the horizon. For example, there’s a funding cliff next fall, when the […]

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear a case with major implications for hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, as well as former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges stemming from alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear a case stemming from Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer’s request to dismiss a charge against him for obstructing an official proceeding. His case provides the […]