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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Of more than 600 submissions for the Spring 2025 round of traffic calming project suggestions submitted to the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure, 25 have been selected to make some streets safer. Some of those changes are coming to North Nashville. Kendra Hayslett and her family have lived on Enchanted Circle for less than two years. Hayslett told News 2 that since moving to […]

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A man with multiple out-of-state warrants was arrested thanks to a member of the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office who trusted her instincts about the driver, who she felt was acting suspiciously. News 2 has obtained the body camera footage from the stop of 32-year-old Jordan Pedigo. As seen in the video, the moment the deputy approached the Kentucky man's window, he began to complain about […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States applauded President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs one day after some Canadian provinces started pulling U.S. liquor, including Jack Daniel's, from shelves. CEO of Brown-Forman Lawson Whiting, which makes Jack Daniel's, called the move "frustrating" during an earnings call Wednesday. TN farmer says tariffs will be ‘storm on both ends’ “That's worse than a tariff because it's literally […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Some Tennessee veterans say they are concerned and outraged over the Trump Administration's proposal to layoff 80,000 employees at the Department of Veteran Affairs. An internal memo, which was obtained by the Associated Press, states that the cuts are part of the administration's efforts to reshape the federal workforce. "The veterans services for us were bad enough as it was," said Air Force veteran Marty Ness-White. […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said the Brentwood, Tennessee man arrested earlier this week for allegedly planning to bomb a Nashville courthouse rose to the attention of law enforcement after he apparently contacted a representative of the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) through an email that claimed the author was preparing an attack. A press release by the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee revealed the […]

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Sumner County's Register of Deeds is warning residents about a letter being sent around the county that looks like a check if you don't read the fine print.  The registrar said she even received one herself and believed it might be real at first.  “I’m used to seeing checks, so I noticed there was no signature,” said Holly Hemmrich, Sumner County’s Register of Deeds. “When I […]

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) this week joined the effort by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to require all future presidential administrations seek the approval of the U.S. Senate for its Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which under the Biden administration faced accusations of failing to comply with federal laws when housing January 6 prisoners. Blackburn and Paul introduced the Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 on Wednesday alongside […]

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WKRN) — More soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have been deployed to the U.S. southern border. About 300 soldiers assigned to the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade will join military forces already at the southern border — specifically in Fort Huachuca, AZ; Fort Bliss, TX and Joint Base San Antonio, TX — and work with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection "to […]

A new lawsuit settlement will ensure that all deaf, incarcerated people in Tennessee Department of Correction custody will have access to videophones, sign language interpreters and other accommodations that allow them to participate in programming and services behind bars. The settlement marks the conclusion of a lawsuit filed in 2020 by Disability Rights Tennessee and three deaf incarcerated men that alleged TDOC was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and […]