Bill Requires Stiffer Domestic Violence Sentences
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — The Tennessee House has passed Gov. Bill Haslam's bill to require mandatory jail time for people with repeat domestic violence convictions.The chamber voted 98-1 to approve...
View ArticleCoach Summitt to Receive Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP/WMOT) — The White House says former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.President Barack...
View ArticleTenn. Sees Employment Gains Eighth Straight Month
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — Good news on the jobs front as Tennessee’s March unemployment rate dipped just below 8 percent.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMurfreesboro Mosque Case Headed Back to Court
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — A lawsuit that seeks to void the approval for a Rutherford County mosque will go to trial next week in Murfreesboro.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAnother Lenoir City Schools Church-State Controversy
LENOIR CITY, Tenn (AP/WMOT) — A secular organization is again criticizing the Lenoir City school system for putting on a school assembly that the group claims was inappropriately promoting religion.»...
View ArticleNewspaper Pressures Haslam for Records
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A bill under consideration by the Tennessee General Assembly is creating tension between the governor and an East Tennessee newspaper.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMayor Dean Proposes Tax Increase
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has proposed a 53-cent property tax increase in his $1.7 billion budget proposal.Dean said during his State of Metro Address yesterday, that he...
View ArticleGovernor Plans to Veto Vandy Nondiscrimination Bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn (AP/WMOT) — Tennessee Govornor Bill Haslam says he'll veto a measure that would require Vanderbilt University to exempt student religious groups from its nondiscrimination policy.»...
View ArticleTennessee Veterans Enjoy "Honor Flight"
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — A large group of Middle Tennessee veterans are getting an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C.About 100 vets and their guardians will depart from Nashville...
View ArticleTenn. Hospital Association Speaks out on TennCare Expansion
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — The head of the Tennessee Hospital Association says the entire state will suffer if TennCare isn’t expanded under the new federal health care law.The U.S. Supreme Court...
View ArticleGang Violence Explodes in Small-Town Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — Gang-related crimes rose by nearly 25 percent across Tennessee in 2011.Citing statistics from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, The Tennessean reports that such crimes...
View ArticleGovernor Haslam Begins Higher Education Review
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — Gov. Bill Haslam began a review of the state's college and university systems at his residence on Tuesday.The review comes after the University of Tennessee Board of...
View ArticleRutherford County Planning Commission Mulls Mosque Vote
MURFREESBORO, Tenn (AP/WMOT) — Rutherford County Planning Commission members are considering whether to schedule a new vote on construction of the Murfreesboro Mosque. The county's appeal of the court...
View ArticlePublic Transportation Sees a Big Ridership Increase
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — The use of commuter buses and a regional train in the Mid-State jumped dramatically this past year.The Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Regional...
View ArticleStorms, freezing temps cause 22 deaths in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — The death toll from this past week’s winter storms is up to 22 in Tennessee. Officials say six deaths were the result of...
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