Gov. Bill Lee will allow Tennessee farmers and loggers to use cheaper, tax-exempt diesel on public roads through the month of October.

A federal judge dismissed a legal challenge brought by Lutheran churches to a Tennessee law criminalizing the harboring of immigrants.

An rise in cooperation between local and state law enforcement and ICE through collaborations known as 287(g) agreements has driven detentions up.

The official who oversaw Arizona's 2022 execution troubles now runs Tennessee's prison department, where a woman's execution was botched Wednesday

Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada will step down, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday — three days after a botched execution attempt left Christa Pike on a ventilator in criti...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are calling for death penalty reform after Tennessee tried and failed to execute a death row inmate.

A Nashville asylum seeker and mom of two describes her time in a Louisiana ICE detention center after she was detained against agency rules.

Tennessee may have to use an additional $220 million next year to continue funding the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

U.S. Senator and Tennessee governor hopeful Marsha Blackburn is calling for the state to use the electric chair for executions.

The family of Renee Good has filed two civil lawsuits against the United States, a federal agent and officials for the January shooting and death of Renee Good. Her family is expected to speak later T...

​Gov. Bill Lee has ordered a third-party review of the botched execution of Christa Pike and put a hold on state executions for the rest of the year. “Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among...

A Nashville asylum seeker and mom of two describes her time in a Louisiana ICE detention center after she was detained against agency rules.

The federal government will supply COVID-19 vaccines to Tennessee, to be used as part of a free immunization program for low-income children.

After 30 years on death row, Christa Pike faces execution for a grisly murder she committed at 18.

The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office argued Monday the City of Chattanooga lacks standing to sue over a state-appointed airport authority.

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prediction market Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are subject to Tennessee’s sports-wagering laws

The Nashville Symphony declared a "financial emergency," suspending the 2026-27 season, effective Oct. 18.

Tennessee congressional redistricting has Black Chattanooga voters gearing up for a renewed fight for city council representation.

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha...

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a block on a Tennessee law banning adults from giving abortion information to minors.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is asking Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee for patient records as he targets abortion care.

Unpaid landing fees are mounting for the three air charter companies providing deportation flights out of the Akron-Canton Regional Airport for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A judge on Wednesday denied a request for an injunction to prevent the Tennessee Highway Patrol from conducting pretextual stops with ICE.

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House.Kelly, in the ...

Immigrant advocates went to federal court Tuesday for an order blocking the Tennessee Highway Patrol from conducting traffic stops with ICE.

The federal government hasn't said if it will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccines to low-income kids through a free immunization program,

Tennessee Democrats seem unlikely to be part of any national congressional blue wave during the midterm elections, election experts say.  During the 2018 midterm election, during President Donald Trum...

Tom Lawless, a Nashville attorney and member of the Registry of Election Finance, died suddenly during a trip to New York City at age 72.

Dozens of residents packed the Nashville Metro Council meeting Tuesday to speak against plans to establish a national immigration enforcement support center in Nashville.  Federal documents show Alask...

The state is pouring $9 million this year into a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation task force given wide-reaching authority across the state, including working with the Memphis Safe Task Force. The le...

In early September, a new website appeared attacking independent Tennessee governor candidate David Hatley for a 1998 felony conviction.  Hatley, a Washington County businessman, has talked extensivel...

Four in 10 pediatricians reported kids in immigrant families are avoiding coming in for healthcare out of concerns around immigration status, according to a new survey published Tuesday.

A federal judge dismissed a petition by Estefany Rodriguez alleging her detention by immigration agents was retaliation for her reporting.

After Martin, Tennessee was roiled by financial challenges, community members banded together to continue the Tennessee Soybean Festival.

Tennessee is playing an increasingly pivotal role in the Trump administration immigration enforcement and deportation agenda.

Tennessee Democrats are trying to flip a handful of legislative seats to pick up seats for the first time since 2018.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation assisted ICE in a weekend raid on a Memphis nightclub; more than 100 people were detained.

CoreCivic, the private prison company opening a new immigrant detention center in Appleton, Minnesota, has offered to pay the city more than $1.2 million per year. CoreCivic sold the Prairie Correctio...

UBS downgraded the stock for Spanish construction firm Ferrovial, key player in the DriveTN group that won the bid for Tennessee’s toll lanes.

Activists rally against proposed ICE call center in Donelson. Contract details have not been finalized, but the department affirmed plans for Tennessee.

The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill this year recognizing Nov. 7 (the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution) as “Victims of Communism Day” and requiring public schools in Tennessee to provi...