The Nashville SWAT officer who fatally shot a man wielding a sword off Cheshire Drive on Saturday has been decommissioned, police said.

Mississippi mayor Ken Adams pushed back at lowering flags to honor Dolly Parton, saying the move may "lessen the meaning of the gesture."

Tennessee State University and Fisk University, both located in Nashville, are listed by Forbes among the top HBCUs in the nation.

Mikki Allen, the athletic director at Tennessee State University, has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation.

The Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine, which is part of Belmont University, is on probation after an accreditation committee review.

A year after witnessing the Antioch High shooting, Lilith Pipkin said, she was expelled after reporting another school threat.

A year after witnessing the Antioch High shooting, Lilith Pipkin said, she was expelled after reporting another school threat.

Opponents of Tennessee's private school vouchers say they subsidize tuition for those who can already afford it. We dug in to find out if that's true.

The "Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks" sculpture near downtown Nashville is often seen as rollercoaster tracks. Here's the real story.

See what has happened and what is next in the four lawsuits trying to block Tennessee Republicans' congressional redistricting.

A federal judge dismissed the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The charges stemmed from a traffic stop in Cookeville, Tennessee.

A three-judge panel rejected the NAACP's case against Tennessee's new congressional maps in another victory for redistricting proponents.

The release of TCAP reading scores set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

The suit says Omnilert misled schools and the public on its abilities and later scaled back language on its site.

Carruthers' attorneys filed an emergency motion for a stay of execution to the Tennessee Supreme Court at about 11:40 a.m.

A Tennessee kindergartener with autism faced assault charges after violent outbursts at school. The case has now been dismissed.

A Tennessee kindergartener with autism faced assault charges after violent outbursts at school. The case has now been dismissed.

NASA has tapped Tennessee Technological University faculty member Jeanette Luna to join the team for an upcoming Artemis moon mission.

TCAP reading scores will set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

A school bus crash in Tennessee left two students from a Clarksville middle school dead. Several more were injured.

Youth advocates and state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle oppose a bill backed by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.

SBC President Clint Pressley endorsed the effort saying it would “provide preborn children with equal protection of the laws.”

As Nashville recovers from a devastating winter storm, we hear from two weather experts on what happened and what's ahead.

Earl the mule had quite the misadventure after getting loose in the Tennessee ice storm. A community came together to bring him home safe.

A winter storm triggered weeklong closures for schools across Middle Tennessee, spreading inclement weather days thin for some.

Hundreds got free meals from the Prince's Hot Chicken food truck after a winter storm wrecked Nashville. Prince's plans to set up again Jan. 29.

Up to 0.75 inches of ice could blanket Nashville and parts of Middle Tennessee, bringing the risk of power outages, downed trees and slick roads.

A multi-day winter storm is expected to bring snow, ice and freezing rain to Nashville and much of Tennessee. Follow along here for live updates.

A year after a deadly shooting at Antioch High in Nashville, two therapists offered advice on how to help those affected navigate.

The longest stay for a child in a DCS office in 2025 was 102 days, while the average stay was 7.8 days.

The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.

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Take a peek behind the scenes at B.E. Academy for Girls in Nashville as it vies for the prestigious $1 million Yass Prize.

A Sumner County kindergartener with autism is facing assault charges after outbursts at school, leaving his parents shaken and full of questions.

The Fayette County Public Schools superintendent fired an employee the day after that worker and three others sued the district.

Tyler Hwang, a Vanderbilt student, won $500,000 in a "College GameDay" kicking contest sponsored by Pat McAfee.

Leaders praised the Children and Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit as an important addition to Nashville's mental health resources.

The 'glue that binds The Tennessean family,' newsroom administrator Beverly Burnett says she gets back the love she so freely gives

Around 80% of Tennessee private schools taking students with publicly-funded vouchers are religious, a Tennessean analysis shows.

The MNPS board approved a pilot program that will install weapon detection systems across all Nashville middle schools.

TSU said the group was unaffiliated with the university and not authorized to be there.

Newly named the permanent president of Tennessee State University, Dwayne Tucker is intent on steering his alma mater out of stormy seas.

Newly obtained records from a Nashville immigration traffic sweep show its first night largely took place in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.

Abrego Garcia had been in government custody since he was apprehended by immigration authorities in Maryland in March and illegally deported.

The public spoke out during a Metro Nashville Public Schools board meeting over a recent $6.5 million lawsuit settlement.

Cordaro Cummings spent decades looking for the teacher who changed his life as a boy. A viral TikTok found her in a matter of days.