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Bust of Confederate general and KKK leader Nathan Forrest removed from Tennessee Capitol building
The bust of Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest was removed from Ten…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Tennessee declared 'ground zero' for a US surge in COVID-19 cases, after it recorded the nation's highest rate of new coronavirus infections
"We are in the darkest part of this pandemic in Tennessee," Gov. Bill Lee said, as cases continued …
Grace Dean
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A Tennessee newspaper is investigating how a full-page anti-Muslim doomsday ad was published in its Sunday edition
The Tennesseean apologized for the ad that described a "prophecy" that included an impending nuclea…
Ellen Cranley
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Tennessee isn't offering incentives for COVID shots - but paid nearly $500,000 to vaccinate cows
Tennessee has paid cattle farmers nearly $500,000 to get their herds vaccinated, according to the A…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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There are just 99 ICU beds left in all of Tennessee as a record-breaking COVID-19 spike ravages the state
Tennessee's shortage of ICU beds comes as the state is averaging close to 7,000 COVID-19 cases a da…
Jake Epstein
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A Trump endorsement is roiling Tennessee Republicans. Now they're finding new tricks to try and stop his candidate from running for a House seat.
State Republicans are pushing a bill that would set minimum residency requirements for congressiona…
Warren Rojas
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'Maus,' the graphic novel about the Holocaust, surges to top of Amazon bestseller list after Tennessee school ban
A Tennessee school board removed the Pulitzer Prize-winning book from its curriculum, citing concer…
Sophia Ankel
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Tennessee will deploy the National Guard to fill hospital staff shortages amid COVID-19 surge
August is already the worst month for COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee since the pandemic beg…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Video shows a Nashville crowd booing after Jill Biden called out low COVID-19 vaccination rates in Tennessee
Tennessee has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the US, thanks in part to partisan politics a…
Tom Porter
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A Tennessee commission voted to remove the bust of the KKK's first grand wizard from state Capitol
According to local reports, the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest will be removed from the state Capit…
Taylor Ardrey
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A Tennessee pastor tackled and disarmed a man who pulled a gun during service, video shows
Nashville authorities said the pastor's "heroic actions ... saved [the] church from further violenc…
Erin Snodgrass
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6 Reported Dead After Bus Crashes On Tennessee Highway
Both lanes of the highway are closed after the accident, which reportedly involved three vehicles -…
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A Tennessee judge blocked Gov. Bill Lee's order allowing students to opt-out of mask mandates after 2 students sued
Two students with medical conditions sued over the order, claiming they were unfairly excluded from…
Connor Perrett
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7-month-old twins killed after Tennessee floodwaters ripped them from their father's arms
The twins from Humphreys County were among more than a dozen people killed in deadly flooding in Te…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A 21-year-old woman who was filmed feeding a black bear in Tennessee is facing 6 months in jail
Kristin Farris, 21, was charged with illegally feeding the black bear in Gatlinburg, the Tennessee …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Tennessee governor approves law that bans transgender youth from getting gender-confirming hormone treatment
The new law is the latest anti-trans legislation in Tennessee that targets transgender people, as w…
Paul Squire,Kelly McLaughlin
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Republican Bill Hagerty defeats Democrat Marquita Bradshaw in Tennessee Senate race
Hagerty, a businessman and former US Ambassador to Japan, will replace retiring Sen. Lamar Alexande…
Grace Panetta
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A millennial nurse who moved from Tennessee to California said his new state is much more working-class friendly: 'I genuinely didn't know what a break was when I moved to California'
A millennial who moved to California from Tennessee said California is much more working-class frie…
Noah Sheidlower
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Tennessee raised more than $150k to replace the goalposts Vols fans tore down and threw in a river after upsetting Alabama
Beating the Alabama Crimson Tide for the first time in 16 years turned out to be a costly accomplis…
Meredith Cash
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Tennessee couple spots rare white deer in backyard
Albino deer are considered so rare that it is illegal to hunt and kill the elusive animals in Tenne…