Should he be confirmed, Kash Patel said he would work to re-establish Memphis' FBI field office when asked by Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting a homeless man with an automatic rifle in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.

The ongoing saga surrounding the murder of Memphis rapper Young Dolph took another unexpected turn this week as Shundale Barnett had all charges against him

A state move to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools is picking up steam after the district’s board dismissed its director eight months into the job. State Rep. Mark White, chairman of the House Education Committee,

In one of the most hotly-contested questions in modern Tennessee political history, the legislature narrowly approved a $430 million private-school voucher program that critics say will grow quickly to $1 billion and endanger the state’s budget.

The comments came as the state legislature is discussing expansive school choice voucher legislation in a special session.

A Tennessee company supplying materials to Nashville and Memphis-based vinyl pressing companies is getting a $10M investment from its parent company.

The White House announced a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans. School systems, universities, hospitals, local governments, nonprofits and any agency that relies on federal funding would see money stop while the administration determines what is worthy of funding.

The bill passed with 54 yays and 44 nays with one minor amendment to the bill. It now heads to the Senate floor for a vote.

Tennessee students held their ground on a major national test in a year when average student test scores declined nationwide.

Police in Covington, Tennessee, say they have uncovered thousands of gallons of fraudulent diesel fuel sales worth some $63,000. Two suspects in Memphis are accused of using multiple trucks to fill containers full of diesel,

The law, pushed by Gov. Bill Lee as an immigration enforcement measure, will also establish a new immigration czar and office in the state.