All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 21 2014 // Construction crews in Tennessee are working to fill a sinkhole that opened at Austin Peay State University’s Governors Stadium.The Leaf-Chronicle reported the sinkhole started out small, about 3 feet by 5 feet, but...
May 15 2014 // Tennessee could be facing the costliest state Supreme Court election in its history now that conservatives have targeted three sitting justices on the state’s highest court.Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville,...
May 13 2014 // A Tennessee adjuster sued by Nationwide Insurance for alleged trademark infringement because he used the company’s slogan, On Your Side, in his firm’s name and marketing, is fighting back in court and on the...
May 12 2014 // Ohio-based Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. has agreed to buy the stock of Consumers Insurance USA based in Murfreesboro, Tenn.Consumers Insurance will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorists Mutual under the agreement...
Apr 28 2014 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a medical malpractice lawsuit that had been thrown out by lower courts because the plaintiff failed to file paperwork to confirm it had met notice requirements. Richard Thurmond,...
Apr 9 2014 // A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report says overall crime on college campuses has dropped by more than 11 percent.The Chattanooga Times Free Press cited the data in reporting that the number of assaults and thefts were...
Mar 27 2014 // The latest effort to get rid of Tennessee’s motorcycle helmet requirement has failed in a Senate committee. The Senate Finance Committee voted 6-5 against the measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike Bell of...
Mar 24 2014 // Officials say fire departments across Tennessee reported 18 fires involving portable oxygen tanks in the past five years, leading to a warning from the state fire marshalWBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee, reports that seven...
Mar 24 2014 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has used the “On Your Side” slogan in its marketing and advertising since 1966, is suing a small Tennessee public adjusting firm that goes by the name On Your Side...
Mar 17 2014 // A federal judge ordered the state of Tennessee on Friday to recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples while their lawsuit against the state works its way through the court system.U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger...
Mar 13 2014 // Russell Bond & Co. Inc., an insurance wholesaler based in Buffalo, N.Y., announced Philip C. Wilson has joined the firm as a broker.Philip C. WilsonBased in Nashville, Tenn., Wilson will focus on providing services...
Mar 12 2014 // Tennessee regulators are warning automobile policyholders that participating in transportation network companies could lead to gaps in their coverage and leave them exposed to monetary damages from an...
Mar 6 2014 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., which has used the “On Your Side” slogan in its marketing and advertising since 1966, is suing a small Tennessee public adjusting firm that goes by the name On Your Side...
Mar 3 2014 // A deadly explosion at a military flare plant in West Tennessee was an accident and not caused by a criminal act, according to federal investigators.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the Feb. 22...
Mar 3 2014 // Former Democratic Tennessee state Sen. Eric Stewart has pleaded guilty to a theft charge.Media reports said Stewart agreed last Thursday to the judicial diversion plea in Franklin County Circuit Court. Originally, he had...
Feb 26 2014 // A West Tennessee sheriff said an employee who was severely injured in a manufacturing plant explosion has died.Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen told WMC-TV that Michael Chism, who was burned over 90 percent of his body...
Feb 25 2014 // A decision by Hamilton County officials to approve the purchase of two speed detection lasers equipped with cameras has gotten so much public backlash that the panel plans to hold another vote on the issue.Hamilton County...
Feb 25 2014 // Police may still have grounds to arrest people for DUI even if they pass field sobriety tests, the Tennessee Supreme Court said in a ruling.The decision involved a Sevier County man whose driving under the influence (DUI...
Feb 14 2014 // A measure to do away with local government’s power to decide whether to allow firearms in public parks has passed the Senate.The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville was approved 26-7....
Jan 30 2014 // A proposal that seeks to do away with local government’s power to decide whether to allow firearms in public parks in is headed for a full vote in the Tennessee Senate vote.The measure sponsored by Republican Sen....