Author Archives: Ronni Chase

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is warning about scammers asking customers for their EBT PIN for SNAP or Families First (TANF). TDHS says DO NOT share your personal information! Some crimin...

A chemical exposure incident at the M&M Mars factory in Cleveland, Tennessee sent six people to the hospital Friday morning (12/5/2025). One person was treated and released from the scene. Bradley...

Crossville Police Department School Resource Officer Scott Van Ruden has been awarded the 2025 Teen Driver Safety Award for the entire Cumberland Region of the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. S.R.O. ...

Putnam County Sgt. Billy Hunter has been presented with the Burks Award, given in honor of the late Senator Tommy Burks to an individual who supports Adult Education. The individual must also exemplif...

MTSU is morning the loss of associate professor Dr. Ashleigh McKinzie, 41, who was found deceased Thursday morning (Dec. 4, 2025) in DeKalb County. Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney General Bryant...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol captured a double homicide suspect wanted out of Gwinnett County, Georgia over the weekend. Fifty-four-year-old Javier Aragon Ruiz was arrested early Saturday morning in R...

A 3-month old girl and her grandfather were found dead in Tullahoma on Wednesday (Dec. 3, 2025) after they were mauled by the family's pitbulls. The call came in around 3pm to the Coffee County Commun...

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) will vote in January on a rule that allows the use of drones to locate and recover wounded deer. The rule was approved last spring by the Tennessee Le...

During its final meeting of the year, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) heard rules pertaining to the Deer Bait Privilege License. Enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly, the licens...

During its final 2025 meeting, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) approved the new rule pertaining to changes to the Threatened and Endangered Species list. One species, the teardrop da...