Oprah gives commencement speech at alma mater Tennessee State University

Oprah Winfrey delighted graduates at her alma mater Tennessee State University on Saturday, telling the story of how she fell one credit short of graduating as she launched the media career that would make her a household name.

Rep. Justin Pearson: Second ousted lawmaker to be reinstated in Tennessee House

Commissioners in Memphis have voted to reinstate the second of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House. Republicans banished Rep. Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.

Nashville officials poised to vote on restoring ousted state lawmaker

A metro council vote would send Rep. Justin Jones back after essentially a long weekend. Expelled Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson, meanwhile, could be reappointed at a Wednesday meeting of the Shelby County Commission.

Tennessee House expels Democrat for gun-control protest
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In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans expelled a Democratic lawmaker from the state Legislature for his role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville. The GOP supermajority in the House declined by a single vote to expel a second Democrat. A vote against a third Democratic lawmaker was upcoming. The 72-25 vote to banish Rep. Justin Jones was a move the chamber has used only a handful times since the Civil War.

Nashville shooter legally bought 7 guns before attack on Christian school, police say
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The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven weapons in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before carrying out the attack by firing indiscriminately at victims and spraying gunfire through doors and windows, police said Tuesday. The violence Monday at The Covenant School was the latest school shooting to roil the nation and was planned carefully. The shooter had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of the building before carrying out the massacre, authorities said.

Nashville school shooting: Officers who took out suspected Covenant shooter identified

Officer Rex Englebert and Officer Michael Collazo fired at the 28-year-old suspect "and fatally wounded her," Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said.

Nashville school shooting: Pastor's daughter among victims

Hallie Scruggs was the daughter of Chad Scruggs, the lead pastor at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, according to a statement released by a Presbyterian Church in Dallas.

Nashville school shooting: Suspect who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled campus, police say

The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults.

Kyle Chrisley arrested in Tennessee months after father, stepmom head to prison

Less than two months after "Chrisley Knows Best Stars" Todd and Julie Chrisley began their time in prison, the family is dealing with more trouble with the law.

Tennessee becomes first state to ban drag shows on public property

The legislation criminalizes an “adult cabaret performance” that takes place on public property or in a location where the performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult.

Jack Daniel's warehouse blocked due to ethanol vapors, black whiskey fungus infestation

Ethanol vapors, also known as “angel’s share” in whiskey-making, released from Jack Daniel’s barrels during the aging process can potentially lead to the growth of black whiskey fungus.

Tennessee bill limiting drag shows heads to governor

The bill marks the second major proposal targeting the LGBTQ community that Tennessee lawmakers have passed this legislative session.