Posted: 6:03 AM In a statement Tuesday, Ramsey said De Friece is a former chairman of the Tennessee Arts Commission and a charter member of the Hands On! Regional Museum.

Updated: 5:47 AM Jackson police say a bullet came through a wall at an apartment complex and fractured a 1-year-old's skull. Authorities are searching for two brothers who are suspects in the shooting.

Posted: 5:10 PM A Colorado man who acted nervously and told a flight attendant there was a bomb in his backpack on a flight from Knoxville, Tenn. to Denver has been charged in federal court.

Posted: 5:08 PM Authorities say a fight broke out among 50 detainees at Shelby County Juvenile Court when a sprinkler system went off, unlocking the doors of their cells.

Posted: 12:31 PM The Tennessean reported symphony CEO Alan Valentine and Board Chairman Ed Goodrich announced late Monday what they called a "difficult decision."

Posted: 8:50 AM Police said the shot came from outside the building late Monday night. Witnesses told police the shooter was among three men in a small red car.

Updated: 10:21 AM Madison County Sheriff's deputies have cited 63 people after teenagers were caught drinking at a party thrown by a 19-year-old.

Updated: 5:51 AM Franklin County is trying to become the first county in the state to require prescriptions for pseudoephedrine-based cold medicines as a way to fight methamphetamine production.

Updated: 5:51 AM Mountain State Health Alliance in Johnson City has been recognized by AARP as one of the 50 best employers in the nation for workers over 50.

Posted: 5:46 AM Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the federal government is funding nine Tennessee business-related projects with more than $100,000 in grants.

Posted: 5:40 AM Richard Kirk of TWRA said the new method alerts an on-call agent, who can watch feral hogs in real time and spring the trap by pushing a virtual button on a computer or smartphone from miles away.

Posted: 5:37 AM A new hockey center managed by the Nashville Predators will be constructed at the city's new mixed-use complex in southeast Nashville.

Posted: 9:04 PM A former Sevier County firefighter appeared in court Monday on prostitution charges

Posted: 2:53 PM Police say that a man who was shot after pointing a shotgun at Memphis officers has been charged with aggravated burglary and assault.

Posted: 1:19 PM State officials are making the case to Fiat head Sergio Marchionne to select Tennessee for the Italian automaker's joint headquarters with Chrysler Group LLC.

Posted: 1:16 PM The first known instance of the more aggressive bees -- sometimes called "killer bees"-- in Tennessee came last year

Updated: 12:07 PM A maintenance technician has been killed at the Nissan auto assembly plant in Smyrna. A company spokesman confirmed the death of 43-year-old Michael Hooper.

Posted: 6:15 AM Mayor Karl Dean will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for an expanded library, regional community center and park space at the city's new mixed-use complex in southeast Nashville.

Updated: 6:13 AM Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty say the expansion includes a $117,000 investment in Sullivan County.

Posted: 6:08 AM East Tennessee State University has received a more-than-$2.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to launch a research program aimed at battling prescription drug abuse.

Posted: 6:06 AM The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued an emergency recall of compressed gas cylinders commonly used for propane stoves and other propane-fueled equipment.

Posted: 6:01 AM Police said Susewind was heading westbound on I-24 when he struck the back of a pickup truck. After the impact, his car came to rest sideways in a traffic lane.

Posted: 5:54 AM Construction in Downtown's core is on the rebound, although the plans that remain relevant have new elements and some construction companies didn't survive the slump.

Posted: 5:52 AM Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam began the year by dismissing what he called a "caricature" of Republicans struggling to manage their supermajority in state government.

Posted: 5:50 AM The Nashville Ledger (http://bit.ly/1boJ894) reports construction on the project in the Germantown area is expected to begin near the end of the summer.