Posted: 11:05 AM Assistant Journalism Professor Leon Alligood said in a news release that the new media center is trailblazing, giving MTSU students leg-up in the changing world of journalism.

Posted: 8:25 PM The Tennessee Highway Patrol is demoting a captain and recommending a five-day suspension for a sergeant after the agency says the two falied to properly report an incident involving a state trooper last month.

Posted: 6:22 PM Gov. Bill Haslam along with TDOT commissioner John Dhroer released a three-year infrastructure improvement plan on Thursday.

Posted: 6:11 PM A proposal that could be used as a tool to crack down on gang violence has been signed by the governor.

Posted: 6:09 PM A measure to allow teachers and other school workers to participate in prayer groups and other religious activities on school grounds has been signed by the governor.

Posted: 6:08 PM The House has approved a bill to make the names of applicants to lead public colleges and universities confidential.

Posted: 6:05 PM The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association hopes higher quality of entertainment will draw in bigger crowds to the 2012 Elvis Festival set for May 31-June 3.

Posted: 6:03 PM The Harpeth River in Middle Tennessee is about to flow free again, but there are worries about discharges from a new wastewater treatment plant.

Posted: 6:01 PM Nashville police say a visitor in town just nine hours racked up 12 criminal charges. Police told WSMV-TV that 24-year-old William Todd got in trouble during a bus layover on March 25.

Posted: 5:59 PM The House has voted to give the governor the power to appoint -- or fire -- the head of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Posted: 5:44 PM The House has voted to begin phasing out Tennessee's inheritance tax and to lower the state's sales tax on groceries.

Posted: 5:43 PM The measure would make it easier for executive branch employees to be hired and fired, and would allow for merit raises for high-performing workers -- and pay decreases for poor ones.

Updated: 6:04 PM A Maury County man has died after falling into a shredder at the aluminum processing plant where he worked.

Posted: 5:32 PM A man charged in a boating accident that killed his stepson and the young man's friend will stand trial in November in Chattanooga.

Posted: 5:30 PM With freeze warnings and frost advisories across nearly all of Tennessee, some extraordinary precautions are being taken to save crops.

Posted: 5:28 PM The inmate at the center of a death row escape plot is expected back in court Thursday to fight a 2004 conviction for the attempted murder of another inmate on a maximum security cell block.

Updated: 6:06 PM A Brazilian-born Army sergeant credited with saving two lives during an attack in Afghanistan while wounded has been presented with the nation's second highest military honor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

Posted: 5:25 PM A fundraiser has pulled in $150,000 for financial education for Tennessee elementary students. The dinner benefits the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission, and the money is earmarked for teacher training.

Posted: 5:22 PM The popular musician who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and been nominated for 13 Grammy awards has seriously pursued painting throughout his musical career.

Posted: 6:06 AM The inmate at the center of a death row escape plot is expected back in court Thursday to fight a 2004 conviction for the attempted murder of another inmate on a maximum security cell block.

Posted: 6:04 AM A fundraiser has pulled in $150,000 for financial education for Tennessee elementary students.

Posted: 4:57 PM Eight Planned Parenthood organizations sued Texas on Wednesday for excluding them from participating in a program that provides contraception and check-ups to women.

Posted: 4:40 PM The House has passed a bill seeking to make it a crime to knowingly transport or release "wild-appearing swine" in Tennessee without proper documentation.

Posted: 4:38 PM A proposal that would allow parents to do a self-evaluation of how involved they are in a student's school performance is headed for a vote on the Senate floor.

Updated: 2:32 PM Whether the Bessie Smith Strut remains in downtown Chattanooga or is moved to the Riverbend site might be decided by who will be responsible for it.