Posted: 5:53 AM Awards range from $500 to $2,000 and may be used for a variety of arts projects. Any projects that use ABC funds must be open to the general public.

Posted: 5:51 AM Four out of five people with West Nile won't show symptoms, but others will develop severe illness that can result in permanent neurological damage or even death.

Posted: 5:37 AM The Tennessee Department of Education plans to use nearly $4 million in federal education funds to pay for eight leadership development programs.

Updated: 9:04 PM Police have located 5 month old Ronald Flanigan in Memphis.

Posted: 7:31 PM If you shopped at a Mapco convenience store recently, your financial information may be at risk.

Posted: 2:04 PM McKissack is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault and using a firearm to commit a felony.

Posted: 8:54 AM With the grand opening of Nashville's new convention center this month, airport officials are hoping to offer a remote check-in for luggage.

Updated: 3:50 PM Robertson County has agreed to changes at the jail after a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found constitutional rights violations.

Posted: 8:46 AM The Franklin County Highway Department was called in to assist in cleaning up the roads around the Winchester town square. There were no immediate reports of any accidents.

Updated: 8:22 PM Despite its overwhelming popularity with retirees, Florida may not be the best place to spend your golden years, according to a report released by Bankrate Monday.

Posted: 6:14 AM Vanderbilt University is offering K-12 teachers across the country a free professional development course through massive online open course provider Coursera.

Posted: 6:12 AM The Fan and Air Conditioner Program is partially supported by donors who contribute money and new air conditioning units. The state Department of Human Services also contributes.

Posted: 6:08 AM There are 48 finalists competing for 26 spots. They will be judged on their appearance, physique, dance ability and fans' applause.

Posted: 5:59 AM A new plan for the future of Beale Street includes promoting the history of the community and possibly introducing more early blues music.

Posted: 5:56 AM Bob Wheelock, executive producer of Al-Jazeera English, confirmed Nashville as one of the bureau sites during an interview with WWJ-AM 950 in Detroit on Thursday.

Posted: 5:46 AM The Memphis City Council voted last year to stop funding a vehicle emissions program, but with less than two months left before inspections stop, neither the county nor the state seems willing to take over.

Posted: 5:40 AM Lawsuits filed in local and federal court accuse Department of Labor and Workforce Development leaders of forcing out white employees and replacing them with black employees.

Posted: 9:29 PM Nashville Police have charged two adults accused of harboring a teenage fugitive suspected of killing a 17-year-old walking to catch his school bus.

Posted: 1:49 PM Police in Clarksville have arrested four suspects, including a state prosecutor's adult son, in a home invasion robbery.

Posted: 10:07 AM Nearly 500 new customer service jobs are being created in Chattanooga as Convergys Corp. expands employment at a call center.

Posted: 9:54 AM Law enforcement agents from Tennessee and Mississippi are being honored in Washington for their work during last year's intense search for a man accused of kidnapping two sisters.

Posted: 9:48 AM State troopers say the driver of a sport utility vehicle has been killed in a collision with a Williamson County school bus.

Posted: 6:12 AM The director of Clergy for Justice and another minister delivered a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam this week asking him to veto the bill, which is drawing opposition from other groups and even some celebrities.

Posted: 6:10 AM An announcement from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security said operations will be merged with the driver service center in Columbia on May 15.

Posted: 5:57 AM The course is limited to the first 30 people to register. It is presented by the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium and sponsored by Middle Tennessee Clean Fuels and Lincoln College of Technology.