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Trial under way for former Unicoi County sheriff

Posted: 9:56 AM A former East Tennessee Sheriff is being tried on two of 10 felony counts against him. Opening statements came Monday in the trial of Kent Harris, the former sheriff of Unicoi County.

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Mother of crash victim files suit

Posted: 8:39 AM The mother of a train death victim has filed a lawsuit nearly a year after a couple was struck and killed on the tracks in Sale Creek.

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Judge holds hearing on library IDs before election

Updated: 1:25 PM A federal judge in Nashville will hold a hearing before Thursday's statewide elections in a lawsuit filed by the city of Memphis allowing voters to use library photo ID cards for voting purposes.

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FBI: Reward paid in Mayes case

Posted: 3:11 PM The FBI did not disclose Monday how many people received the reward money or how much was paid out for information that led authorities to find Adam Mayes in the woods of north Mississippi on May 10.

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Memphis student newspaper upset over funding cut

Posted: 3:06 PM Students and some alumni of the University of Memphis's student newspaper, The Daily Helmsman, are claiming a university committee slashed its funding by a third over complaints about its content.

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New armory in Tullahoma set to open

Posted: 11:32 AM A new 45,000 sq. foot, $7.1 million dollar armory in Tullahoma will officially open next month, Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General announced on Monday.

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New state department eyes accreditation

Posted: 4:21 AM Officials in the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities say gaining accreditation will make it an international model for providing service.

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Tenn. has licensed 255 pain clinics

Posted: 1:56 PM The Tennessee Department of Health has issued licenses to 255 pain clinics since a new law took effect on Jan. 1 requiring the step.

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Mother says she never traded her baby

Posted: 4:51 PM A mother is in jail for human trafficking--accused of selling her baby. Today, Heather Kaminsky answers to the charges in court and talks to us from jail.

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State gets $2 million in drug case settlement

Posted: 4:24 PM Attorney General Bob Cooper said Friday TennCare was among the state Medicaid programs that overpaid for a variety of prescription drugs. The national agreement totaled more than $151 million for states.

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Audit called for Shelby Co. Election Commission

Updated: 4:29 PM Tennessee Election Coordinator Mark Goins says he's requested a performance audit in Shelby County where election officials continue to struggle with incorrect ballots as early voting winds down.

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2 charged in crash that killed child

Posted: 10:02 AM Dulaney's 7-year-old daughter, Jai Lesa Andreyo Dulaney, was killed in July 2011 when a car driven by Dully ran off Interstate 26 and hit a cable barrier, throwing the child through the rear window.

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