A conservative parents group is the first to file a complaint using Tennessee’s newly enacted anti-critical race theory law. The subject of the complaint is a book about Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights. The complaint calls the book “anti-American.” Moms For Liberty filed an 11-page complaint arguing that the book called …

A Judge in Tennessee has vacated the death sentence of Pervis Payne, a man who was set to be executed for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Payne has spent more than three decades on death row for two murders he says he did not commit. His sentence was …

A Tennessee pastor prevented a possible mass shooting when he tackled a gunman during a Sunday church service. During a Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church service, the mostly Black congregation was enjoying the word while 26-year-old Dezire Baganda sat towards the front of the sanctuary. Baganda pulled out a gun …

A manager at a Wendy‘s in Huntingdon, Tennessee, allegedly poured hot oil on a customer who complained about his food. Zayveon Johnson is accusing Wendy’s manager Demarrus E. Pritchett of pouring hot oil on him for complaining about his food while in the drive-thru. In surveillance footage, Pritchett can be …

A Tennessee man is facing several different charges after reportedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman who mistook his truck for a ride-share. Randall C. Johnson, 49, faces charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Johnson picked up the 24-year-old woman and her male …

The family of the victim who was fatally shot in a Tennessee Supermarket mass shooting has identified the woman as Olivia King, a beloved mother of three sons. On Thursday, King was inside a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tenn. A gunman stormed into the store and killed King and wounded …

A mass shooter who opened fire in a Tennessee Kroger has been identified as a former employee. Police say 29-year-old Uk Thang worked as a third-party sushi vendor inside of the grocery store in Collierville. He arrived at the store on Thursday around 1:30 p.m. and opened fire inside. The …

A teenage boy in Tennessee has been charged with fatally shooting his mother in her head because she took away his cellphone. Shawn Willis was 17 years old when he allegedly shot his mother, Sandy Willis, with the handgun she kept on her nightstand in their Rocky Top, Tennessee home …

A Tennessee man led police on a chase across two counties when they learned the suspect had cut off his genitalia and threw it out the window during the pursuit.  Tyson Gilbert, 39, told police that he heard voices coming out of his car radio telling him to cut off …

A Tennessee woman used quick thinking to get away from her would-be kidnapper last Sunday. The woman told police she smeared a plastic bag of dog poop in her attacker’s face after he punched her and knocked her down. Michael Ward, 47, faces charges of aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping. …

Eighteen people in Tennessee have been arrested in connection to a child sex trafficking scheme in the state. Baller Alert previously reported on a major human trafficking bust in Kansas City, in which 82 people were arrested and 31 people were rescued. Now, special agents in Tennessee have been caught …

A New Jersey woman abducted along with her son has been found dead in a wooded area in Tennessee. The 2-year-old boy was found alive, and the woman’s ex is now under arrest. Tyler Rios, 27, was apprehended in Tennessee on Saturday. He is now facing a charge of first-degree …

A Tennessee legislator praised the Three-Fifths Compromise, a 1787 agreement that stated slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person. On Tuesday, Republican State Representative Justin Lafferty argued on the state House floor that the Three-Fifths Compromise was used to end racism, which is not true. Lafferty gave his …

A male student who opened fire on police officers at a Tennessee high school was killed when they returned fire. The incident unfolded around 3:15 p.m. on Monday when the Knoxville Police Department received a call about a possibly armed individual at Austin-East Magnet High School. When police arrived, they …

Hercy Miller, son of Master P, announced on Friday his decision to play basketball at Tennessee State University (TSU) despite receiving offers from several other more prominent schools, such as UCLA, USC, and Vanderbilt. Miller’s college decision comes during a time where many other Black athletes are choosing to attend …

Bill Lee, governor of Tennessee, has signed a transgender sports bill that requires students to prove their sex listed at birth if they want to play in middle and high school sports. The bill, which was signed on Friday, states “a student’s gender for purposes of participation in a public …

Footage surfaced of a shootout between a Tennessee woman and a Metro Nashville Police Officer that transpired in a parking lot on Friday. Officer Josh Baker pulled over Nika N. Holbert, 31, when he noticed the Chevy Camaro she was driving was registered to was wanted on six warrants, MNPD spokesman Don Aaron said in …

An 8-year-old dog inherited $5 million from its Tennessee owner. Lulu, a border collie, will live a good life after inheriting the millions in her owner’s will, KTLA reported. Bill Dorris, Lulu’s human parent, was a successful businessman who never married and passed away in 2020. Martha Burton will now …

A pharmacy grad student is suing the University of Tennesse after being expelled for allegedly posting “vulgar” photos. Twenty-seven-year-old Kimberly Diei is suing the university for violating her freedom of speech and spying on her after they had already expelled her. In September, the college’s Health and Science Center expelled …

Democratic Representative John Mark Windle wants a Dolly Parton statue placed on the Capitol grounds in Nashville, Tennessee. According to ABC News, Windle introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to honor the country music icon “for all that she has contributed to this state.” Parton is also known for …