Brittney Baird

Nashville

Digital Media Producer at WKRN-TV (Nashville, TN)

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Nashville criticized for sharing ICE interactions

1 week ago | wkrn.com | Brittney Baird

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The debate continues between Nashville mayor Freddie O’Connell and Tennessee lawmaker over ICE activity in the city. The city of Nashville released a detailed spreadsheet of 35 interactions the Metro Nashville Police Department had with Homeland Security (HSI) investigators. Click here to read the complete report. On May 4, 2025, Metro police chief John Drake called HSI to ask about immigration operations occurring in Nashville, according to the report.
Nashville criticized for sharing ICE interactions

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brittney Baird

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The debate continues between Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and a Tennessee lawmaker over Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity in the city. The city of Nashville released a detailed spreadsheet of 35 interactions the Metro Nashville Police Department had with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Click here to read the complete report.
Questions remain decades after death of Pauline Pusser

1 week ago | wkrn.com | Brittney Baird |Mark Kelly

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — From mystery novels to thrillers, Oakley Dean Baldwin has authored more than 30 books. But out of his entire body of work, the true crime story of his relative, Pauline Pusser, hits especially close to home. “I’m distant cousins to her. My grandmother and her father, Jack Mullins, were raised together back in Haysi, Dickenson County, Virginia,” explained Baldwin, author of Murder of Mrs. Buford Pusser.
Questions remain decades after death of Pauline Pusser

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brittney Baird

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — From mystery novels to thrillers, Oakley Dean Baldwin has authored more than 30 books. But out of his entire body of work, the true crime story of his relative, Pauline Pusser, hits especially close to home. “I’m distant cousins to her. My grandmother and her father, Jack Mullins, were raised together back in Haysi, Dickenson County, Virginia,” explained Baldwin, author of Murder of Mrs. Buford Pusser. AdvertisementAdvertisement Who was legendary lawman Buford Pusser?
Why were Pauline Pusser's remains exhumed?

1 week ago | wkrn.com | Brittney Baird

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In tight-knit, rural Tennessee, a cold case murder is especially shocking. But when it’s the sheriff’s wife in the 1960s, the tragedy becomes a sort of legend. Today in 2025, the question remains — who killed Pauline Pusser? Was her own lawman husband somehow responsible? In the last 15 months, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation exhumed Pauline’s body looking for answers. February 2024.
Why were Pauline Pusser’s remains exhumed?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brittney Baird

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In tight-knit, rural Tennessee, a cold case murder is especially shocking. But when it’s the sheriff’s wife in the 1960s, the tragedy becomes a sort of legend. Today in 2025, the question remains — who killed Pauline Pusser? Was her own lawman husband somehow responsible? In the last 15 months, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation exhumed Pauline’s body looking for answers.
Who was legendary lawman Buford Pusser?

1 week ago | wkrn.com | Brittney Baird

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — McNairy County, Tennessee sits along the state line with Mississippi. It’s a small county of about 25,000 people but in these parts, one man looms larger than the rest. Buford Pusser served as top officer here from 1964 to 1970. But he wasn’t just any sheriff, he was a lawman of legends.
Who was legendary lawman Buford Pusser?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brittney Baird

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — McNairy County, Tennessee sits along the state line with Mississippi. It’s a small county of about 25,000 people but in these parts, one man looms larger than the rest. Buford Pusser served as top officer here from 1964 to 1970. But he wasn’t just any sheriff, he was a lawman of legends.
Vehicle used to ram into Greenbrier gun store

1 week ago | wkrn.com | Brittney Baird

GREENBRIER, Tenn. (WKRN) — A vehicle was used to ram into a Robertson County gun store early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the Guns and Leather, located at 2216 Highway 41 South, around 5 a.m. Investigators believe a group of suspects used a Kia Soul to back into the glass door at a high rate of speed to gain access to the shop. It is not known if any weapons were taken.
Vehicle used to ram into Greenbrier gun store

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brittney Baird

GREENBRIER, Tenn. (WKRN) — A vehicle was used to ram into a Robertson County gun store early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the Guns and Leather, located at 2216 Highway 41 South, around 5 a.m.⏩ Read today’s top stories on wkrn.comInvestigators believe a group of suspects used a Kia Soul to back into the glass door at a high rate of speed to gain access to the shop. An officer was on patrol in the area when he spotted what looked like a burglary in progress.