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2 weeks ago | 
wsmv.com | Amanda Hara |Tony Garcia
HARTSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A correctional officer was injured during a riot at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center Sunday night, according to authorities. According to CoreCivic, the company that manages the facility, a large group of inmates left their cells and began acting “disruptive and confrontational” in the inner yard late Sunday evening.
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2 weeks ago | 
wkyt.com | Amanda Hara |Tony Garcia
HARTSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A correctional officer was injured during a riot at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center Sunday night, according to authorities. According to CoreCivic, the company that manages the facility, a large group of inmates left their cells and began acting “disruptive and confrontational” in the inner yard late Sunday evening.
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1 month ago | 
wsmv.com | Tony Garcia |Caleb Wethington |Kassidy Brown
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Today is a First Alert Weather Day for the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms. It is vital to stay weather-ready today with the risk of multiple rounds of storms across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. We are watching an initial cluster of showers and thunderstorms by the late part of Tuesday morning and early afternoon. Even those early storms could produce heavy rain and damaging wind gusts.
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1 month ago | 
actionnews5.com | Tony Garcia |Amanda Hara
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Update: The Tennessee Department has issued a statement following reported issues regarding applications for the new school voucher program. “Due to enormous interest in the Education Freedom Scholarship Program, TDOE experienced a temporary issue with the email server yesterday that was resolved immediately. Every applicant who received an incorrect confirmation has received a correction email.
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1 month ago | 
wvlt.tv | Tony Garcia |Amanda Hara
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Some parents report problems with the new Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) application process that rolled out in Tennessee on Thursday. The Tennessee Department of Education reported more than 33,000 applications for the EFS within hours of its launch on Thursday, according to Governor Bill Lee. But some Tennessee parents said the confirmation email they received from TDOE after submitting an application included an incorrect name for the student.
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1 month ago | 
wsmv.com | Tony Garcia |Amanda Hara
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Some parents report problems with the new Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) application process that rolled out in Tennessee on Thursday. The Tennessee Department of Education reported more than 33,000 applications for the EFS within hours of its launch on Thursday, according to Governor Bill Lee. But some Tennessee parents said the confirmation email they received from TDOE after submitting an application included an incorrect name for the student.
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1 month ago | 
wsmv.com | Joylyn Bukovac |Tony Garcia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As Mayor Freddie O’Connell highlighted his accomplishments in Metro Nashville, property tax concerns continued to heat up in Davidson County. As is customary on May 1, often dubbed “May Day,” a major protest was organized in downtown Nashville about a looming property tax hike. Three organizations organized the protest: Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN), GOP-Nashville, and the Nashville Tea Party.
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2 months ago | 
wsmv.com | Stacey Cameron |Tony Garcia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - It took the better part of two days, but a jury panel of 16 people - 12 main jurors and four alternates - is now in place for the federal corruption trial of former Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada and his former Chief of Staff Cade Cothren. Both men were in a Nashville federal courtroom again on Wednesday for the second day. Casada and Cothren face 20 federal counts of conspiracy, public corruption by fraud, bribery and name concealment, and money laundering.
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2 months ago | 
freep.com | Carlos Monarrez |Jeff Seidel |Shawn Windsor |Tony Garcia |Chris Solari
We have three games left to decide the NCAA men's Division I basketball title. We're down to four teams. Let's skip ahead to Monday night about 11:30 p.m. ET. Who will be holding up the trophy in San Antonio? We asked our in-house experts for their pick to with the March Madness national champion. They didn't mince words. Tony Garcia, Michigan beat reporterIt's been 10 years since Duke won it all and nearly 20 for Florida, but ultimately one team has been head and shoulders above the rest.
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2 months ago | 
freep.com | Tony Garcia |Carlos Monarrez |Jeff Seidel |Chris Solari |Shawn Windsor
And then there were Four. The Final Four matchups are set for Saturday in San Antonio. It's the first time since 2008 that all four No. 1 seeds have advanced to the championship round. Who do you like? Auburn? Duke? Florida? Or Houston? We asked our resident experts, a.k.a., our columnists and college beat reporters. They're definitive about their picks and what will happen during Saturday games. Tony Garcia, Michigan beat reporterIn an SEC showdown, this game goes down to the wire.
