MTSU is morning the loss of associate professor Dr. Ashleigh McKinzie, 41, who was fatally shot Thursday morning (Dec. 4, 2025) in DeKalb County. Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway reports McKinzie's body was found in the roadway on Smithville Highway in the area of Capt...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol captured a double homicide suspect wanted out of Gwinnett County, Georgia over the weekend. Fifty-four-year-old Javier Aragon Ruiz was arrested early Saturday morning in Roberston County. He was taken to the jail in Springfield, Tennessee to await extradition back to No...

A 3-month old girl and her grandfather were found dead in Tullahoma on Wednesday (Dec. 3, 2025) after they were mauled by the family's pitbulls. The call came in around 3pm to the Coffee County Communications Center. The deceased adult was identified as 50-year-old James Alexander Smith. There wer...

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) will vote in January on a rule that allows the use of drones to locate and recover wounded deer. The rule was approved last spring by the Tennessee Legislature. Currently, drones are prohibited from assisting in any recovery or hunting activities. If...

During its final meeting of the year, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) heard rules pertaining to the Deer Bait Privilege License. Enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly, the license is only for white-tailed deer and for private and leased land. The law requires the Tennessee Wild...