Lolav Arman's story is at the center of Nashville's Kurdish immigrant tradition, history about Iraqi Kurds' plight, and recent debate about lawmakers' remarks about Islam and immigration. @evanmealins.bsky.social walks us through in a naturalization ceremony story: www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

easily one of the funniest guys america has had in decades

Incarcerated women have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Tennessee Department of Correction after losing access to tablets holding thousands of dollars’ worth of songs and games, and irreplaceable photographs from family members.

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.

God help us.

Until we start charging $7.99 a month to look at it, we will never unlock the full potential of The Moon

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 76, saw a doctor after feeling ill while attending a recent event, the court confirmed.

"...Bring me a pair of sprinting shoes when you come pick me up. I don’t care about getting in the car. I don’t care about getting in the house. I just want to run, because I’m able to be free now." - Thomas Clardy, on his possible release from prison if he exonerated for murder

@mikeiereiland.bsky.social with a nice story on Deir Cafe and why we all need to slow down and stop worrying

My "We don't allow bets on assassinations and murder" ad campaign has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the ad campaign

"If we want Nashville to be a better place, then we get there not with one sweeping grand gesture, but with little, insufficient steps." - @betsyphillips.bsky.social

Jackson, Tenn. No Kings. Photos: @cstephenson.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com

The courtroom and business succession battles over Uncle Nearest whiskey intensifies with a legal maneuver from CEO Fawn Weaver to spike the receivership that now runs the business. The receiver called it "beyond the pale," reports @evanmealins.bsky.social: www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

5:35 pm, current sitch. Line of storms is about halfway through Arkansas. We expect this line to continue our way. Arrival time still in the 10:00 pm neighborhood, give or take. Damaging straight-line winds and isolated tornadoes possible. We'll be watching it all the way in.

Following an ICE arrest, 100+ people phone banked legislators to advocate for the release of Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodriguez. The SPJ and other press groups have called for the same. From @angelelatham.bsky.social & @evanmealins.bsky.social: www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

Greg Garner ran a church called G.O.D. International, which has an affiliated Bible college, and who was previously indicted for defrauding TN's Medicaid program. Now, women are suing him for sexual trafficking and abuse, @evanmealins.bsky.social reports: www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...

It was a big day for the army of Thomas Clardy's supporters. This afternoon, the board of parole recommended Gov. Lee grant Clardy an exoneration. If you don't remember Clardy: In 2023, his 2007 murder conviction was overturned. Last January, it was reinstated and he had to go back.

With Republican lawmakers upset over certain legal challenges to state laws/actions, GOP leadership is pushing a bill that makes it harder for residents to challenge unconstitutional legislative actions. From @evanmealins.bsky.social & @vivianejones.bsky.social: www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

For those with continued interest in the fallout of Uncle Nearest whiskey's financial/business woes, my colleague @evanmealins.bsky.social traveled to Knoxville to interview the founders as they testified in a court case about unpaid taxes and loans. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

Murder trial for former Tennessee Titans scout Blaise Taylor, accused of poisoning his pregnant girlfriend in 2023, has been postponed due to the weather.

A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to allow reporters to witness the full execution of prisoners, from the time the condemned person enters the execution chamber until they are pronounced dead.

For once, an issue has bipartisan support: body cameras in Tennessee prisons. Someone opposes it: the department of corrections. Why? They said it will cost millions. But CoreCivic has offered to pay. (and estimates the cost of the pilot $350k). ...

I had a great time digging into this story about a family split on what to do with a 240-year-old plot of land with ties to the Revolutionary War and the founding of Nashville.

Former NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Bree Smith is suing her past employer and accusing weather forecaster Henry Rothenberg of "sexist verbal abuse." NC5's parent company said Smith's claims "were investigated thoroughly" before she left in January 2025.

Top DOJ officials put pressure on local prosecutors to charge Kilmar Abrego Garcia. They called it a "top priority." My story here:

Data from the department of correction shows that Tennessee prison deaths have doubled in the last 20 years. From me today:

I caught up this morning on a great series by Emily Siner for Tennessee Lookout and WPLN on the debt Tennessee owes TSU:

My colleagues @kirstenfiscus.bsky.social, @evanmealins.bsky.social and Molly Davis' full coverage of Harold Wayne Nichols' execution. The reporting includes faith voices, who protested TN's death penalty (i.e. Catholic, Episcopal bishops' statements): www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...

Harold Wayne Nichols is scheduled to be executed at 10 a.m. today. Here is what his friends and lawyers have to say about how he has changed since he committed the crimes that landed him on death row: www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...

A five-year-old boy with autism is facing assault charges after outbursts at his school. Here's what @evanmealins.bsky.social and I learned after digging into records, hearing from the boy's parents and getting perspective from police and an expert. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...

A Banner analysis of 1,700 pages of incident reports from the May ICE sting shows that the Tennessee Highway Patrol rarely documented traffic stops. Of the 607 total reports, only approximately 14% provided a reason for the initial traffic stop.

We're awaiting a ruling from Chancellor Moskal on the constitutionality of the National Guard deployment to Memphis.

The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is suing a Nashville-based nonprofit that sends veterans into disaster areas , accusing its chief executive Britnie Turner of depositing a $1 million charitable donation into one of her many for-profit companies.

New today: We dug into the company behind last week's explosion. While it has a good reputation, there were other issues. Among them, its president's 2008 guilty plea to destruction of government property related to a product it made for the U.S. Navy.

New Covenant Christian Church hosted a legal clinic to help people address outstanding court costs or have eligible criminal convictions expunged. @evanmealins.bsky.social wrote about the partnership with a local judge & the faith community on restorative justice: www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...

In North Nashville this weekend, 59 people had a criminal conviction expunged, and $145,544.80 in court cost and fines were waived for people declared indigent.

Tennessee has set execution dates for four people, including Christa Pike, the lone woman on death row. If Pike is put to death, she would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

Tennessee crime lab at max capacity, backlog to grow without intervention: Report

Once a kickboxer with an active social life, college freshman Liza Bandy couldn’t walk up the stairs from the dorm laundry room. She knew something was wrong. Nashville student sues Sewanee after developing chronic illness from dorm mold

Bob Mendes is leaving the mayor's office:

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Yesterday's Charlie Kirk vigil in Gallatin ended with a synthetic audio clip that imitated Kirk's voice. The Kirk voice introduced his "new friends," computer-generated voices of Christian martyrs like Paul the Apostle, Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter.

Before today's announcement, @LucasFinton reported the Memphis mayor, the governor and Sen. Hagerty were all blindsided by the prospect of a National Guard deployment to Memphis

A group of Vanderbilt University students are planning to start a Turning Point USA chapter on campus in response to Charlie Kirk's death. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...

A new warden is taking over at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, the third this year:

Students as young as five will now receive gun safety training in school. The training covers identifying the parts of a gun and instructs students to leave the area of a gun and tell an adult.

oh this is straightforward white nationalist agitprop

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been let out of jail.

This is the biggest story people aren't talking about. If this ruling stands, there are dozens to hundreds of people in TN prisons or on parole who should be set free.

From @kirstenfiscus.bsky.social and @craigshoup.bsky.social: Nashville PD arrested ex-Tennessee lawyer 4 times in 6 months. His girlfriend is now dead