A Tennessee judge has vacated two death sentences for a prison inmate convicted of fatally stabbing a mother and daughter more than 30 years ago. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan signed an order Tuesday freeing Pervis Payne from death row. The judge took action after Shelby County district attorney Amy Weirich announced that … Read more
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is defending a new law assigning sprawling limits on COVID-19 restrictions, despite his office’s warning that it would violate federal disability law. He also repeated broad promises to review the law he signed. Lee said Monday that he thinks “the bill on balance is good” and that if anything needs to … Read more
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally has selected two people for a new government panel that oversees the site where Ford plans to establish a massive electric vehicle and battery complex. The Republican’s office says former Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Evelyn Robertson and Brownsville attorney Michael Banks will be on the … Read more
Police say they have tied a car used in the killing of rapper Young Dolph to a shooting that left a woman dead and wounded another person days before the ambush on the hip-hop artist. Memphis police have said that two men exited a white Mercedes-Benz and fired shots into a Memphis bakery where Young … Read more
A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to Mississippi from an underground aquifer that sits beneath parts of both states. The high court’s first decision of the term came in a case argued in October, deflating expectations that the justices would resolve … Read more
Memphis Poclie say they believe there is a connection between a shooting in Covington and the murder of rapper Young Dolph. On NOvember 12th, a woman and her daughter in law were shot while on their way home from a high school football game. The odler woman died of her injuries, while the daughter in … Read more
The Kellogg Co. will reopen contract talks this week with its 1,400 cereal plant workers who have been on strike since Oct. 5. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said negotiations are scheduled to resume Monday with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union that represents those workers. This week’s session will be … Read more
Mississippi’s state of emergency order related to the coronavirus has expired, with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves citing increased coronavirus vaccine numbers and declining hospitalizations related to the pandemic. The state of emergency related to the pandemic expired Saturday at 11:59 p.m. Reeves announced earlier this month that he would allow it to run out. The … Read more
A Tennessee inmate will no longer face execution over the slayings of a mother and daughter more than 30 years ago because of claims that he is intellectually disabled. Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich announced that Pervis Payne will instead face two consecutive life sentences in prison. Weirich said her office received information last … Read more
Tennessee’s Republican governor has sought to capitalize on rising law enforcement tensions with city leaders surrounding COVID-19 vaccine mandates, offering to help pay unvaccinated out-of-state officers to relocate and join the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Gov. Bill Lee has released a new promotion video calling Tennessee’s state police force one of the most professional in the … Read more