State News

Tennessee State Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) announced that he would withdraw two bills regarding annexation, specifically aimed at Memphis and an annex reserve in Shelby County, due to constitutional problems.

Tennessee's share in the $25 billion agreement with five mortgage servicers will be an estimated $146 million.

Gov. Bill Haslam said Thursday that he hopes Tennessee's waiver from the No Child Left Behind education law boosts the morale of teachers and other educators frustrated by the federal measure's strict and sweeping requirements.

Tennessee lottery officials say Powerball players in the state have won more than $298.1 million in prizes since the game became available in the state in April 2004.

Tennessee is out of the No Child Left Behind Act. It's one of 10 states that asked for an exemption to the federal education policy. Watch Video

Authorities say a father who was upset after a Tennessee couple deleted his adult daughter as a friend on Facebook has been charged with killing the couple.

A teenage burglary suspect didn't get far in Rutherford County. He was tackled by a woman who lived in the neighborhood.

A Nashville jury has convicted a man of murder for stabbing his girlfriend 49 times and then fatally shooting her cousin.

Opponents of a measure that seeks to ban Tennessee public schools from teaching about gay issues say they will continue to show up in large groups to protest the legislation.

Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to lift a cap on class size averages is meeting resistance from educators, but the Republican calls the proposal a key element of his effort to allow school districts to raise teacher pay.