2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (417+ words) The petition is the latest development in a long-running dispute over the Fairgrounds Speedway that stretches back nearly two decades. In 2009, then-Mayor Karl Dean proposed redeveloping the Fairgrounds, including demolishing the speedway. But in 2011, Nashville voters rejected removing the track…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago   (382+ words) Brandon went 10 of 21 for 148 yards, and his 20-yard TD pass to Braydon Staley gave Tennessee (2-0) a 24-10 lead late in the second quarter. “The stat sheet is not going to be elite. I actually really like the way he played the…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (493+ words) by Scott Couch, Nashville Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerri Green threw down the gauntlet. She challenged Republican nominee and frontrunner Marsha Blackburn to a series of debates. Green proposed four head to head meetings in September and October: one in Nashville,…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (116+ words) MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WZTV) — Mt. Juliet Police arrested a wanted man in possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine and crack cocaine during an investigation. Officers discovered a vehicle connected to a 44-year-old man wanted out of Greene County for a probation violation…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (206+ words) MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WZTV) — A man is recovering at the hospital after being shot by Murfreesboro police officers at a hotel on Old Fort Parkway. Police say they went to the Clarion Inn & Suites around 6:50 p.m. Friday to serve an arrest…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (339+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — As Nashville's airport authority board prepares for a vote supporting renaming the airport after Dolly Parton, FOX 17 News is looking into how much a name change could cost and where that money would come from. Changing BNA…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (661+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee drivers suffer hundreds of blown tires, bent rims and other vehicle damage each year after hitting potholes on state highways and interstates. The state has a process to compensate motorists for that damage, but a FOX…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (248+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Board of Parole has denied parole to James Spann, who was convicted in the killing of 17-year-old Karie Newberry. The Board’s final decision followed Spann’s Sept. 1 parole hearing at Bledsoe County Correctional Complex. The Board…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (267+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Roan Mountain State Park has been named Tennessee State Park of the Year after a stretch marked by big challenges and improvements. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation made the announcement, spotlighting the Carter County park’s…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1214+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A plan that could transform more than 10 acres of state-owned land in the heart of downtown Nashville is on hold after the Tennessee State Building Commission deadlocked Thursday over whether to move forward with the next step....