Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:35 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:35:59 GMT
There is a lot of demolition and construction going on in Nashville these days, but there are serious concerns about the city's plan of action for getting rid of an old building with troublesome thingsMore >>
There is a lot of demolition and construction going on in Nashville these days, but there are serious concerns about the city's plan of action for getting rid of an old building with troublesome things inside.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:25 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:25:59 GMT
When a house is on fire or somebody's injured, emergency responders don't have time for delays. But there's a problem firefighters are experiencing that you've never heard before. Some of their own trucksMore >>
When a house is on fire or somebody's injured, emergency responders don't have time for delays. But there's a problem firefighters are experiencing that you've never heard before. Some of their own trucks are not starting.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:32 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:32:35 GMT
More than 100 workers are getting pink slips from the state as part of a major job outsourcing plan. The global company taking over the jobs says the state of Tennessee's move is unprecedented, and it'sMore >>
More than 100 workers are getting pink slips from the state as part of a major job outsourcing plan.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-16 00:38:12 GMT
Payments sent to dead people, $73 million wasted and long waits for unemployment checks probably doesn't sound like "exemplary performance" in state government, but that is what the federal governmentMore >>
Payments sent to dead people, $73 million wasted and long waits for unemployment checks probably doesn't sound like "exemplary performance" in state government.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 9:24 PM EDT2013-05-10 01:24:34 GMT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is in charge of keeping state roads safe, and that often means keeping an eye on trucks and trucking companies. That is why one lawmaker calls it a conflict of interest forMore >>
One lawmaker calls it a conflict of interest for state troopers to ask for money from the very companies they are supposed to police, and even the head of the THP now admits this shouldn't have happened.More >>
Tuesday, May 7 2013 8:25 PM EDT2013-05-08 00:25:01 GMT
A stretch of sidewalk in rural DeKalb County doesn't lead anywhere, no one ever uses it and - at times - it just suddenly stops. Not only that, the project along the newly expanded Highway 70 cost taxpayersMore >>
A stretch of sidewalk in rural DeKalb County doesn't lead anywhere, no one ever uses it and - at times - it just suddenly stops. Not only that, the project along the newly expanded Highway 70 cost taxpayers more than $160,000.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 7:47 PM EDT2013-05-06 23:47:14 GMT
A state lawmaker says "somebody's head should roll" over an issue the Channel 4 I-Team exposed, showing inmates in Tennessee prisons partying behind bars and flaunting their fun on Facebook. The TennesseeMore >>
A state lawmaker says "somebody's head should roll" over an issue the Channel 4 I-Team exposed, showing inmates in Tennessee prisons partying behind bars and flaunting their fun on Facebook.More >>
Monday, May 6 2013 7:12 PM EDT2013-05-06 23:12:49 GMT
The Channel 4 I-Team has uncovered a hefty bill - more than a half million dollars that every Tennessean is helping to pay - and the state could take a very simple step to reduce that cost.More >>
The Channel 4 I-Team has uncovered a hefty bill - more than a half million dollars that every Tennessean is helping to pay - and the state could take a very simple step to reduce that cost.More >>
Thursday, May 2 2013 8:12 PM EDT2013-05-03 00:12:51 GMT
The Channel 4 I-Team obtained photographs and video of guards at the Woodland Hills Youth Development Center sleeping at work instead of watching the dangerous juveniles they are paid to supervise. TheMore >>
The Channel 4 I-Team obtained photographs and video of guards at the Woodland Hills Youth Development Center sleeping at work instead of watching the dangerous juveniles they are paid to supervise.More >>
Thursday, April 25 2013 7:15 PM EDT2013-04-25 23:15:07 GMT
A Channel 4 I-Team investigation reveals more than 100 inmates in Tennessee prisons operating their own Facebook pages, displaying photos and videos of drugs, cash and parties while they are behind bars. TheMore >>
A Channel 4 I-Team investigation reveals more than 100 inmates in Tennessee prisons operating their own Facebook pages, displaying photos and videos of drugs, cash and parties while they are behind bars.More >>
Tuesday, March 26 2013 7:13 PM EDT2013-03-26 23:13:16 GMT
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working to determine if a state computer system was hacked and if any sensitive data was obtained, the Channel 4 I-Team has learned. Department of Revenue spokesmanMore >>
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working to determine if a state computer system was hacked and if any sensitive data was obtained, the Channel 4 I-Team has learned.More >>
Wednesday, March 20 2013 7:07 PM EDT2013-03-20 23:07:37 GMT
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services spent $6,440 on hotel rooms for a interim director for the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute. The Channel 4 I-Team found severalMore >>
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services spent $6,440 on hotel rooms for a interim director for the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute.More >>
Thursday, March 14 2013 7:15 PM EDT2013-03-14 23:15:10 GMT
The head of security at Nashville International Airport has been named temporary acting federal security director at the nation's largest airport, despite security concerns exposed at two of his previousMore >>
The head of security at Nashville International Airport has been named temporary acting federal security director at the nation's largest airport, despite security concerns exposed at two of his previous airports. More >>
Tuesday, February 26 2013 9:48 PM EST2013-02-27 02:48:01 GMT
The Channel 4 I-Team has uncovered that 944people, including inmates and possibly their families, are being investigated by the state for cashing in on unemployment checks. A 2012 state law forbids anyoneMore >>
The Channel 4 I-Team has uncovered that 944 people, including inmates and possibly their families, are being investigated by the state for cashing in on unemployment checks.More >>
Thursday, February 21 2013 8:26 PM EST2013-02-22 01:26:47 GMT
A Channel 4 I-Team investigation found fourteen inmates earned more than ten thousand dollars in food stamps, and most of that money has not been recovered. "I think they're trying to manipulate the system.More >>
A Channel 4 I-Team investigation found 14 inmates earned more than $10,000 in food stamps, and most of that money has not been recovered.More >>
Tuesday, February 19 2013 8:42 PM EST2013-02-20 01:42:35 GMT
Tennessee passed a smoking ban in 2007 that made smoking in public almost extinct, but one state department spent your tax dollars to build two smoking lounges. From a legal stand-point, the smoking banMore >>
Tennessee passed a smoking ban in 2007 that made smoking in public almost extinct, but one state department spent your tax dollars to build two smoking lounges.More >>
Thursday, February 7 2013 9:50 AM EST2013-02-07 14:50:29 GMT
School officials are urging all families with children who attend a north Nashville charter school to take them to an emergency room for an evaluation of possible carbon monoxide poisoning.More >>
A north Nashville charter school will be closed until Thursday after 40 of its students were admitted to the hospital Monday for carbon monoxide poisoning.More >>
Wednesday, February 6 2013 9:56 PM EST2013-02-07 02:56:04 GMT
Employees of a state agency that spent more than $130,000 to send hundreds of people to a mountain resort for five days are wondering whether the expensive retreat was worth it.More >>
Employees of a state agency that spent more than $130,000 to send hundreds of people to a mountain resort for five days are wondering whether the expensive retreat was worth it.More >>
Thursday, January 17 2013 5:32 PM EST2013-01-17 22:32:14 GMT
Hundreds of students at a north Nashville charter school returned to class Thursday for the first time since dozens of them got sick from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week. Officials at DrexelMore >>
Hundreds of students at a north Nashville charter school returned to class Thursday for the first time since dozens of them got sick from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week.More >>
Thursday, April 26 2012 6:41 PM EDT2012-04-26 22:41:04 GMT
A longtime Nashville paramedic was getting a paycheck from the city, but he wasn't on the job, on leave or vacation. Instead, he was in a cell at the Rutherford County Jail, and even his bosses didn'tMore >>
A longtime Nashville paramedic was getting a paycheck from the city, but he wasn't on the job, on leave or vacation. Instead, he was in a cell at the Rutherford County Jail, and even his bosses didn't know what was going on.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 10:08 PM EDT2012-04-24 02:08:22 GMT
A state committee sent a strong warning to employees of state mental institutions: if you neglect or abuse patients, you could be fired on the spot without any chance to appeal. The state finance, waysMore >>
A state committee sent a strong warning to employees of state mental institutions: if you neglect or abuse patients, you could be fired on the spot without any chance to appeal.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 10:07 PM EDT2012-04-24 02:07:48 GMT
James M. Hodge
Metro police are investigating the beating death of a patient at Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute on Stewarts Ferry Pike on Thursday morning. James M. Hodge, 53, was attacked by anotherMore >>
Metro police are investigating the beating death of a patient at Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute on Stewarts Ferry Pike.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:43 PM EDT2012-04-23 23:43:58 GMT
Interviews conducted by the TBI into suspected drugs found at the home of the director of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission included an ABC agent, who said his director supports legalized marijuana.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:02 PM EDT2012-04-23 23:02:17 GMT
State Sen. Bill Ketron
State Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, said a Channel 4 I-Team investigation that revealed suspected drugs found at a top drug enforcement official's home is further proof that her agency shouldn't oversee marijuana eradication.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:02 PM EDT2012-04-23 23:02:17 GMT
A former city bus driver, blamed for causing a serious injury to a pedestrian, said the Metro Transit Authority's failure to train and retrain is partly to blame for so many accidents.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:02 PM EDT2012-04-23 23:02:16 GMT
More than a half dozen current Department of Children's Services employees came to the Channel 4 I-Team with complaints about hundreds of children being put at risk.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:02 PM EDT2012-04-23 23:02:16 GMT
A state senator summoned the commissioner of the Department of Mental Health to his office after learning of the Channel 4 I-Team's findings into mistreatment of patients at the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 7:02 PM EDT2012-04-23 23:02:15 GMT
A former nurse with the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institution and a national mental health organization said a grisly death inside the facility should serve as a wake-up call to state lawmakers making budget cuts.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:09 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:09:54 GMT
A Humphreys County business owner says a thief made off with his wrecker truck and equipment worth more than a quarter-million dollars. "They tried to steal the roll back over here to the side of us andMore >>
A Humphreys County business owner says a thief made off with his wrecker truck and equipment worth more than a quarter-million dollars.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:58 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:58:21 GMT
Metro police are working to identify a gunman who is suspected of robbing the same Walgreen's pharmacy four times. Police say the most recent robbery at the Walgreens on Highway 70 South happened SundayMore >>
Metro police are working to identify a gunman who is suspected of robbing the same Walgreen's pharmacy four times.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:54 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:54:49 GMT
The owner of a popular east Nashville restaurant and music venue said the city crossed the line when a dozen officials showed up to inspect the business. "Outraged. I feel like there is a way of goingMore >>
The owner of a popular east Nashville restaurant and music venue said the city crossed the line when a dozen officials showed up to inspect the business.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:38 PM EDT2013-06-20 02:38:14 GMT
A child pedestrian was struck and seriously injured Wednesday night in Bellevue. The incident was reported just before 9 p.m. near the intersection of Old Hickory Boulevard and Sonya Drive. Police sayMore >>
A child pedestrian was struck and seriously injured Wednesday night in Bellevue.More >>
Coach Mike Munchak knows from personal experience how tough practicing three straight days can be, so he decided to give his Tennessee Titans a break.More >>
Coach Mike Munchak knows from personal experience how tough practicing three straight days can be, so he decided to give his Tennessee Titans a break.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:48 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:48:18 GMT
A group of Columbia State Community College students say their professor gave them an assignment where they had to say they supported gay rights even if they didn't.More >>
A group of Columbia State Community College students say their professor gave them an assignment where they had to say they supported gay rights even if they didn't.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:46 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:46:12 GMT
It's never too late to fulfill a dream, as an 84-year-old Korean War veteran proved Wednesday when he finally received the high school diploma he always wanted.More >>
It's never too late to fulfill a dream, as an 84-year-old Korean War veteran proved Wednesday when he finally received the high school diploma he always wanted.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:14 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:14:11 GMT
National Beef Packing Co., a Liberal, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The problem was discoveredMore >>
National Beef Packing Company - a Liberal, KS, establishment - is recalling approximately 22,737 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:18 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:18:42 GMT
A Nashville Cajun restaurant is currently closed for business with a sign hanging on the front door indicating taxes have not been paid. The sign says "seized for non-payment of Tennessee state taxes." ChapmanMore >>
A Nashville Cajun restaurant is currently closed for business with a sign hanging on the front door indicating taxes have not been paid. Morning Report More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:02 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:02:54 GMT
A pet food company is issuing a recall because of a possible health risk to animals and humans. Nebraska-based Natura Pet Products is recalling specific lots of dry pet food because it mightMore >>
A popular pet food company is issuing a recall because of a possible health risk to animals and humans.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:11 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:11:36 GMT
A Utah family celebrating Father's Day with a camping trip to Wyoming survived an encounter with a bear thanks to the quick thinking of their 11-year-old son. It was supposed to be a family fun day ofMore >>
A Utah family celebrating Father's Day with a camping trip to Wyoming survived an encounter with a bear thanks to the quick thinking of their 11-year-old son.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:20:07 GMT
George "Rico" Laise in court June 19, 2013
A 42-year-old soccer coach accused of having sex with his underage players was in a Nashville courtroom Wednesday morning. Facing four charges of rape, George "Rico" Laise appeared for a preliminary hearing.More >>
A 42-year-old soccer coach accused of having sex with his underage players was in a Nashville courtroom Wednesday morning.More >>
Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida.More >>
Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy "Mars Attacks!," died Wednesday at a...More >>