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A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Jan. 17 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died three days after Memphis police officers beat him during a traffic stop on Jan. 7.

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What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols

Body cam footage of the brutal arrest in Memphis of the Black man has sparked protests in several cities. The five ex-officers involved face a litany of charges, including second-degree murder.

January 28, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Emma Bowman
A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7.

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2 Memphis Fire Department employees are 'relieved of duty' after Tyre Nichols' death

Nichols died on Jan. 10, three days after he was stopped by Memphis police for reckless driving. Five Memphis police officers have been fired following an investigation into Nichols' death.

January 24, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Joe Hernandez

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Political Rewind: The final countdown for candidates; David Ralston steps down as speaker

Monday on Political Rewind: It's finally Election Week in Georgia. Herschel Walker campaigned at UGA's home game Saturday, but he may not attend a Kemp campaign rally tonight with the GOP ticket. Sen. Warnock is rallying a hometown audience in Savannah as Stacey Abrams campaigns in metro Atlanta. Plus, David Ralston steps down as Speaker of the House.

November 07, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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News outlets report the Tennessee Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Willie Spence died Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer near Chattanooga. Spence finished in second place on season 19 of “American Idol” last year.

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'American Idol' finalist dies in vehicle crash

A finalist on “American Idol” has died in a vehicle crash in Tennessee. News outlets report the Tennessee Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Willie Spence died Tuesday after hitting the rear of a tractor-trailer near Chattanooga.

October 12, 2022
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  • Associated Press
This is a screenshot of drone video captured in Summerville, Georgia that shows some of the damage to the community. Gov. Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency in Chattooga and Floyd Counties over the Labor Day weekend.

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Flood threat continued in Georgia, other states over Labor Day weekend

Parts of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia were under flash flood watches through Monday evening. Among the hardest-hit areas in this weekend's storm was northwest Georgia.

September 06, 2022
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  • Associated Press
FILE PHOTO: Sign directs voters to a polling station on Election Day in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

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Political Rewind: Confusion over 'fetal personhood' bill and whether Warnock and Walker will debate

Friday on Political Rewind: Yesterday's primaries in Tennessee and Arizona saw wins for Trump-endorsed candidates who perpetuate allegations of election fraud in 2020. Our panel breaks down what that could mean for Trump-aligned candidates in Georgia ahead of November.

August 05, 2022
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  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Chase McGee
Tennessee's Medicaid program, TennCare, dropped Katie Lester and her son Mason (right), because of a clerical error in 2019. The Lester family was left uninsured for most of the next three years, including during the birth of youngest child Memphis (left).

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They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come

Tennessee expects to soon disenroll about 300,000 people from Medicaid. But families like the Lesters have been entangled in bureaucracy and clerical mistakes, causing them to unfairly lose coverage.

August 02, 2022
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  • Brett Kelman
A tree toppled by the storm rests on the roof of a gazebo at Battlefield Park in Jackson, Miss., following a severe weather outbreak in the state, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. About a dozen trees were felled by the storm in the park.

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Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South, killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.

March 31, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Online sales of Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" are skyrocketing, and multiple bookstores are giving away free copies to students after a Tennessee school district banned it.

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Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers

Multiple booksellers are donating copies of the Holocaust graphic novel to students in Tennessee and beyond. Online sales are skyrocketing, too.

January 31, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Memphis Police Department attained surveillance video showing two armed suspects getting out of a white two-door Mercedes Benz and approaching rapper Young Dolph while he was inside Makeda's Cookies.

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Memphis police release photos of 2 suspects wanted over Young Dolph's shooting death

The images show two suspects getting out of a Mercedes armed with guns and wearing sweatshirts, then approaching the rapper, police said.

November 19, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks to reporters Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. He released a video on Wednesday inviting law enforcement officers from across the country to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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Tennessee governor invites unvaccinated out-of-state cops to join its highway patrol

In a video, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee invited police officers from New York to Los Angeles to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol, saying that "we won't get between you and your doctor."

November 18, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and attorneys general for Ohio and Tennessee filed a lawsuit claiming the new federal vaccine mandate is government overreach. He's pictured in 2020.

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  • Law

Hours after the White House issues its new vaccine mandate, GOP-led states sue

Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.

November 05, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
People embrace as police respond to the scene of a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tenn., on Thursday. Police say 13 people were injured, one of whom has died. The suspected shooter also died from what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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13 People Were Shot, 1 Killed, At A Tennessee Kroger Store. The Suspect Is Dead

The suspected shooter died of what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief says. No motive has been given.

September 23, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Tennessee high school student Grady Knox's speech in favor of masks in schools was interrupted when adults jeered and heckled his remarks.

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  • Health

A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him

"If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said.

September 10, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Although she coordinates COVID vaccinations at the federally-subsidized clinic in Linden, Tenn., nurse Kirstie Allen has not yet gotten the vaccine herself. She wants to wait a while and see more research first. In Tennessee, only 42% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Health

As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal

Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.

July 05, 2021
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  • Martha Bebinger and
  • Blake Farmer
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