Federal appeals judges are questioning two previous court rulings on a successful 2014 constitutional amendment allowing tougher abortion restrictions in Tennessee. On the one hand, the Tennessean reports, justices on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals expressed concern Wednesday about a Tennessee court’s ruling favoring the way state officials counted the votes. But the judges also questioned a recount ordered by a U.S. District judge. The recount is on hold pending the...

A bride was arrested shortly after her wedding Saturday night, accused of pointing a gun at her husband’s head and pulling the trigger. According to Murfreesboro police reports, the gun was unloaded at the time but Kate Prichard allegedly later loaded the gun and fired it into the air one time outside the Clarion Inn and Suites on Old Fort Parkway. The report indicates the gunshot led to everyone nearby running from the scene. A responding officer noted he found a 9mm pistol in the trash can of the women’s bathroom. Prichard, who was still in her wedding dress,...

Investigators with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department have been searching for James Lucas “Luke” Sain of 3072 Hickerson Road in Manchester. Sain was arrested on Wednesday (August 2, 2017) for warrants for violation of probation, failure to appear, and theft of property. Sain has allegedly been involved in multiple vehicle thefts and is being investigated for a stolen vehicle recovered out of Warren County that was reported from Coffee County. Sain was last seen in McMinnville on July 11, 2017 with a female companion until his arrest on Wednesday. He was located at Eastgate Apartments in Tullahoma by Coffee...

Republican U.S. Rep. Diane Black is running for governor in Tennessee. Black made the announcement Wednesday morning on her campaign website. In a video, she says she believes in conservative values and would fight for the right things as governor. Other Republican candidates for governor so far include state House Speaker Beth Harwell, state Sen. Mae Beavers, businessman Randy Boyd and businessman Bill Lee. Karl Dean, the former mayor of Nashville, is running on the Democratic side. Black is in charge of one of the most powerful committees in Congress, the House Budget Committee. She was named interim chair...

Odds are strong that if you have a cardiac emergency at work, no one there will know what to do to help you in the precious moments before paramedics can arrive. The American Heart Association says even though there are about 10,000 cardiac arrests in the workplace each year, most employers are not at all prepared to render assistance. Paramedic and owner of Advanced Professional Healthcare Education Adam Fritsch says even if a business has an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, available, Fritsch says a lot of employees would be afraid to use it – although they shouldn’t be....

Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Department of Health say they have partnered to develop a web application called “Healthy Parks Healthy Person,” which allows Tennesseans to log their activities at Tennessee State Parks in exchange for points that can be redeemed for rewards. Some of the rewards from the new program include state park merchandise, golf rounds, free camping and cabin stays. The program also links healthcare providers and the parks through its “Park Prescription” feature, which encourages providers to introduce outdoor activity as part of healthcare regimen for patients. You can log activities like hiking, biking, running,...

The City of Tullahoma Public Works Department has announced that a Ledford Mill Road construction project will reduce traffic to one lane on Ledford Mill Road on Wednesday, August 2 and Thursday, August 3. The construction is located in the 300 block of Ledford Mill Road near the intersection of Deerfield Road. Drivers are asked to use caution and reduce speed. Public Works will be replacing a drainage culvert underneath the...