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A 911 call, made almost a year before Sunday’s Waffle House Massacre, revealed a desperate Travis Reinking calling the police for help believing pop star Taylor Swift was stalking him.
The man accused of opening fire on a Waffle House and killing four people cleared his laptop’s hard drive less than a month before the shooting, according to the owner of a local repair shop.
The grandmother of Travis Reinking, charged in Sunday’s deadly Waffle House massacre, said the man the nation has seen is not the grandson she knows.
Artist's rendering of the proposed soccer stadium at the fairgrounds. (WSMV file)The Metro Sports Authority has changed its bill-paying policy after a News 4 I-Team investigation.
Five months after the News 4 I-Team exposed a shortage of paraprofessionals in Metro Schools there are still dozens of vacancies.
A measure that would ban corporal punishment for students with disabilities is one step closer to becoming law. The bill passed the Tennessee Senate in a 28-0 vote on Tuesday, clearing its final legislative hurdle before heading to the governor’s desk. The legislation was prompted by a News 4 I-Team investigation that found students with disabilities at 60 Midstate schools received corporal punishment at a higher rate than their peers without disabilities.
More than 20 House Democrats sent a strong message to a state lawmaker facing accusations of sexual misconduct from several decades ago by refusing to vote for one of his resolutions. Last month three women accused Rep. David Byrd of initiating sexual contact with them while playing on his high school basketball team three decades ago.
Even before three women accused Rep. David Byrd last month of initiating sexual contact with them while they were teenagers, the state lawmaker faced questions about his role as a shareholder in the Middle Tennessee Juvenile Detention Center in Columbia.
While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
A Metro Police officer, who said she was raped by a fellow officer, claims her former precinct commander interfered with the trial.
Gov. Bill Haslam would not comment on whether he thinks Rep. David Byrd should resign in light of sexual misconduct allegations, saying the lawmaker’s fate should be left up to the voters. Last week three women claimed Byrd, R-Waynesboro, initiated sexual contact with them while they were teens on his basketball team more than 30 years ago at Wayne County High School.
Robert D. Smith is accused of molesting a child. (WSMV)A Franklin man who has helped launch three best-selling books is in the midst of a disturbing chapter in his own life. He's being accused of molesting a child and is now suing his accuser.
State Rep. David Byrd, R-Waynesboro (Photo: Tennessee General Assembly)One of the highest-ranking Republican leaders in Tennessee said he does not think Rep. David Byrd should resign in light of sexual misconduct allegations.
A lawmaker at the heart of a News 4 I-Team investigation will have some competition for his seat this year. Two people tell the I-Team they plan to run for the seat currently held by Rep. David Byrd, R- Waynesboro.
A divided Republican leadership is at odds over what to do about accusations against Rep. David Byrd.
Rep. David Byrd is not addressing specific allegations about sexual misconduct, which includes watching his former players shower. Byrd only told the I-Team he would not be resigning.
Three women are accusing Rep. David Byrd of sexual misconduct while they were teenagers on the high school basketball team he coached more than 30 years ago.
Information that might prevent a tragedy is locked in a file room in the Davidson County courthouse.
News 4 has learned some in Metro government have an app designed to destroy records installed on their phones.
Internal DCS records indicate the violent history of a teenager was not disclosed to a foster family who took him in.
Nan Casey appeared in federal court Wednesday. (WSMV)Nan Casey, the former drug court employee who admitted to stealing money from treatment clients, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.
A measure that would protect the most vulnerable students moved one step forward on Tuesday.
Metro officials are worried about numbers that show Metro is taking in less property tax money than expected. It’s bad news for the budget.
A Metro official apologized on Monday for spending $135,000 on the yet-to-be-approved MLS stadium project at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
The Music City Center opened in 2013. (WSMV)A company that’s been the focus of a News 4 I-Team investigation into spending at the Fairgrounds is getting a sweet deal on downtown rent. The I-Team has learned that Commonwealth Development Group, which is owned by a friend of Metro Chief Operating Officer Rich Riebeling, has free office space in Music City Center.
Artist's rendering of the proposed soccer stadium. (WSMV)The News4 I-Team has learned that thousands of dollars spent designing a professional soccer stadium came out of an account at the Sports Authority – but its board and staff didn’t know it until the I-Team told them.
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry (WSMV)Never-before-seen emails tell a story about Megan Barry’s final weeks in the mayor’s office, including one's instructing staffers to save photos on Sgt. Forrest's phone and recommending his daughter for a prestigious leadership program.
Questions the News4 I-Team raised about spending at the Fairgrounds are getting results. On Wednesday, the contractor in charge of the project, Larry Atema, told the Fair Board the funds will be “reclassified.” The I-Team’s Nancy Amons asked if that means the Fairgrounds gets its money back.
In three years, former Nashville mayor Megan Barry’s plea of guilty in court will be erased. Not from the public’s memory, but from the public record.
News4 I-Team Reporter Nancy Amons is asking tough questions about money used to design the city's controversial new soccer stadium that was set aside for upgrades to the existing Fairgrounds
Nan Casey, the former drug court employee who admitted to stealing money from treatment clients, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.
More >>Nan Casey, the former drug court employee who admitted to stealing money from treatment clients, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.
More >>Former General Sessions Judge Casey Moreland was secretly recorded by the FBI for a second time during an on-going public corruption investigation. Prosecutors have charged him with tampering with a witness and destroying evidence.
More >>Former General Sessions Judge Casey Moreland was secretly recorded by the FBI for a second time during an on-going public corruption investigation. Prosecutors have charged him with tampering with a witness and destroying evidence.
More >>Former Davidson County judge Casey Moreland has been arrested on Thursday by the FBI on new charges.
More >>Former Davidson County judge Casey Moreland has been arrested on Thursday by the FBI on new charges.
More >>Davidson County General Sessions Judge Casey Moreland has resigned from his judicial post.
More >>Davidson County General Sessions Judge Casey Moreland has resigned from his judicial post.
More >>A cell phone containing sensitive information key in the federal investigation of a former judge went missing in the Metro Nashville Police Department’s property room for at least four days.
More >>A cell phone containing sensitive information key in the federal investigation of a former judge went missing in the Metro Nashville Police Department’s property room for at least four days.
More >>Just an hour after a Channel 4 I-Team investigation aired in February, a member of the Tennessee National Guard said a makeshift Molotov cocktail was thrown at his house.
More >>Just an hour after a Channel 4 I-Team investigation aired in February, a member of the Tennessee National Guard said a makeshift Molotov cocktail was thrown at his house.
More >>An assistant district attorney is asking Gov. Bill Haslam to look into the reasons why a lieutenant colonel remains employed with the Tennessee National Guard despite being convicted of two serious crimes.
More >>An assistant district attorney is asking Gov. Bill Haslam to look into the reasons why a lieutenant colonel remains employed with the Tennessee National Guard despite being convicted of two serious crimes.
More >>Additional findings by military investigators, obtained by the Channel 4 I-Team, show more improper behavior by a colonel who was denied general status but was then re-hired by the Tennessee National Guard.
More >>Additional findings by military investigators, obtained by the Channel 4 I-Team, show more improper behavior by a colonel who was denied general status but was then re-hired by the Tennessee National Guard.
More >>Despite a U.S. Army Inspector General investigation that found a colonel with the Tennessee National Guard failed to uphold military values for how he treated a young female officer and cost him a promotion to general, that official was later re-hired as a top administrator with the Tennessee National Guard, a Channel 4 I-Team investigation found.
More >>Despite a U.S. Army Inspector General investigation that found a colonel with the Tennessee National Guard failed to uphold military values for how he treated a young female officer and cost him a promotion to general, that official was later re-hired as a top administrator with the Tennessee National Guard, a Channel 4 I-Team investigation found.
More >>To black out all of the curse words in retired First Sgt. Dennis Carter’s resignation letter, you need a lot of marker. To hear him read it aloud, you need a lot of bleeps.
More >>To black out all of the curse words in retired First Sgt. Dennis Carter’s resignation letter, you need a lot of marker. To hear him read it aloud, you need a lot of bleeps.
More >>Even before three women accused Rep. David Byrd last month of initiating sexual contact with them while they were teenagers, the state lawmaker faced questions about his role as a shareholder in the Middle Tennessee Juvenile Detention Center in Columbia.
More >>Even before three women accused Rep. David Byrd last month of initiating sexual contact with them while they were teenagers, the state lawmaker faced questions about his role as a shareholder in the Middle Tennessee Juvenile Detention Center in Columbia.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>A Metro Police officer, who said she was raped by a fellow officer, claims her former precinct commander interfered with the trial.
More >>A Metro Police officer, who said she was raped by a fellow officer, claims her former precinct commander interfered with the trial.
More >>Gov. Bill Haslam would not comment on whether he thinks Rep. David Byrd should resign in light of sexual misconduct allegations, saying the lawmaker’s fate should be left up to the voters. Last week three women claimed Byrd, R-Waynesboro, initiated sexual contact with them while they were teens on his basketball team more than 30 years ago at Wayne County High School.
More >>Gov. Bill Haslam would not comment on whether he thinks Rep. David Byrd should resign in light of sexual misconduct allegations, saying the lawmaker’s fate should be left up to the voters. Last week three women claimed Byrd, R-Waynesboro, initiated sexual contact with them while they were teens on his basketball team more than 30 years ago at Wayne County High School.
More >>Information that might prevent a tragedy is locked in a file room in the Davidson County courthouse.
More >>Information that might prevent a tragedy is locked in a file room in the Davidson County courthouse.
More >>Five months after the News 4 I-Team exposed a shortage of paraprofessionals in Metro Schools there are still dozens of vacancies.
More >>Five months after the News 4 I-Team exposed a shortage of paraprofessionals in Metro Schools there are still dozens of vacancies.
More >>More than 20 House Democrats sent a strong message to a state lawmaker facing accusations of sexual misconduct from several decades ago by refusing to vote for one of his resolutions. Last month three women accused Rep. David Byrd of initiating sexual contact with them while playing on his high school basketball team three decades ago.
More >>More than 20 House Democrats sent a strong message to a state lawmaker facing accusations of sexual misconduct from several decades ago by refusing to vote for one of his resolutions. Last month three women accused Rep. David Byrd of initiating sexual contact with them while playing on his high school basketball team three decades ago.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>Metro officials are worried about numbers that show Metro is taking in less property tax money than expected. It’s bad news for the budget.
More >>Metro officials are worried about numbers that show Metro is taking in less property tax money than expected. It’s bad news for the budget.
More >>A Metro official apologized on Monday for spending $135,000 on the yet-to-be-approved MLS stadium project at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
More >>A Metro official apologized on Monday for spending $135,000 on the yet-to-be-approved MLS stadium project at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
More >>Jeremy Finley is the chief investigative reporter for the Channel 4 I-Team. He specializes in investigations into corruption, criminal activity and waste of taxpayer money.
More >>Jeremy Finley is the chief investigative reporter for the Channel 4 I-Team. He specializes in investigations into corruption, criminal activity and waste of taxpayer money.
More >>Alanna joined the WSMV news team in June 2014 after two years chasing stories in the heart of West Virginia's coalfields as a reporter.
More >>Alanna joined the WSMV news team in June 2014 after two years chasing stories in the heart of West Virginia's coalfields as a reporter.
More >>Lindsay Bramson joined the WSMV team as an investigative reporter in June 2016.
More >>Lindsay Bramson joined the WSMV team as an investigative reporter in June 2016.
More >>Areas of fog, mist and light rain will continue overnight into Wednesday morning. Low temperatures will be in the 40s.
More >>Areas of fog, mist and light rain will continue overnight into Wednesday morning. Low temperatures will be in the 40s.
More >>The owner of a Major League Soccer franchise in Columbus is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio seeking to prevent the team from possibly moving to Austin, Texas.
More >>The owner of a Major League Soccer franchise in Columbus is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio seeking to prevent the team from possibly moving to Austin, Texas.
More >>The Centers for Disease Control is expanding a warning about contaminated lettuce from Arizona that has now sickened dozens of people in several states.
More >>The Centers for Disease Control is expanding a warning about contaminated lettuce from Arizona that has now sickened dozens of people in several states.
More >>The events for the week-long celebration in Canton have not yet been announced. However, officials expect it will be the biggest gathering in the history of football.
More >>The events for the week-long celebration in Canton have not yet been announced. However, officials expect it will be the biggest gathering in the history of football.
More >>University officials say they expect the project will be completed by December 2020 and will be funded by university and auxiliary funding.
More >>University officials say they expect the project will be completed by December 2020 and will be funded by university and auxiliary funding.
More >>The gingerbread house at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain in Arizona is in a category all by itself- life-size.
More >>A 911 call, made almost a year before Sunday’s Waffle House Massacre, revealed a desperate Travis Reinking calling the police for help believing pop star Taylor Swift was stalking him.
More >>A 911 call, made almost a year before Sunday’s Waffle House Massacre, revealed a desperate Travis Reinking calling the police for help believing pop star Taylor Swift was stalking him.
More >>School is almost out and it appears a lesson may have been learned after a Channel 4 I-Team investigation.
More >>School is almost out and it appears a lesson may have been learned after a Channel 4 I-Team investigation.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>While cameras from TV helicopters captured the arrest of an escaped young offender following a riot Monday at a DCS facility, the News 4 I-Team has uncovered that the public didn’t know of another escape that ended in a dangerous crime.
More >>Information that might prevent a tragedy is locked in a file room in the Davidson County courthouse.
More >>Information that might prevent a tragedy is locked in a file room in the Davidson County courthouse.
More >>A history teacher at Cannon County High School has been suspended after video surfaced showing him lifting and swinging two female students.
More >>A history teacher at Cannon County High School has been suspended after video surfaced showing him lifting and swinging two female students.
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The university put out a tweet saying if it got 500,000 retweets, the school would change its mascot to Shrek.
More >>The university put out a tweet saying if it got 500,000 retweets, the school would change its mascot to Shrek.
More >>Are any of you brave enough to try Cedar Point's newest record-breaking ride?
More >>Are any of you brave enough to try Cedar Point's newest record-breaking ride?
More >>The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office needs your help searching for a missing and endangered toddler. Deputies say Neytiri Raeyn Mulligan was last seen just before 7 p.m. Tuesday night with her dad John Mulligan. Neytiri was wearing a pull up and pink t-shirt with a heart and the word "love" on it. John and Neytiri were seen traveling in a maroon older Pontiac or Saturn Sedan with an unknown license plate. Anyone with any information is encouraged to call ...
More >>The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office needs your help searching for a missing and endangered toddler. Deputies say Neytiri Raeyn Mulligan was last seen just before 7 p.m. Tuesday night with her dad John Mulligan. Neytiri was wearing a pull up and pink t-shirt with a heart and the word "love" on it. John and Neytiri were seen traveling in a maroon older Pontiac or Saturn Sedan with an unknown license plate. Anyone with any information is encouraged to call ...
More >>The judges states it basically comes down to the city challenging a spending statute or law by the state which isn't the same as challenge to the Home Rule protection in the State's constitution.
More >>The judges states it basically comes down to the city challenging a spending statute or law by the state which isn't the same as challenge to the Home Rule protection in the State's constitution.
More >>One garage was completely engulfed in flames and a neighboring garage was also on fire when crews arrived to the scene.
More >>One garage was completely engulfed in flames and a neighboring garage was also on fire when crews arrived to the scene.
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