NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A beloved mentor, friend, and rapper is dead after a shooting in Midtown over the weekend. Police identified the victim as Christopher Cheeks. His stage name is Chris King. Former HGTV star sentenced to 4 years in jail, has to pay nearly $10M According to an Instagram post from Chris King, he said he was in Nashville to perform at the Cannafestival. Maynor told News 2 he was supposed to be traveling to Nashville with Chris King this weekend but said he couldn't make the trip. So, waking up Saturday morning, the last thing Maynor expe ..read more

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Eight people were shot including two men who were killed at an unsanctioned public party in a Memphis city park Saturday night, police said. Officers responded at 7:19 p.m. to a reported shooting, Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn Davis said during a news conference at the scene ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Gospel singer Mandisa, who rose to national fame on the competition show "American Idol," died at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. She was 47. Mandisa Hundley, who used just her first name throughout her singing career, began as a member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a prominent African American choir at Fisk University in Tennessee ..read more

(NewsNation) — The family of 22-year-old Riley Strain believes someone helped the University of Missouri student into the river where his body was discovered weeks after he went missing in Nashville, Tennessee. Strain’s family spoke with NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin, claiming they haven’t seen convincing evidence Strain fell in by accident. “If he truly fell in the water, and you can prove that to me, show me,” his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, said. “I’ll accept it. But I can tell you from all the stuff that we’ve done as far as searching, looking, taking pictures — I don ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Country music star Morgan Wallen was arrested on felony charges after he was accused of throwing a chair from the roof of a bar in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Country music singer Morgan Wallen (Courtesy: Metro Nashville Police Department) According to arrest documents, officers were standing in front of Chiefs Bar around 10:53 p.m. on Sunday when they witnessed a chair come from above and hit the street. Authorities said the chair landed about 3 feet away from two officers. When officers approached security to investigate the incident, staff members at the bar all ..read more

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Police in Tennessee are investigating after a trailer full of Bibles was found burning near a church on Easter. Mt. Juliet police officers and firefighters responded to the fire on a street outside of the Global Vision Bible Church around 6 a.m. Sunday, March 31. After the flames were extinguished, deputies with the Wilson County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) took over the investigation. The department said the trailer had been dropped off in the middle of the intersection and then "intentionally set on fire." ‘Justice for Curtis’: Family of murdered 3-year-old frustrat ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Dearria Radley was just 13 years old when she took her last breath. The teenager died Saturday after she was shot in what police called an accidental shooting. "It hurts so much. Oh God, Jesus." In a sit-down interview with FOX 8 sister station News 2 in Nashville, DeAnn Radley made it clear how hard it was to hold back her tears ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A police officer with the Metro Nashville Police Department interacted with missing college student Riley Strain on the night he went missing, as seen in newly released video. On Monday, March 18, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) released bodycam video from Officer Reginald Young, showing Young briefly speaking with a man identified as Strain while the former was patrolling the area of Gay Street and Woodland Street on Friday, March 8. TIMELINE: The disappearance of Missouri student Riley Strain, what we know so far The Metro Nashville Police Department (M ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A single-engine plane crashed near a highway in Nashville, Tennessee, just a few miles short of the airport it had tried to reach for an emergency landing, killing five people aboard, authorities said ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Several people have died after a small plane crashed near the shoulder of Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee, according to authorities. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said multiple people witnessed the single-engine plane crash off the eastbound lanes of the interstate at about 7:45 p.m. Monday. Kendra Loney, a public information officer for the Nashville Fire Department, said at a press briefing that the plane imploded on impact. "That impact was catastrophic, and it did not leave any survivors," Loney said. Authorities did not specify how many peopl ..read more