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Crime rates in Tennessee’s 10 biggest cities, ranked

Crime rates in Tennessee’s 10 biggest cities, ranked

Hannah Carley April 11, 2024

If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. Tennessee’s largest cities report crime data year-round to...

Entrance to Middle Tennessee State University campus at East Main and Old Main Circle. (MTSU photo)

MTSU football employee charged with exposing himself and resisting arrest

Kailee Shores October 16, 2023

Featured Photo courtesy of MTSU Story by Kailee Shores & Matthew Giffin MTSU Football Director of Player Personnel Nicholas Woodley was arrested for indecent exposure and resisting arrest at...

BREAKING: Fatal hit-and-run in Murfreesboro

BREAKING: Fatal hit-and-run in Murfreesboro

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief April 15, 2020

A pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon in Murfreesboro, as reported on the Murfreesboro TN Police Department Facebook page. The crime occurred on NW Broad Street in front of the Dodge...

Murfreesboro Man arrested for arson after standoff with police

Murfreesboro Man arrested for arson after standoff with police

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief April 15, 2020

Murfreesboro man Dustin Hughes was arrested and charged with arson, after a standoff with police early Tuesday morning and setting fire to a car Monday evening. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department crews...

MTSU student charged with domestic assault on campus

MTSU student charged with domestic assault on campus

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief February 6, 2020

MTSU student Joshua Washington, a freshman in the Behavioral and Health Sciences program, was arrested on January 29 for domestic assault against his girlfriend, who lives in the campus dormitory Judd...

Second sexual assault on campus, suspected serial assaulter still at large

Second sexual assault on campus, suspected serial assaulter still at large

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief February 1, 2020

Another sexual assault has been reported on Middle Tennessee State University's campus, following the pattern of a previous assault earlier this week. The second assault, which was announced in a university-wide...

Sexual assault reported on campus, suspect at large

Sexual assault reported on campus, suspect at large

CIM Digital January 28, 2020

A sexual assault was reported late Monday night on Middle Tennessee State University's campus, in the Davis Science Building parking lot. MTSU issued a statement Tuesday afternoon detailing the account...

Former MTSU Track athlete Tre'Von Sanders and brother charged with murder

Former MTSU Track athlete Tre’Von Sanders and brother charged with murder

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief November 26, 2019

Photos courtesy of Metro Police. Deondre Sanders is on the left, Tre'Von Sanders, the right.  Former MTSU Track runner Tre’Von Sanders, along with his brother Deondre Sanders, were arrested and charged...

Have you seen this man? MTSU students falling victim to scam artist

Have you seen this man? MTSU students falling victim to scam artist

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief November 19, 2019

The Smyrna Police Department announced Monday that they are seeking the identity of this man in connection with a fraudulent check scheme that multiple MTSU students have been caught in. The suspect...

Unidentified human skull found in Rutherford County

Unidentified human skull found in Rutherford County

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief November 16, 2019

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a human skull was found "in the southeastern area of Rutherford County" on Tuesday. The skull is unrelated to the human remains found earlier...

Crime: MTSU football player arrested, charged with two counts of rape

Crime: MTSU football player arrested, charged with two counts of rape

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief November 12, 2019

Reginald Ezekial “Zeke” Cobb, a 21 year-old MTSU football player, was arrested by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department Monday on two counts of rape. Photo courtesy of Lisa Marchesoni The...

Kelsey Ketron indicted on fraud, multiple other charges

Kelsey Ketron indicted on fraud, multiple other charges

CIM Digital November 7, 2019

Photo courtesy of Rutherford County Sherrif's Department Kelsey Ketron, daughter of Rutherford County Mayor, Bill Ketron, has been indicted on over 70 charges relating to fraud as an employee of Universal...

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