State News

	Tennessee Tea Party attendees send 'pink slips' to officials Protesters from across Tennessee demanding limited government are sending "pink slips" to their elected officials.
	County Ordinance Would Limit Number of Pets in Middle Tennessee County Residents in one Middle Tennessee county are complaining about a proposal to limit how many cats and dogs people can have at their homes.
	Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Originating in Memphis Settled The Justice Department has settled its lawsuit in a Tennessee case involving whether housing complexes discriminated on the basis of disability. The case originated in Memphis, Tennessee.
	Veteran Admits Faking Paralysis to Avoid Iraq Sentencing will be in February for an Army veteran who plotted with his wife to bilk the U.S. government by faking paralysis to get disability benefits and avoid being deployed to Iraq.
	Man Shot, Killed at Playground Near Children in Tennessee Gunfire at a Chattanooga playground where children were playing nearby left one man dead and another wounded.
	Body Found in Burning Dumpster in Tennessee Firefighters in Murfreesboro extinguished a flaming trash bin near Middle Tennessee State University, then found a body inside it.
	Image of Jesus Appeared on Pickup Truck, According to Tennessee Man Jim Stevens says he's not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup.
	Man Pulls Gun After Woman Rejects $100 Offer for Sex, According to Police Police have arrested an East Tennessee man after a woman said he pointed a gun at her when she refused his $100 offer for sex.
	Attorney: Kidnapping Suspect Has Attempted Suicide The attorney for a woman charged with kidnapping a Tennessee newborn says his client has tried to commit suicide since she's been locked up and that certain medications for her mental health are being withheld.
	Boyfriend Pleads Guilty in Death of Girlfriend’s Son A Sullivan County man entered a last-minute guilty plea to reduced charges in the death of his girlfriend's toddler son and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.