This state is taking holiday treats to another level — with an average of 18 hours baking during the season
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This state is taking holiday treats to another level — with an average of 18 hours baking during the season

ByNews Polite

Kansas residents are the nation’s most passionate holiday bakers, racking up over 18 hours of holiday baking time during the festive season. The results emerged in a survey of 5,000 Americans, split evenly across all 50 states, that examined holiday baking trends, habits and approaches this year. It found that…

Tennessee State University shooting leaves at least 1 dead, 9 injured: police
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Tennessee State University shooting leaves at least 1 dead, 9 injured: police

ByNews Polite

A suspect opened fire near Tennessee State University (TSU) in Nashville on Saturday evening, killing at least one person and wounding several others. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) announced that the fatal shooting took place shortly before a homecoming football game started at approximately 5:10 p.m. TSU faced Eastern…

Disgraced Tennessee middle school teacher who filmed students in locker room whimpers in court after hearing victim’s parent’s testimony
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Disgraced Tennessee middle school teacher who filmed students in locker room whimpers in court after hearing victim’s parent’s testimony

ByNews Polite

A disgraced Tennessee middle school teacher whimpered after being slapped with a 4-year prison sentence for placing a camera in a girl’s locker room and filming up one student’s skirt. Christopher Schroll, 33, a former 8th-grade science teacher and soccer coach at Cleveland Middle School, pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated…

‘1,000-Lb. Sisters’ star Amy Slaton Halterman arrested at Tennessee safari for drug possession, child endangerment: police
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‘1,000-Lb. Sisters’ star Amy Slaton Halterman arrested at Tennessee safari for drug possession, child endangerment: police

ByNews Polite

Amy Slaton Halterman, a star of “1,000-Lb. Sisters,” was arrested at a Tennessee zoo and charged with drug possession and child endangerment, according to police. Deputies from the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department responded to Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo — about 80 miles northeast of Memphis — after a guest…

Tennessee library director fired after tiff with Kirk Cameron
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Tennessee library director fired after tiff with Kirk Cameron

ByNews Polite

A Tennessee library director was fired after actor and author Kirk Cameron accused him of “unkind” treatment during a Christian children’s reading event. The Sumner County Library Board booted Allan Morales from his Hendersonville library post Wednesday in a 4-3 vote in relation “to the Kirk Cameron event,” the Tennessean…

Over an hour of footage reveals horror of fatal Tyre Nichols police beating
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Over an hour of footage reveals horror of fatal Tyre Nichols police beating

ByNews Polite

Four videos totaling about 66 minutes show the blow-by-blow of the Jan. 7 police beating that ended with Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis. The first video, taken from a police body camera, shows cops with guns drawn swarming Nichols’ car, which was stopped at a red light. One officer yanks…

Tennessee man James Walker accused of burning down Christmas tree, gifts underneath
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Tennessee man James Walker accused of burning down Christmas tree, gifts underneath

ByNews Polite

This thieving Grinch tried to torch Christmas. A Tennessee man – whose heart was perhaps two sizes too small – played the role of holiday villain Sunday when he burned down a family’s Christmas tree and a child’s gifts under it, authorities said. James Walker, 25, allegedly stole items from…