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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Crucial evidence is taking months to process and may be slowing down the judicial system and threatening public safety. The state of Tennessee is managing to move the backlog incrementally, and taking steps to speed things up.  Back in September, Eliza Fletcher had gone for a run when police say she was kidnapped […]

Another busy week in the legislature yielded more tense moments and the passage of new bills. If you missed it, we have you covered in this week’s Tennessee State Capitol roundup.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local leaders and community activists are demanding meaningful change to make sure what happened to Tyre Nichols never happens again. Protests erupted near and far as they called for action. But we’ve heard similar cries before. We’ve seen task forces and committees created to discuss police reform and recommendations handed over to […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor said Thursday that campaign-related charges won’t be pursued further against Attorney General Josh Stein or his aides, one day after an appeals court ruled the political libel law her office was seeking to enforce is most likely unconstitutional. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said that the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered an optimistic view of the Volunteer state and spelled out his $55 billion budget plans for this fiscal year during Monday night’s State of the State address. Gov. Lee called for investing in roads, education, aid to parents and children, and cutting taxes during his State of […]

Currently, law enforcement is required to send rape kits to TBI within 30 days, but Tennessee Code doesn’t dictate actually testing them.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lawyers for the City of Memphis want a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a woman who says police failed to properly investigate her rape, arguing that police have no duty under law to investigate. Alicia Franklin claims she was raped by Cleotha Abston-Henderson, but he wasn’t arrested because evidence […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The TBI is now reaching out for help as it tries to shrink a massive backlog of rape kits at its crime labs. The state is under pressure to act following the killing of Eliza Fletcher back in September. The man charged with her murder has a violent history and the TBI […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One local legislator wants to change the state law after seeing what WREG Investigators uncovered about a woman who was brutally attacked, but unable to get justice because her evidence wasn’t tested in time. WREG doesn’t typically identify rape victims, but this woman wanted you to see her face. For her protection, […]

Josh Noblet works in the field of genetics. He sat down to watch “Our Father” and felt an instant connection to the opening scenes of the Netflix documentary.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands of rape victims will have to wait a little longer to find out if they can file a class action lawsuit against the City of Memphis. The City of Memphis has been at the center of litigation surrounding the mishandling of more than 12,000 rape kits from 1985 to 2014. Preliminary […]