This week's fatal crash in Chattanooga is causing Tennessee's leaders to take another look at putting seat belts on school buses.

Such efforts have failed in the past. But Gov. Bill Haslam and other senior Republicans say the latest accident — as well as two others in the past two years — show that it's time for lawmakers to reconsider.

Two men walk over a mile once a week just to give each other a high five. It's a seemingly meaningless act, but one that can take on a powerful meaning over time. We examine why they do this and check back in with one of them a year later.

Del Bryant is the son of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, famous Nashville songwriters for their work in the days of the Grand Ole Opry. Del is interviewed by his wife, Carolyn Smith Bryant, about how his parents met and the important role they played in country music.

Conservatives have pressed for states to be given more control over how federal tax dollars are spent — especially on big programs like Medicaid — with little success in recent years.

But Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is getting excited that a breakthrough may be about to happen, now that Republicans are gaining control of the White House, in addition to Congress.

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville plans to hire its first female chancellor.

The school announced Monday that it wants Beverly Davenport to take over the position next March with a salary of $585,000, calling her a "proven higher education leader."

Davenport has been a top administrator at the University of Cincinnati for three years and its interim president since July. During her time there, she launched a program to recruit more minority and female faculty. The number of women hired has doubled since she started, according to her bio.

Metro Nashville says it's sticking with its new marijuana policy — for now — despite objections from the state's attorney general.

Originally, it was just supposed to be a few young Muslims, handing out flowers and notecards to passersby at the Rutherford County Courthouse.

The idea quickly snowballed to more than 100 people from all walks of life. They waved placards, shared doughnuts and scrawled messages of encouragement on the sidewalks.

Maysoon Shocair Ali is a Syrian-born doctor who has been living and practicing medicine in Waverly, Tennessee for more than forty years. Her daughter, Yasmine Ali, sits down with her mother to talk about her life in Syria and making Tennessee her home.

It's nearly impossible to spend a night on Nashville's Lower Broadway — that hub of honky tonks — and not see several groups of women celebrating an impending marriage.

These bachelorette parties have become so prevalent that they're almost an inside joke for locals. But they have also become an integral part of Nashville's tourism boom.