Tennessee is among five states that plan to add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar in some schools starting in 2013.

Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York were the other states announcing Monday that they will take part in the 3-year pilot program, which is intended to boost student

A man armed with a gun in front of the First United Methodist Church in Millington, Tenn., was shot and wounded by police Sunday afternoon after the man refused to lower or drop his weapon, police said.

The police-involved shooting took place at around 2 p.m. in the 8000 Block of Wilkinsville near School.

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DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco jokingly calls the new jail the "Hernando Hilton," but don't expect a plush stay.

"It's not anything extravagant but it is to do the job that we need to do to protect the citizens of Desoto County," Sheriff Rasco said.

The first inmates were being moved Monday into the $14 million