To pass the controversial FUSUS surveillance program 21 councilmembers needed to vote in favor. 20 councilmembers voted for it. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — At times it's been an emotional debate — ...

Top law enforcement officials in Ohio are on a mission to develop a crime-fighting powerhouse with AI — but their experiment isn’t getting results as quickly as planned. Meanwhile, the bill for the ...

Most Metro Council Members advocating for Fusus surveillance technology do so in good faith. The question we all face is ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A controversial community surveillance network is once again up for discussion by Metro Council Tuesday evening. The program was narrowly voted down in December. Fusus, a ...

As a Metro councilmember, Freddie O’Connell was a chief critic of police technologies. At times, his criticism looked ideological. During debates about automated license plate readers, O’Connell ...

@startleseasily is a fervent observer of the Metro government's comings and goings. In this column, "On First Reading," she'll recap the bimonthly Metro Council meetings and provide her opinions and ...

A three-hour debate ended with Dayton City Commissioners approving a pilot project for a controversial new crime fighting system. City commissioners voted 3-2 Wednesday night to approve use of the ...

A hotly debated $774,900, 34-month contract with law enforcement surveillance company Fusus narrowly failed to earn adoption at Tuesday's Metro Council meeting, after nearly a year of uncertainty and ...

WHITEHALL, Ohio — The man who is accused of shooting at another man in an apparent road rage situation on Interstate 70 Tuesday morning made his first court appearance Wednesday morning. That suspect, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A proposition to give Metro Police access to private security cameras fails by just one vote. Still, some Metro Council members and city leaders say the conversation will ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said he still thinks the security system proposed last year could help the city in Friday’s roundtable meeting. Last December, the approval ...