Tennessee Municipal League News

Insurance to Cover Part of Tenn. City’s $28M Settlement Over Botched Rape Case

(AP) — Leaders in Johnson City, Tennessee, have agreed Thursday to pay $28 million to settle a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a suspect accused in civil cases of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women. If …

City of Niota, Tenn., Loses Insurance Again, Shuts Down City Services

The city of Niota, Tennessee, is again without insurance and has shut down most city services. According to The Daily Post-Athenian, only a skeleton staff remains in the city of about 800 residents. Coverage through the Tennessee Municipal League (TML) …

Niota, Tenn., Temporarily Closes City Services as Insurance Expires

Much of the city of Niota, in Tennessee, is shut down, including its police and fire departments, after the city’s liability insurance expired at midnight on April 18. The Daily Post-Athenian reports the Tennessee Municipal League declined to renew the …