1. Tennessee Senate approves bill to strip cities of ability to annex by ordinance
2. Chattanooga’s new Volkswagen chief Koch has full plate
3. Bill would prevent ATMs near tattoo, piercing shops from giving cash to welfare recipients
4. 75-year-old man tied up, robbed in home invasion
5. Major investment, new jobs coming to McMinn County
6. Tennessee legislators boost fines on cockfighting
7. Investigation: TN official took public money to buy fancy pens