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Missing Clarksville teen found, reunited with family

What This Story Is About A 15-year-old girl who was missing is back home with her family in Clarksville. She was last seen Thursday morning getting off a school bus. Why It Matters The family says if they didn’t search for the teen, they believe she would still be missing. What H...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 14, 2026

How college students can start building credit the right way

( InvestigateTV ) — Managing money is rarely part of the official college curriculum, but WalletHub says one wrong move with fees or credit can cost students more than money — it can set back their credit-building efforts before their careers even begin. John Kiernan, managing ed...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 14, 2026

Student hit after sedan passes stopped school bus, sheriff’s office says

BATTLE GROUND, Wash. ( KPTV /Gray News) — A child sustained minor injuries Monday morning when a sedan passed a stopped school bus and hit the student while crossing the road, according to authorities in Washington. Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded around 8:51 a.m...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 13, 2026

SEC Nation coming to Knoxville for ‘Third Saturday in October’

What This Story Is About SEC Nation will be in Knoxville for the “Third Saturday in October.” Why It Matters It marks the 14th time SEC Nation has been in Knoxville. What Happens Next The show will air from 9 a.m. to noon on the lawn of Ayres Hall on the University of Tennessee c...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 12, 2026

Aging Untold: Teens are the hidden generation juggling school and elder care

( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold , we explore the hidden weight carried by millions of teens and young adults stepping into caregiving roles for aging family members. We break down the causes, warning signs and prevention strategies for painful kidney stones. Fi...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 12, 2026

Teenage caregivers: The hidden generation juggling school and elder care

( Aging Untold ) — When you picture a caregiver, you probably imagine a middle-aged adult or a spouse. But a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that role is starting much earlier — an estimated 1.6 million teens ages 15 to 18 and 2 million yo...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 12, 2026

InvestigateTV+: The case for moving school start times

( InvestigateTV ) — InvestigateTV+ examines the fight over the first bell; why experts say early start times can work against the teenage brain and why changing the schedule can be complicated for schools and families. Plus, a diaper dilemma as soaring prices force some families ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 12, 2026

She was a janitor at this hospital. Now she’s returning as a physician

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ( InvestigateTV ) — In 2011, Shay Taylor-Allen was working as a janitor at Yale New Haven Hospital when she was 18. She is now returning years later to the hospital as a resident physician. Taylor-Allen said she took the janitor job after finishing high school be...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 12, 2026

Cause of death revealed for two Ole Miss students in court

OXFORD, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - The cause of death was revealed for two Ole Miss students in court proceedings. In court, one of the defense attorneys for two men charged with selling narcotics said one student died from a combined use of various substances, including cough syr...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 10, 2026

Shifting school start times could address teen sleep loss, research says

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) — School in many districts across the country begins before sunrise, a schedule doctors say runs counter to how teenage brains are wired to sleep. School did not always start this early. During the 1950s and 1960s, U.S. schools started between 8:3...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 9, 2026

“The system said he’d fail. He built this instead.”

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Ray Freeman, who aged out of foster care, opened One Club Jiu Jitsu in Wyandotte County six years ago. He teaches kids and adults jiu jitsu as a way to work through trauma, depression, ADHD, and behavioral struggles. His own son, Jory, is among his students...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 9, 2026

Brentwood Academy hosts Briarcrest to headline Week 8 of Touchdown Friday Night

What This Story Is About Brentwood Academy hosts Briarcrest this week on the high school football field. Why It Matters It’s Week 8 of the regular high school football season in Tennessee. What Happens Next Game will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Brentwood Academy. For Context The Eagle...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

Bye weeks and Thursday games dominate Week 8 of the TSSAA season

What This Story Is About Touchdown Friday Night on WSMV rolls on in Week 8 Why It Matters The high school football season continues in Middle Tennessee. What Happens Next WSMV will cover many HS football games across the Midstate. For Context Check out Touchdown Friday Night on W...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

University of Arizona suspends fraternity activities as reports of misconduct persist

The University of Arizona has suspended activities at its fraternities following persistent reports of misconduct, including assault, hazing, and drug and alcohol-related behavior, a university official said. Just seven weeks into the fall semester, the university's Dean of Stude...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

Walk to School Day puts spotlight on safer routes for Nashville students

What This Story Is About Thousands of Nashville students, parents and teachers participated in Walk Bike Nashville’s annual Walk to School Day, with more than 45 schools registered. Why It Matters Organizers say the event is designed not only to make walking to school fun, but al...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

Stardust Drive-In Theatre

Stardust Drive-In Theatre is the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Writers’ Choice for Best Old-School Drive-In in Nashville for bringing us back to the heyday of the classic drive-in....

Nashville Scene (alt-weekly)Oct 8, 2026

Christian school employee charged with sexually assaulting student

ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) - A man is accused of sexually assaulting two students he met while working as a school employee in Minnesota. Derrick Pfeffer, 42, is charged with 10 felonies in St. Croix County, Wisconsin: Repeated sexual assault of the same child (at ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

Mother of slain Nashville teen speaks after 4 teens charged

What This Story Is About A Nashville mother is speaking out about coming face-to-face with the four teenagers charged in the shooting death of her son, 16-year-old Cameron Frierson, outside Pearl-Cohn High School in August. Why It Matters The case raises concerns about guns in th...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

Cornell officials pressed by faculty as outrage mounts over alleged gang rape

Professors and staff at Cornell University grilled administration officials Tuesday as outrage builds over the alleged gang rape of a former student at a fraternity house in 2024, with questions raised about how the school and law enforcement responded. University officials confi...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

Harpist brings calm to hospital patients

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. ( Aging Untold ) — A harpist is offering quiet comfort to patients and families at McLeod Seacoast Hospital, playing every Thursday, the hospital’s busiest day for same-day surgery. Peg Mann is part of the hospital’s volunteer and student services program. She ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

Student loan interest rate reductions will continue, Education Department says

The Education Department has extended its offer for a 1% interest rate reduction on student loan balance for certain borrowers who qualify. Borrowers have from now until the end of the year to sign up for auto pay and get the benefit. Once approved, they will keep that reduced ra...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

All fraternities suspended at university amid wave of misconduct reports

TUCSON, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — The University of Arizona has hit pause on all fraternity activities amid a wave of misconduct investigations. In an internal university memo, Chrissy Lieberman, the dean of students, said her office is investigating multiple reports of miscondu...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

Book bans in US public schools reach record high, PEN America report finds

Nearly 12,000 bans took place in public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression organization began tracking removals five years ago. For the second straight year, Stephen King was the author most likely to...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

Why more employers are hiring workers without college degrees

A four-year college degree may no longer be the career requirement it once was. As companies struggle to fill jobs and industries evolve faster than traditional education systems can keep up, more employers are shifting toward skills-based hiring focusing on experience, certifica...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

New moms school offers postpartum support

GREENVILLE, S.C. ( Aging Untold ) — A new program in South Carolina is offering support to women during the postpartum period, connecting them with experts and other mothers navigating early motherhood. Nicole Parmelee, who has two children, started the New Moms School after her ...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

Deaf cheer team competes in its first hearing competition

FARIBAULT, Minn. ( InvestigateTV ) – Minnesota’s only all-deaf high school cheerleading team became the first in its school history to perform in a hearing competition. In January, the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (MSAD) Trojan cheer team competed in their first cheerlead...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

This teen turned a bus into a mobile clothing store

BATON ROUGE, La. ( InvestigateTV ) - A New Orleans teenager has converted a used bus into a traveling clothing boutique, taking his business on the road across the Gulf South. Valen Purvis, a student at Rummel High School in New Orleans, operates a mobile clothing store called Tr...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

First Knoblin Fest celebrates oddball local folklore, brings big crowds

Let's get weird. There's this bit of local folklore that Michele Mazzu and Maggie Sidlinger have told to a student at the Academy of Make-Up and Arts, Kathleen Carter. We have to start with this question. What's a Knoblin? Mazzu and Sidlinger said this folklore is based around Do...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 5, 2026

Students protest Cornell's response to gang rape complaint

Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight. At a demonstration that overflowed the large space...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 5, 2026

This program promotes reading for kids before they get into kindergarten

ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) - A Missouri six-year-old is reading more books than many people read in a lifetime. Pew Research in the past found that the average American reads about 12 books a year. An elementary student outside of St. Louis crushed this number by reading 1,...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 5, 2026

Nashville Christian School football moving up to Divsion II-AA

What This Story Is About The Nashville Christian football program is moving up one classification beginning next season. Why It Matters The Eagles have not lost a game in Division II-A since 2023. What Happens Next NCS will finish this season in DII-A and move up for the next two...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 2, 2026

Line-dance instructor builds community while inspiring students

PETERSBURG, Va. ( Aging Untold ) — Richard Caple leads a line dancing class at Club 17 in Petersburg, and he also gives back to the community through scholarships and fundraisers. How the class started Caple said he did not initially want to lead the class. “So, a year ago, we ha...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 2, 2026

They were born on the same day in the same hospital. Now they’re getting married

CRANE, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) - Inside of Crane High School, home of the Pirates, scavenging through decades of student pictures are Principal Tara Mease and science teacher Karen Faucett. Their own children, Brayden Faucett and Lorene Mease, are included on the wall of graduates....

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 2, 2026