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Missing Kentucky teen found safe in Idaho, FBI Louisville reports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB+WAVE) — A 16-year-old girl from Bowling Green who was reported missing last week was found safe in Idaho, according to the FBI’s Louisville field office. Authorities said the teen was located Sept. 30 in Idaho with a 32-year-old truck driver. The man was tak...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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Trump sparks criticism with comments on potential Iranian attacks on US cities

President Donald Trump faced bipartisan criticism after suggesting during a rally in Nebraska on Monday that potential Iranian attacks on Los Angeles or San Diego would be "a small price to pay" if it helped end the conflict in the Middle East. Speaking about the ongoing war invo...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

Local

Bridge over I-65 in Nashville to be demolished

The bridge on Hamilton Avenue over I-65 first closed in September after a help truck operator discovered damage to the bridge.

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

business

Father and son keep guitar-making legacy going together

HOLLANDTOWN, Wis. ( Aging Untold ) — Bruce Petros has been building stringed instruments for 52 years, turning a small woodworking shop into the business Petros Guitars. “We’re trying to have lasting, lasting beauty in the instrument,” Petros said. From a $15 kit to a career Petr...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

business

Company managing Dolly Parton's interests responds to nephew's request for hearing delay

The battle over Dolly Parton's estate continues between her nephew and the company managing her business interests. She's Alive LLC claims Bryan Seaver threatened employees, business partners, and the country music icon's brand. Now the question is whether the two will meet in co...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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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

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Reverse mentoring: How generations can beat workplace ageism together

( Aging Untold ) — Ageism at work isn’t always obvious. It can hide in quiet assumptions — about who understands technology, who communicates well or who has something valuable to contribute. The Aging Untold hosts are digging into reverse mentoring, a strategy that flips the tra...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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InvestigateTV+: Companies ask for Clean Air Act exemptions

( InvestigateTV ) — InvestigateTV+ uncovers an effort by industrial plants to get let off the hook from Clean Air Act regulations. Plus, one man’s half-century-long quest to trace his ancestry highlights the challenges many Black Americans face. Then, meet the cheerleading team w...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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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

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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

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This database is helping Black families find their enslaved ancestors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) - Knowing where we come from expands our sense of who we are, according to a 2023 study published in the medical journal “Genealogy.” That study found that learning family history is linked to developing a healthy relationship with one’s identit...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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TDOT sued over $9.2B 'Choice Lanes' records

A shortlisted bidder is suing the Tennessee Department of Transportation to force the release of closely guarded documents surrounding the 50-year contract for a $9.2 billion Interstate 24 toll lanes project....

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

Local

I-65 closing in Nashville for bridge demolition

Drivers should prepare for a major detour when a stretch of Interstate 65 closes in both directions for demolition of the Hamilton Avenue bridge deck.The closur...

FOX 17 WZTV Nashville (local news)Oct 6, 2026

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77-year-old woman kills man who attacked her in parking lot, authorities say

BAKER COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A 77-year-old woman shot and killed a man who attacked her Monday in Florida, according to authorities. Baker County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the parking lot of Macclenny Veterinary Hospital around 4:30 a.m. Monday after the woman ca...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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Trump defends ad, says MAGA Inc. will cover cost instead of taxpayers

After a federally funded television advertisement featuring President Donald Trump aired on stations across the United States, Trump said Monday that his political action committee would cover the cost. The advertisement drew criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, who arg...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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Jim Bakker, influential TV evangelist and PTL founder, dies at 86

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful The PTL Club TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in a statem...

NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

Local

Pets of the Week for Oct. 6, 2026

Looking for a new pet? Check out News 2 “Pets of the Week” segment every Tuesday on Good Morning Nashville.

WKRN News 2 (ABC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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Braves turn to Chris Sale with chance to seize NLDS lead over Dodgers

ATLANTA -- Chris Sale understands the weight of October. Given the circumstances, he knows exactly what Tuesday’s Game 3 of the National League Division Series means. He knows how important it is to show the version of Chris Sale expected to finish runner-up in National League Cy...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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Controversial televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86

(Gray News) - Televangelist Jim Bakker has died at 86. “It is with a broken heart that I share that my beloved husband, Jim Bakker, went home to be with the Lord this evening,” his wife, Lori Bakker, wrote in an Instagram post on Oct. 5. Bakker was known for hosting “The PTL Club...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

Local

Metro Council members propose centralized database for affordable housing

What This Story Is About A group of Metro Council members want to build a one-stop database for affordable and workforce rental housing listings in Nashville. Why It Matters Housing listings are currently scattered across multiple property owner websites, making it hard for rente...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

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‘Large amount of fluid’ leaks from wrecked semi in Lebanon

LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - A wreck involving a semi-truck has shut down part of I-40 West in Lebanon. The Lebanon Police Department said that the area of the interstate at mile marker 234 will be shut down. “A semi involved in a wreck has leaked a large amount of fluid from the trac...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 6, 2026

schools

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

schools

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

safety

14-year-old girl attacked with hammer outside home at Madison apartment complex

What This Story Is About A 14-year-old girl was attacked with a hammer Thursday morning while sitting on a bench outside her home at Gibson Creek Apartments, according to Metro Nashville police. Why It Matters Court records show Butler has had several convictions in the past, inc...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 5, 2026

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Comedian, ‘In Living Color’ actor Reggie McFadden dies at 57

(Gray News) - “In Living Color” alum and stand-up comedian Reggie McFadden has died at 57. McFadden’s sister, author Bernice L. McFadden, confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter on Oct. 4. He had been living in Tanzania, and she said she did not know how or when he died. “I...

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 5, 2026

safety

Mother, godmother charged in death of 4-year-old

COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - Two people are facing charges in connection with the death of a 4-year-old in South Carolina. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said Zokeiyah McCray, 36, and Helen Benbow, 59, were arrested Friday and charged with homicide by child abuse....

WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)Oct 5, 2026