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Kentucky State Police identify trooper killed in interstate shooting. Here’s what we know
What This Story Is About Kentucky State Police identified the trooper killed while patrolling Interstate 65 in Warren County as Trooper Hayden Phillips. Why It Matters Authorities issued a Blue Alert and said the person is connected to a “severe attack on law enforcement.” Troope...
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Nashville Symphony suspending 2026-2027 season due to 'financial emergency'
Amid a financial emergency, the Nashville Symphony is suspending the 2026-2027 season, officials announced Monday.
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‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect in custody after trooper killed in shooting in Kentucky. Here’s what we know
What This Story Is About Kentucky State Police captured an armed and dangerous suspect after a trooper was killed in a shooting on Interstate 65 in Warren County. Why It Matters Trooper Hayden Phillips was killed in the attack. He was assigned to Kentucky State Police Post 3 in B...
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Nashville Symphony suspends 2026-27 season, furloughs staff amid ‘financial emergency’
What This Story Is About The Nashville Symphony has declared a “financial emergency” and says the upcoming season has been canceled amid a massive operating budget deficit. Why It Matters The organization, founded in 1946, said it currently has a $10 million deficit. What Happens...
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Kentucky trooper killed in I-65 shooting, suspect taken into custody
A Kentucky State Police trooper was killed Monday in a shooting on Interstate 65 as authorities continue searching for an armed suspect.
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Sen. Blackburn refuses debate against Jerri Green in Tennessee governor race
There is growing tension in the governor's race as Marsha Blackburn pushes back on facing her main opponent Jerri Green in a debate.
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Could Tenn. SWAT officer be indicted in fatal officer-involved shooting?
A police SWAT team member's future is in limbo. This after a fatal officer-involved shooting. The officer's lawyer is in disbelief that the case could go to a Grand Jury for possible indictment when, he says, video shows it was a justified use of force. Most every officer-involve...
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‘We still don’t have an answer’: 10 years since his death, the family of Ryan Trent remains without justice
What This Story Is About Ten years after Ryan Trent was found shot to death following a staged car crash on Ellington Parkway, his killer remains unidentified and his family continues to seek answers. Why It Matters The case remains an unsolved homicide and Trent’s family says th...
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Trooper killed in line of duty, suspect arrested
(Gray News) - A Kentucky trooper was shot and killed in the line of duty, and law enforcement has arrested the suspect after an hours-long search. The shooting happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, on Interstate 65 in Warren County, according to state police. The trooper was ident...
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‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect on the run after trooper killed in shooting in Kentucky. Here’s what we know
What This Story Is About Kentucky State Police are searching for an armed and dangerous suspect after a trooper was killed in a shooting on Interstate 65 in Warren County. Why It Matters Authorities issued a Blue Alert and said the person is connected to a “severe attack on law e...
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Raided Oxford store was where Ole Miss student purchased kratom before death, records show
OXFORD, Miss. (WMC) - Newly released documents reveal more information about the narcotics bust at an Oxford smoke shop. A search warrant was executed Thursday at Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store on Heritage Drive in Oxford. Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and Islam Mohamed, 18 , wer...
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Kentucky State Police identify trooper killed in interstate shooting. What we know as suspect remains at large
What This Story Is About Kentucky State Police identified the trooper killed while patrolling Interstate 65 in Warren County as Trooper Hayden Phillips. Why It Matters The shooting suspect remains at large. What Happens Next The investigation continues, as does the search for the...
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Rod Stewart announces ‘The Final Encore Tour.’ Here’s where you can see him
(Gray News) - Rod Stewart has announced “The Final Encore Tour,” wrapping up more than six decades of performing in 2027. The tour kicks off April 29, 2027, in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and ends July 24, 2027, in Hannover, Germany. There are no stops in America listed as part of t...
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‘Abortion Trafficking’ Law Killed at Federal Level
Rep. Aftyn Behn counts victory against 2024 statute after appeal by state
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Trump announces Iowa steel plant expected to be nation's largest
President Donald Trump is announcing a new $15 billion steel plant in Iowa being built with backing from an Indian conglomerate, creating what the White House says will become the largest steel plant in U.S. history. The White House said Trump will announce the project Monday aft...
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'I feel that should be a priority': Calls for TDOT to make a decision on Broadway bollards
It’s been about two months with no action yet from TDOT on retractable bollards on Broadway to protect pedestrians.
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Customers narrowly escape McDonald’s moments before roof collapses: ‘It was scary’
LEBANON, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) — Customers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Missouri narrowly escaped before the roof collapsed during a fire. Ansley Tidwell, 11, visited the McDonald’s in Lebanon with her grandmother Saturday. But as soon as they walked through the front doors, the...
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Police investigating after three masked men broke into short-term rental in Nashville
What This Story Is About Nashville police are investigating after three masked men allegedly broke into a short-term rental near West End Circle. Why It Matters Several women staying at the rental confronted the suspects after hearing the home’s front glass door shatter, police s...
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3 dead, including 2 kids, in Tennessee house fire
Three people are dead, including two children, after a house fire in Wayne County, Tennessee early Monday morning, officials confirm to FOX 17 News.
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InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Critics push back against license plate readers
( InvestigateTV ) — A camera network built to help police find criminals can also create a record of where ordinary drivers have been. And critics say the risk is not just the technology—but who may use it. Plus, police chases can turn deadly in seconds. Then, some departments ar...
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Hopkinsville woman arrested for allegedly locking her 9-year-old out of house for 17 hours, police say
What This Story Is About A Hopkinsville mother was arrested for allegedly leaving her 9-year-old child outside overnight, police told WHOP. Why It Matters The child was reportedly left outside for about 17 hours, police told WHOP. What Happens Next Ashland Killebrew is charged wi...
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‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect on the run after trooper-involved shooting in Kentucky. Here’s what we know
What This Story Is About Kentucky State Police are searching for an armed and dangerous suspect after a trooper-involved shooting on Interstate 65 in Warren County. Why It Matters Authorities issued a Blue Alert and said the person is connected to a “severe attack on law enforcem...
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Suspect in custody after Kentucky State Police trooper shot, killed along I-65
Authorities in Kentucky are searching for a vehicle following a shooting that involved law enforcement along I-65 in Warren County.
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3-week-old hospitalized with 10 broken ribs, father charged, sheriff’s office says
MADRID, New York ( WWNY /Gray News) - A New York man is facing felony charges after his three-week-old infant was hospitalized with extensive injuries, including a broken arm, facial trauma, and 10 broken ribs, according to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. Shane Shortt w...
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Americans have spent $65 billion more on gas since the Iran War began
Americans have spent a staggering amount more on gasoline since the war in Iran began. The added cost now totals about $65 billion and continues to climb, according to a gas-price tracking tool developed by Brown University. The tracker estimates that the national average price o...
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Multiple people killed in Waynesboro house fire; TBI investigating
Multiple people were killed in a house fire in Waynesboro Monday morning, according to Wayne County Sheriff Shane Fisher. The fire happened in the 100 block of Vaughn Street, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Fisher said the TBI will investigate the fire because...
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Hurricane Polo could bring heavy flooding in Mexico’s Baja California and the Southwest US
Residents of Mexicos Baja California Sur state boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rai...
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Michigan family buries Korean War soldier identified by DNA
Corporal Vester Hicks Jr. has been laid to rest at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan, nearly 76 years after he was killed in action during the Korean War. Hicks was 17 years old when he died during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. For decades, his r...
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Parents accused of leaving toddler, 9-month-old alone for hours to go shopping, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) - Police in Nebraska said the parents of a 2-year-old girl who was found wandering outside alone Friday night have been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor child abuse. Officers responded to the area of 24th and T streets around 7:15 p.m. after r...
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Investigation underway after 3 dead, including 2 children, in Middle Tennessee house fire
What This Story Is About An investigation is underway after a deadly house fire in Wayne County on Monday morning. Why It Matters Three people died, including two children; two survivors have been taken to a Nashville hospital for treatment. What Happens Next The Tennessee Bureau...
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Russian jet drones set Kyiv's Academy of Sciences ablaze in daylight strike
Russian drones struck downtown Kyiv in the middle of the workday Monday, setting fire to the historic headquarters of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences and trapping office workers inside burning buildings. Some staff escaped by climbing out of the academy's windows and down ...
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‘Shocked our community’: Third suspect arrested in Tasia Fortune murder case, $5 million bond set
JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - Tasia Fortune allegedly left a home on Capitol Street with two men to go sell drugs, and she never returned. Days later, her body was found hanging by a black electrical cord behind an abandoned home on Road of Remembrance in Jackson, Mississip...
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Popular food brand recalls peperoncini after TikTok video shows dead mouse in jar
(Gray News) — A popular brand of pickled vegetables is recalling some jars of peperoncini after a woman posted a TikTok video saying she found a dead mouse in one of them. According to the FDA , Mezzetta initiated a recall Saturday for a specific lot of Golden Greek Peperoncini M...
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Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years - ABC News
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2 children, 1 adult killed in Wayne County house fire
Three people have died after a fire broke out at a home in Wayne County Monday morning, officials confirmed to News 2.
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Beach House Creates a Dreamscape at Brooklyn Bowl
The Baltimore dream-pop group’s marathon Sunday set considers the breadth and depth of their two-decade career
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MNPS parent disputes former teacher's account of grade change; district weighs in
A Metro Nashville Public Schools parent is disputing a former teacher's account of an art-class grade change involving her daughter.
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US and China release $60 billion nonsensitive product lists for tariff cuts
The United States and China on Monday released reciprocal lists of nonsensitive products worth about $30 billion each that will see tariff cuts, from American hair products to Chinese toys, in a deal expected to help bolster bilateral trade. The details came days after Chinese Pr...
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Governor Lee does not plan to intervene in Christa Pike execution
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said Monday that he doesn't plan to intervene in the scheduled execution of Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder. Pike's legal team had filed a clemency petition with Lee asking him to commute her death sentence to life i...
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Ruptured gas line shuts down part of North Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro
A ruptured gas line has shut down part of North Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro, police said Monday. Traffic is closed from the intersection of East Clark Boulevard and North Tennessee Boulevard to Stonewall Boulevard, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department. Drivers ...
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Let Me Help: Screen-free activities that promote storytelling
Many parents want to cut their kids' time on screens to a minimum, and we want to help. We spoke with Jennifer Stine and Laura Abernathy at Celebree School of Franklin-Cool Springs who shared a few screen-free activities that also promote storytelling for your little ones. Watch ...
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Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit
A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs. Tompkins County Dist...
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AI chatbots hurt some users’ finances, survey finds
( InvestigateTV ) — A new NerdWallet survey finds nearly a third of Americans who followed financial advice from an AI chatbot say it actually hurt their money situation and caused them to lose money. Kim Palmer, a personal finance expert at NerdWallet, said use of AI chatbots fo...
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SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early
SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety. The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting...
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Here’s when Christa Pike’s execution is scheduled in Tennessee, becoming the state’s first woman executed in more than 200 years
What This Story Is About Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, September 30. Why It Matters If carried out, Pike’s execution would be the first execution of a woman in Tennessee in more than 200 years. What Happens Next Deat...
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Tennessee inmate dies after experiencing medical emergency
CLIFTON, Tenn. (WKRN) — An investigation is underway after a 30-year-old man died following a medical emergency at the South Central Correctional Facility in Clifton. According to the private company managing the facility, called CoreCivic, Deadrick Jones was pronounced dead afte...
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Pedestrian killed on Murfreesboro Pike, no charges pending
A pedestrian has died after getting hit by a car on Murfreesboro Pike Sunday night.