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What This Story Is About The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a student reported that someone stopped and offered them a ride while they waited at a bus stop Thursday morning. Why It Matters The incident was reported near the Waters Edge and St. Marlo com...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Sep 17, 2026
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An ICE agent accused of shooting a man during an immigration crackdown was arrested Thursday in Minnesota, where he made his first appearance in court on charges of felony assault. Christian Castro is charged with the shooting of 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis ...
NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate) · Sep 17, 2026

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What This Story Is About Spring Hill Little League said it’s delaying its Thursday games by 30 minutes due to the heat. Why It Matters With the extreme temperature comes the risk of heat-related illnesses. These can lead to several adverse health effects, including nausea, dizzin...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Sep 17, 2026

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What This Story Is About Rutherford County Schools said a sixth-grade student brought a small sealed bag containing blood to Siegel Middle School, where it was shown to and passed among several students before school. Why It Matters The district said social media claims that the ...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Sep 17, 2026

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CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - A 7-year-old girl in Cincinnati died on a school bus after she got stuck in the seatbelt, according to officials. The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified the Roselawn Condon School student as 7-year-old Ngone Talla. Talla was on the bus whe...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Sep 17, 2026

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What This Story Is About A license plate reader alert in Mt. Juliet led to the arrest of a man who was wanted in Rutherford County for felony child abuse. Why It Matters Arrest warrants for the 44-year-old Murfreesboro man had been issued six days ago for felony child abuse, dome...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Sep 17, 2026
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The Music Universe · Sep 17, 2026

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Dolly Parton was honored with the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday and posthumously accepted the award.
FOX 17 WZTV Nashville (local news) · Sep 17, 2026

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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Prosecutors announced an indictment of a suspected serial killer in Oregon now connected to the death of half a dozen women. Multnomah County authorities said Jesse Calhoun is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge in connection with the dea...
WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) · Sep 17, 2026

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Nashville plans to work 9 to 5 — and well into the night — to celebrate the woman whose music and generosity helped shape Music City.
FOX 17 WZTV Nashville (local news) · Sep 17, 2026
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Chattanooga Times Free Press · Sep 17, 2026