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• Protesters, supporters voice opinions on Insure TN

  03-02-2015 23:57
  
  The fight over Insure Tennessee continues to play out on Capitol Hill this week.
  
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• Police: Teen had pipe bomb in car parked near middle school

  03-02-2015 23:52
  
  A Portland, TN, teenager is in trouble for having a pipe bomb in his car, which was parked next to a middle school.
  
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• S&P to pay TN $25M as part of settlement

  03-02-2015 23:34
  
  Standard & Poor's will pay nearly $1.4 billion to the Department of Justice and 18 states, including Tennessee.
  
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• Bobbi Kristina Brown moved to Emory Hospital in Atlanta

  03-02-2015 23:18
  
  Bobbi Kristina Brown was moved to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Monday after originally being taken to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell on Saturday, according to CNN.
  
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• 'Nashville' cast offers sneak peak tunes along with special guest Reba McEntire

  03-02-2015 22:56
  
  On the heels of the return of season three from hiatus, the cast of ABC's prime time series, " Nashville " alongside country queen Reba McEntire filmed a live concert Saturday at the legendary Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, to be aired on March 25 at 9 p.m. . "Nashville: On the Record 2" is a spin-off from the first one-hour special that aired last spring.
  
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• Equal Opportunity Day luncheon celebrates historic voting act

  03-02-2015 22:55
  A Midstate group honored the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
  
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• Self-service kiosk aims to cut down on lines at county clerk's office

  03-02-2015 22:48
  The Davidson County Clerk's Office officially opened its first self-service kiosk on Tuesday.
  
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• Metro Council set to debate several hot topics

  03-02-2015 22:39
  
  Tuesday night's Metro Council meeting is expected to be one of the busiest in recent memory.
  
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• High school coach jailed on statutory rape charges

  03-02-2015 22:24
  
  A high school baseball coach has been arrested on statutory rape charges.
  
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• Man wanted in south Nashville Subway break-in

  03-02-2015 22:13
  
  Police are searching for a man accused in a smash-and-grab at a south Nashville Subway early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Police say man fired shots at repo agents

  03-02-2015 21:26
  
  A Smyrna man was arrested after he allegedly shot at repo agents who were trying to take his car at an elementary school.
  
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• Some Midstate pediatricians turning away unvaccinated patients

  03-02-2015 21:20
  
  While there are no confirmed cases of measles in the Midstate so far, some pediatricians here are taking a proactive approach to protect their other patients.
  
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• Family of deadly crash victim speaks out

  03-02-2015 21:11
  
  Bonnie Knowles was killed in a pile-up on Interstate 65 on Sunday after a night of drinking. Tuesday, her family said they hope her story will serve as a warning to others.
  
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• Affordable housing for Nashville artists gets a big boost

  03-02-2015 20:51
  
  The Housing Fund, a Gulch-based nonprofit that helps finance affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization projects in Middle Tennessee, has been awarded $200,000 in grant money to help artists find affordable housing in Nashville.
  
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• Driver charged with vehicular homicide after Clarksville crash

  03-02-2015 20:31
  
  Police say alcohol was involved in a fatal car crash in Clarksville on Monday night.
  
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• Police: School bus involved in hit-and-run in Warren Co.

  03-02-2015 20:20
  
  The crash happened Tuesday morning on the 3900 block of Galloways Mill Road in Bowling Green, KY.
  
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• Vaccine-focused Nashville startup launches at its first college

  03-02-2015 19:46
  
  Less than a year into its life, Nashville health records startup Med+Pass is up and running at its first college, and its founders hope to be at 25 by year's end.
  
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• Second Harper Lee novel to be published in July

  03-02-2015 19:42
  
  "To Kill a Mockingbird" will not be Harper Lee's only published book after all.
  
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• Police: Theft suspect caught on video while trying to cover camera

  03-02-2015 19:09
  
  A suspected thief's attempt to cover up a surveillance camera may just help police find him.
  
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• Man wanted in connection to Donelson break-in

  03-02-2015 18:44
  
  Police say the suspect used a rock to break in through the front door of the Subway on Elm Hill Pike around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Bourbon, Tennessee whiskey sales up in US; exports top $1B

  03-02-2015 18:25
  
  New figures show producers of Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey scored another round of U.S. sales growth in 2014, while exports topped $1 billion.
  
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• House GOP leader says Insure Tennessee would pass floor vote

  03-02-2015 18:23
  
  House Republican leader Gerald McCormick says Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans would pass comfortably in a full floor vote, but faces "challenges" in committees.
  
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• Bruce Jenner to tell all in TV interview

  03-02-2015 16:09
  
  People Magazine says Bruce Jenner will discuss transition from man to woman during an interview with Diane Sawyer.
  
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• Employee accused of setting up restaurant robbery

  03-02-2015 16:00
  
  Police say Jamal Brooks and the owner of Love, Peace & Pho were closing up on Jan. 11 when a man came through the back door waving a gun.
  
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• Search for suspect in south Nashville Subway break-in

  03-02-2015 15:36
  
  Police are searching for a man who busted into a Subway store in south Nashville early Tuesday morning, but left with nothing. According to police on scene, someone broke the front door and went inside the store at the corner of Elm Hill Pike and Massman Drive around 3 a.m. Surveillance video showed a man wearing a black mask and black hooded jacket open the register, but when he realized it was empty he left.
  
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• DA challenges attorneys about release of evidence in Vanderbilt rape case

  03-02-2015 15:30
  
  District Attorney General Glenn Funk has challenged defense attorneys to testify under oath that they didn't leak sealed documents to a national news program.
  
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• Tuesday marks 1-year anniversary of deadly Bellevue plane crash

  03-02-2015 13:59
  
  Four family members were flying in from Kansas for a cattle convention at Opryland when the plane went down near the Bellevue YMCA.
  
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• Pediatricians and politicians share insights about need for vaccinations

  03-02-2015 11:46
  
  As some argue for the freedom to choose, some pediatricians are exercising their freedom to choose not to see unvaccinated children.
  
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• Channel 5 Interviews a Rapist about the Morality of His Victim

  03-02-2015 11:32
  
  Nashville got through the Vanderbilt rape trial with relatively little circus. On Friday, the clowns arrived.
  
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• Lady Antebellum Announces First-Ever Bridgestone Arena Tour Stop in Nashville

  03-02-2015 07:27
  
  The members of Lady Antebellum have literally traveled the globe on their various concert tours, but there's one venue they've never played - Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. But that's all about to change.
  
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• Police need help nabbing robbery suspect

  03-02-2015 06:53
  
  Metro police are searching for the crook behind two robberies.
  
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• Hillwood cheerleaders making history with trip to nationals

  03-02-2015 06:34
  
  For the first time ever, a Metro Nashville public high school will be competing in the four day UCA National Championship at Disney World in Orlando, FL.
  
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• Artistic work of winter trees on exhibit at Cheekwood

  03-02-2015 06:06
  
  Trees are a treasured part of the Tennessee landscape, particularly in the fall when the leaves change. But Charles Brindley says don't forget about winter.
  
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• Reba McEntire to headline benefit for Nashville Rescue Mission

  03-02-2015 05:42
  
  The Nashville Rescue Mission is getting help from a huge star who will headline a benefit show for the city's most vulnerable residents.
  
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• Police need help napping robbery suspect

  03-02-2015 05:40
  
  Metro police are searching for the crook behind two robberies.
  
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• Uber rider takes terrifying trip

  03-02-2015 05:19
  
  A woman is telling a terrifying story about a reckless ride in an Uber car.
  
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• Giles Co. reopens cold case murder from 1990

  03-02-2015 04:57
  
  Investigators said there's a break in a murder case from 25 years ago in Giles County.
  
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• Sexuality takes center stage at Vanderbilt University

  03-02-2015 04:25
  The topic of sexuality is set to take the stage at Vanderbilt University. 
  
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• Nashville Zoo to host Summer Season Employment Job Fair, February 24th

  03-02-2015 04:18
  
  Nashville Zoo is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, February 24th for those interested in working at the Zoo during the 2015 summer season. Representatives from the Zoo's food, retail, maintenance, and guest services departments will be available from 9:00am to 4:00pm to answer questions and receive resumes and job applications.
  
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• Oregon company creates Katy Perry's Super Bowl lion

  03-02-2015 03:38
  
  The Scappoose based company, Michael Curry Design, has created theatrical designs and puppetry for numerous shows and halftime shows.
  
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• I-Team report: Stun guns fail 20% of time in stopping suspects

  03-02-2015 03:04
  
  The stun gun has become one of the most relied upon weapons used by law enforcement to avoid deadly confrontations.
  
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• Tennessee calls for hemp farmers

  03-02-2015 03:01
  
  Tennessee is now accepting applications for people who want a license to grow hemp.
  
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• Cool Springs' Pie in the Sky Pizza Closes, Will Reopen as The Honeysuckle

  03-02-2015 02:18
  
  The Cool Springs outpost of Pie in the Sky Pizza has closed, but the owner plans to renovate the location and reopen it as a new "upscale dining concept," The Honeysuckle. Pie in the Sky Pizza, 1770 Galleria Blvd. in Franklin, closed to the public on Saturday, according to a company release today.
  
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• 1 killed, 3 injured in Hickman Co. crash

  03-02-2015 01:53
  
  One person was killed and two others critically injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 100 in Hickman County.
  
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• Radon turns family's dream home into nightmare

  03-02-2015 01:23
  
  You can't see it, smell it or taste it, but it kills 20,000 people each year, and there's a good chance Radon is in your home.
  
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• Natalie Prass Talks Nashville in The New Yorker: How Healthy Is Our Indie Scene?

  03-02-2015 01:13
  
  Over the weekend, I read Rachel Syme's piece for The New Yorker on Natalie Prass , a review of her new LP which doubles as a critique of Nashville as a music-making environment. I learned that Prass had pulled up stakes and moved to Richmond, Va.
  
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• Special session focusing on health insurance begins

  03-02-2015 00:07
  
  Lawmakers have started a special legislative session to decide the fate of Insure Tennessee, which would give health insurance to thousands of uninsured Tennesseans.
  
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