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• Family photo next to father's casket shows toll of heroin addiction

  15-09-2015 23:55
  
  A woman from Cincinnati took to Facebook following the death of her children's father in order to spread awareness about heroin addiction. 
  
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• Attorney seeks to expunge more than 100K court records

  15-09-2015 23:40
  
  More than 100,000 Nashville residents may be impacted by a groundbreaking class action motion that was filed in Davidson County General Sessions Court on Tuesday.
  
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• Scanner traffic reveals trooper’s final minutes

  15-09-2015 22:54
  
  A Kentucky State Police trooper in pursuit of a suspect told dispatchers he had been shot on Sunday night just before passing out.
  
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• 2 students dead in Houston school bus crash

  15-09-2015 21:53
  
  The bus was taking four students to a high school when it crashed about 7 a.m. CT, veering off an overpass and landing on its side near a frontage road below the 610 Loop.
  
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• Eight batches of mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in Metro

  15-09-2015 21:52
  
  Eight batches of mosquitoes tested by Metro Public Health Department tested positive for West Nile virus, according to a news release.
  
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• Racist messages scrawled on bleachers at Una park

  15-09-2015 21:44
  
  Metro Parks is investigating a number of racist messages written on a set of bleachers and a concession stand at an Antioch football field.
  
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• Marco Rubio just dealt FSU an incredible burn

  15-09-2015 21:41
  
  Republican Sen. Marco Rubio may be running for president, but he's not sitting on the fence on this one. Marco Rubio just dealt FSU an incredible burn Republican Sen. Marco Rubio may be running for president, but he's not sitting on the fence on this one.
  
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• Titans wide receiver Hunter found not guilty of assault

  15-09-2015 20:52
  
  Tennessee Titans wide receiver Justin Hunter has been found not guilty of assault and battery by a Virginia judge.
  
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• Fast food chains graded on use of antibiotics

  15-09-2015 20:06
  
  Critics of the use of antibiotics in animals say it leads to bacteria becoming resistant to medicine, posing problems to human health.
  
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• Metro Police bicycle stolen in north Nashville

  15-09-2015 19:02
  
  Officials said the bike was stolen on the 1700 block of 16th Avenue North while officers were doing some community policing work.
  
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• Man accused of using fake credit card at Sam's Club

  15-09-2015 18:37
  
  Police were called to the Hendersonville Sam's Club on Monday after two men reportedly tried to buy $1,900 worth of cigarettes with the fake cards.
  
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• Task force on student testing makes recommendations

  15-09-2015 18:29
  
  A task force created to review student testing and assessment in Tennessee is recommending the elimination of annual standardized tests for kindergarten and first-graders.
  
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• Tickets for Madonna's Nashville show go on sale next week

  15-09-2015 18:04
  
  Madonna is set to play Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 18. In all, the tour will bring Madonna to 64 different cities across the globe.
  
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• Family photo next to father's casket sends heroin message

  15-09-2015 17:48
  
  A woman from Cincinnati took to Facebook following the death of her children's father in order to spread awareness about heroin addiction. 
  
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• Funeral arrangements set for trooper killed in line of duty

  15-09-2015 17:36
  
  Funeral arrangements have been announced for KSP Trooper Cameron Ponder, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this week.
  
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• 2015 Music Issue: Boyfriend

  15-09-2015 17:17
  
  Not disappointed that she couldn't luxuriate in a tub, but that she didn't have the necessary tools to write. Boyfriend marries her decidedly fancy highbrow lifestyle with sex-positive, feminist anthems in her raps in her multimedia performance art persona - oversized glasses and hair in rollers - for a stage show that is as much cone-bra, arena-sized Madonna as it is an intimate, hilariously profane psychosexual bedroom drama.
  
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• Madison Co. deputy mows lawn for mother with newborn

  15-09-2015 15:31
  
  Several of our Facebook fans shared a photo with us depicting a Madison County Sheriff's deputy going well above the call of duty for one of his citizens.
  
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• New details emerge about how man escaped custody at Sumner County Jail

  15-09-2015 15:12
  
  You may remember the frightening situation from just over a week ago when an escaped prisoner burst into the waiting room of the Sumner County Jail and decided to take dozens of people hostage.
  
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• Woman shot in hand at Centennial dog park

  15-09-2015 14:15
  
  A woman relaxing in the Centennial Dog Park Sunday had quite a surprise. Something left a stinging feeling on the hand. What she thought she was a baseball turned out to be a bullet. 
  
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• Homeless campers being evicted from Fort Negley

  15-09-2015 14:12
  
  Nearly 30 people will have to leave the place they've called home after eviction fliers went up on Monday, and many say they don't have another place to go.
  
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• GoPro camera sent to edge of space recovered after 2 years

  15-09-2015 13:22
  
  Two years ago a group of students in northern Arizona attached a GoPro camera and cell phone to a weather balloon and allowed it to float 18 miles above the Grand Canyon.  
  
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• Scan may identify best candidates for fetal spina bifida surgery

  15-09-2015 13:16
  
  IMAGE: A blockage of the fluid inside the brain's ventricles can result in a life-threatening buildup of pressure inside the brain. To relieve the pressure, physicians may insert a shunt... view more Fetuses with enlarged ventricles--the fluid-filled cavities inside the brain--may be less likely than their counterparts to benefit from surgery in the womb to treat spina bifida, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
  
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• Group renames race St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Nashville marathon

  15-09-2015 12:53
  
  The race known as the Country Music Marathon has a new name for 2016, rebranding itself as the St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Marathon and ½ Marathon.
  
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• Haslam's building outsourcing plan hits snag in Chattanooga

  15-09-2015 12:47
  
  Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's outsourcing of a state building in Chattanooga has hit a snag over parole workers' job responsibilities.
  
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• VIDEO: September 11 cheer routine goes viral, reactions mixed

  15-09-2015 12:45
  
  Reaction to the video, which has been viewed more than 24 million times on Facebook, has run the gamut from "amazing" to "tasteless."
  
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• Agencies to get grants to improve Tennessee roadways

  15-09-2015 12:43
  
  State officials say more than 370 agencies will receive grant awards totaling nearly $18 million to improve safety on Tennessee roadways.
  
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• Titans wide receiver's trial set to begin in Virginia Beach

  15-09-2015 12:42
  
  Tennessee Titans wide receiver Justin Hunter's trial on misdemeanor charges arising from a July bar brawl is set to begin.
  
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• Truck driver in critical condition after crash on I-65

  15-09-2015 11:28
  
  One semi truck was reportedly rear-ended by another truck and was sent flying off the side of the interstate into the trees near mile marker 110.
  
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• New study suggests bones heal differently than previously believed

  15-09-2015 09:05
  
  It turns out that broken bones do not heal like doctors thought they did. For years it has been thought that fibrin was essential for bone repair.
  
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• DSU shooting suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound

  15-09-2015 08:53
  
  Dr. Shannon Lamb, the suspect in the DSU shooting, is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department and other agencies on the ground in the county.
  
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• 6 dead, 7 missing in Mohave Cty. flash flooding

  15-09-2015 07:50
  
  Six people are dead and seven more are missing after a two vehicles -- a full-size van and an SUV -- were swept away by flash flooding in Colorado City in Mohave County Monday.
  
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• Chicago murder suspect arrested in Cookeville

  15-09-2015 05:07
  
  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Marshal’s Office teamed up to bring a wanted fugitive into custody.
  
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• Dawes O. Patton

  15-09-2015 04:56
  
  Dawes O. Patton , age 87 of Murfreesboro, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015.
  
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• Zanies regular works to not make you laugh

  15-09-2015 04:49
  
  There’s a regular performer at Zanies Comedy Club that’s not trying to make you laugh.
  
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• Woman shot in hand in dog park

  15-09-2015 04:47
  A woman relaxing in the Centennial Dog Park Sunday had quite a surprise. Something left a stinging feeling on the hand. What she thought she was a baseball turned out to be a bullet. 
  
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• Woman receives rejection letter from state 2.5 years later

  15-09-2015 03:58
  
  A woman finally got a job rejection email from the state, two and a half years after she applied for the position.
  
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• Homeowner recalls police carrying suspect from woods, through her yard

  15-09-2015 03:46
  
  The suspect in the shooting death of a Kentucky State Police trooper has been shot and killed.
  
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• State warns of cyber attack on BlueCross BlueShield customers

  15-09-2015 02:37
  
  If you have BlueCross BlueShield health insurance, Tennessee officials are urging customers to take precautions after a recently revealed cyber attack.
  
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• Suspect in trooper’s slaying records video before he was killed

  15-09-2015 01:52
  
  Joseph Johnson-Shanks, the suspect accused of shooting and killing a Kentucky State Trooper, may have left a message minutes before he was shot and killed in a standoff.
  
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• Newest Budweiser Clydesdale foal named after Royals' Mike Moustakas

  15-09-2015 01:25
  
  The newest Budweiser Clydesdale foal born at Warm Springs Ranch was given a "Royal" name to mark a significant accomplishment.
  
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• Tennessee August sales tax revenue increases over 8 percent

  15-09-2015 00:56
  
  Tennessee Finance Commissioner Larry Martin says the state's overall revenue collections in August were $28.5 million more than expected.
  
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• Tenn. GOP Senator Looks To Block Nashville's Local Hire Rule

  15-09-2015 00:43
  
  A Williamson County senator who endorsed the losing candidate in the Nashville mayor's race last week has filed a bill seeking to nullify a local hiring requirement approved by the city's voters. The ballot measure earned 58 percent of the vote in Nashville's August general election.
  
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• Mother of homicide suspect found dead in Shelbyville apartment

  15-09-2015 00:38
  
  The mother of a suspect in a Fayetteville murder was found dead in her apartment hours after he surrendered to authorities.
  
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• Niece of suspect in KY trooper shooting arrested, charged

  15-09-2015 00:27
  
  The suspect in the shooting death of a Kentucky State Police trooper has been shot and killed.
  
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• Trooper’s hometown remembers a great athlete

  15-09-2015 00:20
  
  Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder’s high school coach is remembering his not as a former student athlete, but as a close friend.
  
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