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• Undocumented students rally for in-state tuition

  12-04-2016 23:30
  
  Dozens of undocumented immigrant students rallied on the steps of the legislature on Tuesday to ask for tuition equality when paying for college in Tennessee.
  
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• New initiative would push judges to expunge records

  12-04-2016 23:23
  
  It may soon be easier for people charged with a crime to clear their name.
  
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• 2 dead, 1 injured after shooting in Dickson County

  12-04-2016 23:05
  
  Authorities said two people were dead and another person was injured after a shooting in Charlotte Tuesday morning.
  
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• Health care task force aims to improve access in Tennessee

  12-04-2016 22:59
  
  House Speaker Beth Harwell and Gov. Bill Haslam announced a new plan to improve health care access in Tennessee.
  
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• Nashville mayor devotes $10M to affordable housing plan

  12-04-2016 22:47
  
  Nashville's mayor has announced she will devote $10 million in city money to affordable housing projects.
  
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• Gov. Haslam to decide on Bible bill by end of this week

  12-04-2016 22:38
  
  Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he won't wait the full 10 days to decide whether to sign or veto a bill seeking to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee.
  
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• Flatt Lonesome Ascends The Throne

  12-04-2016 22:37
  The country's hottest young bluegrass band has recorded a masterful acoustic rendition of one of today's most well-known themes. Flatt Lonesome, in cooperation with Mountain Home Music Company and SiriusXM Radio, has just released a bluegrass version of the main theme from the wildly popular HBO series, Game of Thrones .
  
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• Gallatin police searching for burglary suspect

  12-04-2016 21:58
  
  Surveillance video shows the man burglarizing a home on Avondale Road just before 8:30 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Tennessee House speaker creating health care task force

  12-04-2016 21:50
  
  Republican House Speaker Beth Harwell is creating a task force to propose ways to improve access to health care in Tennessee.
  
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• Woman dies days after Cookeville house fire

  12-04-2016 21:37
  
  A woman has died from her injuries after being trapped inside her burning home.
  
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• Sponsor of transgender bathroom bill asks to postpone vote

  12-04-2016 19:36
  
  A sponsor of a Tennessee transgender bathroom bill has told a finance committee that he has to consider a state attorney general's opinion before going forward.
  
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• Drunk driving bill would close loopholes in existing law

  12-04-2016 19:26
  
  Lawmakers are looking to hold drunk drivers more accountable for their actions.
  
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• Driver critically injured in police pursuit, wreck in Murfreesboro

  12-04-2016 19:17
  
  According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the chase started on Interstate 24 at mile marker 74 just after 8 a.m.
  
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• Viral video of bear chasing snowboarder is crazy - but is it real?

  12-04-2016 18:54
  
  A snowboarder who recorded her downhill run selfie-style said she was so busy singing Rihanna she didn't notice a giant bear chasing her until she looked at the video. 
  
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• Tennessee officials revamps structure of remedial classes

  12-04-2016 18:53
  
  State officials have restructured how remedial courses at Tennessee colleges operate.
  
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• Bill seeks to halt gun carry permits for ex-police with DUIs

  12-04-2016 18:52
  
  State Rep. Curry Todd, a retired Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to drunken driving and gun charges, is speaking out against Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal.
  
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• Federal funding jeopardized by transgender bathroom bill, according to Tenn. AG

  12-04-2016 18:32
  
  Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery said that the proposed legislation would have the effect of banning transgender students from using restrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity or expression. Current Title IX laws require education programs and activities that receive federal funds to not discriminate on the basis of sex.
  
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• Gov. Haslam, Speaker Harwell to make healthcare announcement

  12-04-2016 17:38
  
  Gov. Bill Haslam and Speaker Beth Harwell will be making an announcement about healthcare on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 2 injured after police pursuit ends in wreck near Riverdale H.S.

  12-04-2016 17:25
  
  Two people were injured when the car crashed into a mailbox and into a yard along Warrior Drive.
  
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• 40K Verizon workers may strike

  12-04-2016 16:35
  
  About 40,000 Verizon employees are prepared to strike if they do not reach a new labor agreement with the telecom giant. The workers primarily service the company's traditional phone business.
  
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• Blackman HS football booster club cancels meeting

  12-04-2016 14:51
  
  The Blackman High School booster club canceled one of their first meetings since a report from the state started looking into almost $100,000 in questionable spending.
  
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• DraftKings involved in 'active dialogue' with elected officials in TN

  12-04-2016 14:24
  
  It's a multi-million dollar industry, growing by leaps and bounds every year, but the attorney general says fantasy sports are considered illegal in Tennessee.
  
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• Bill making Bible official state book sitting on governor's desk

  12-04-2016 14:09
  
  The bill to make the Bible the official state book is still sitting on Gov. Bill Haslam's desk.
  
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• Audio Clips: Ekholm, Forsberg, Johansen, Vingan, and more

  12-04-2016 14:07
  
  It was a busy day on Nashville radio yesterday. In case you missed any of it, we got you covered.
  
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• VIDEO: Brothers convince sister zombie apocalypse is happening

  12-04-2016 13:36
  
  Everyone loves a good prank, but a set of brothers has raised the bar for the rest of us after a video shows them convincing their little sister that the zombie apocalypse was underway.
  
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• TN Senate committee to discuss 'bathroom bill'

  12-04-2016 12:28
  
  State lawmakers are meeting Tuesday to discuss a controversial bill that advocates say discriminates against the LGBT community.
  
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• Children make donation to Tennessee State in parents' honor

  12-04-2016 12:11
  
  The children of a couple who met at Tennessee State University in the 1930s have donated $250,000 to the schools in their parents' honor.
  
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• Officer injured while trying to break up East Nashville fight

  12-04-2016 11:56
  
  The large fight was reported around 9 p.m. Monday outside Cayce Homes on South 7th Street. Several officers responded to the scene.
  
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• Suspect in custody after standoff at East Nashville home

  12-04-2016 11:54
  
  It all began when police went to investigate a tip about the location of a wanted felon at a home on Boscobel Street.
  
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• Ian Somerhalder Teases The End Of The Vampire Diaries

  12-04-2016 09:58
  
  The actor, who has played vampire Damon Salvatore since the show began in 2009, reportedly told fans at the Walker Stalker Convention in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday that they would shoot one more series after the current season seven. "We have decided to do one last season to really do the story justice," he told the audience, according to the event's Twitter page.
  
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• A Day in the LifeWait, what?! Do I go left or right? These intersections don't really match up

  12-04-2016 05:47
  
  These words, along with a few other choice phrases, were all I could fling at MC as we recently made the journey to Music City to catch a show. Sure, we got stuck in the quitting-time rush, but I somehow managed to drive us to our cute little B & B without too many mishaps.
  
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• Off-duty MPD officer kills man during custody exchange of 4-year-old

  12-04-2016 05:25
  
  Memphis Police Department said an off-duty officer shot and killed a man in front of a 4-year-old at a Shell Station.
  
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• Mother arrested for not bringing son with special needs to school

  12-04-2016 04:42
  
  A Middle Tennessee mother is in trouble with the law for doing what she said any parent with a child with special needs would do.
  
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• Actor Dustin Diamond released from jail

  12-04-2016 03:14
  
  The actor was convicted in connection to a 2014 incident where he stabbed a man during a fight inside a Wisconsin bar.
  
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• Dan Shay perform at 2016 spring concert

  12-04-2016 01:49
  
  GVL / Emily Frye American Country Music singer Joel Crouse hits the stage at Grand Valley State University on Thursday April 7, 2016. With an eager line of people wrapped around the Fieldhouse Arena, attendees at the Grand Valley State University spring concert faced the 30 degree weather wearing an array of denim, plaid shirts and spring dresses.
  
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• Robertson County Schools to review suicide policy

  12-04-2016 01:37
  
  A Middle Tennessee school district is reviewing a controversial policy after a Channel 4 I-Team investigation.
  
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• GOP Senate OKs Obama judicial nominee for Tennessee

  12-04-2016 01:23
  
  The Republican-run Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee for a federal district judgeship in Tennessee. But the GOP blockade against filling the Supreme Court vacancy is continuing.
  
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• Counseling bill on the way to Tennessee governor

  12-04-2016 01:21
  
  A bill that would allow mental health therapists to turn patients away based on the counselors' religious beliefs and personal principles has passed and is on its way to the governor.
  
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• Crash report: Helicopter's tail rotor may not have had power

  12-04-2016 00:45
  
  A preliminary report on a helicopter crash that killed the pilot and four people sightseeing near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has found indications the tail rotor may not have had power when it hit trees on the...
  
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• Fund aims to help victims with expenses related to crimes

  12-04-2016 00:40
  Crimes not only leave emotional scars for survivors, they also leave unpaid bills.
  
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• GLAAD calls on music industry to speak out against discriminatory laws

  12-04-2016 00:28
  
  Some are calling on Tennessee’s music industry to take a stand against discrimination against the LGBT community.
  
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• Diverse lineup prepares for All for the Hall concert

  12-04-2016 00:09
  
  The biggest names in country music will be performing at the All for the Hall concert on Tuesday night.
  
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