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Franklin police tout community effort in fighting crime

When you see surveillance photos on the news or a picture of someone wanted for a crime, we often ask that you call police if you have any information. Now, one Midstate police department wants you to know your tips really do help. In 2009, Franklin was the first police agency in Tennessee to offer an internet-based system for receiving anonymous tips from the community. Officials say that ...
Suspected meth operation found in south Nashville

Dangerous chemicals made for a dangerous situation Tuesday evening in south Nashville. Police discovered a suspected meth lab at a home on Celebration Way just before 8 p.m. No other information is immediately ...
Man leads police pursuit after alleged baseball bat attack

Police say they had to chase a Thompson's Station man through two counties after he allegedly attacked a family member with a baseball bat. Williamson County investigators say 20-year-old Matthew King attacked a relative Tuesday night. A deputy then spotted King driving on Leiper's Creek Road, but he wouldn't stop. Deputies finally used a spike strip and say King ran off the ...
Mary J. Blige concert Wed. in Nashville canceled

A Grammy-winning R&B powerhouse has canceled her stop in Nashville one night before the scheduled performance. Mary J. Blige's "Liberation Tour" was set to make a stop at Municipal Auditorium on Wednesday. Right now, it's unclear what sparked the cancellation, but a statement from the venue said refunds will be made available at the point of purchase. It's a ...
Nashville to reconfigure sewer grates for better bicycle safety

There's a push to fix something dangerous bordering Nashville's streets. While it could cost taxpayers nearly $2 million, that could actually be cheaper than the alternative: a big lawsuit. Nashville is determined to become a bicycle-friendly city, and while those cyclists are busy looking out for cars and pedestrians, it could be easy for them to miss what is approaching their ...

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The Day of the Locust [DVD]

The 1970s was a period of great artistic freedom in Hollywood, when the major studios, in dire financial straits after a string of big-budget flops in the late 1960s, turned over the reins to young auteurs and foreign directors. For the first time in Hollywoods history, major films were being produced by filmmakers who were not craftsmen who had worked their way up through the industry ala John F ... ...

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Parents of child who died of heatstroke hope to help other families

The parents of a boy who died last summer after being left alone in a hot car for hours are speaking out, hoping their story will prevent another tragedy. Joel Gray died when his mom thought he had been at daycare, only to later find him still in the back seat of her van. It was a terrible accident that had parents asking how it could happen. "I just kept thinking, 'I am going to ...
Trumpet soloist brings new sound to downtown Clarksville

Clarksville's downtown has a whole new sound. "I don't know where I'm at sometimes," said trumpet soloist and singer Ron Michaels."I'm just listening. I'm playing, andI see colors with music." Michaels has a new gig - the venue is downtown Clarksville. His performances start in the morning and run seven to eight hours a day. For Michaels, that ...
Ex-Rutherford Co. lawman believes he was fired due to politics

A veteran detective believes he would still have his job if he had not told Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold he plans to campaign against him next year. Jim Tramel was terminated for allegedly spreading rumors about female employees and creating a hostile environment, according to the sheriff's office, which is something Tramel denies. For 15 1/2 years, Tramel said law ...
More new jobs in Tennessee Will they all have Obama-approved insurance

The jobs will be added over the next three years through a $1.3 million investment, according to the company president, Jerry O'Connor. Governor Haslam was on hand for the announcement, and O'Connor told him that this expansion is partly due to new contracts with automotive companies. News of these new jobs comes on the heel of announcements of 300 jobs being added at Tennessee ...
Crime Rates in Nashville Tn

Let's start with the population: 609,644 Crime is rated by a 'crime index' with 100 being the safest and of course 0 being the most dangerous. Nashville ranks 5. Yes, you read that right, a whole whopping 5. Your chances of becoming a victim is 1 out of 20. That is in Nashville alone mind you. The whole state of Tn is 1 in 28. So, basically if you live anywhere in Tn besides ...

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Cauvery Supervisory Committee rejects TN demand for its share of water

The Cauvery Supervisory Committee has rejected Tamil Nadu's demand for its share of water saying that it is not feasible due to the deficit in inflows and very low storage level in the reservoirs in Karnataka.

The Committee meeting, chaired by Union Water Resources Secretary S K Sarkar here last evening, saw representatives of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu sparring over the water-sharing of the Cauvery river.

However, a meeting of the Committee scheduled for the first week of July would review the situation.

The meeting noted that availability of water was very small as compared to the average and even less than that of last year's storage.

It hoped the water availability would improve during the monsoon which was expected to be good.

It was noted that inflows in Karnataka was about 85 per cent deficit of the normal and the flow at Biligundulu is also 75.4 per cent deficit with respect to normal flows.

"Looking at the data as cited above such as the deficit in inflows and very low storages in the reservoir in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the request of Tamil Nadu for release of water by Karnataka was considered and found not feasible as of now," the meeting concluded.

While Tamil Nadu demanded a total of 63 thousand million cubic feet (tmc) of Cauvery water, Karnataka said it had no water to spare for the neighbouring state. ...