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Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Williamson County officers undergo active shooter training

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - It's America's worst nightmare, an active school shooter roaming a school filled with frightened kids trapped in classrooms.

With law enforcement descending from all points of the map to neutralize the threat, chances are good in rural counties that those first responders will be engaging the school shooter alone.

To practice for that heart stopping scenario, all this week the Williamson County Sheriff's Office is training officers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Nolensville Police Department, Fairview Police Department, and Franklin Police Department on how to move safely and efficiently through a large high school where hiding places for a would-be sniper are everywhere.

Sheriff's deputies conducting the training broke down the hallways, stairwells, cubbies and classrooms as geometric patterns and zones.

Instructors talked about angles and distances and effectively clearing zones while always moving toward the threat.

Training officers reminded their students how to stand, what to look for, even how to hold their guns as they scanned the hallways for trouble, with the main goal of neutralizing a would-be killer whose target is children.

"He is likely by himself. Everyone is coming, but we have to come from miles around," Williamson County Sheriff Dusty Rhoades said.

According to Rhoades, if there's an active school shooter in smaller communities, everybody's coming, but nobody's waiting. What that means is the first officer on scene has a mission to neutralize the shooter.

"What you will see here, especially in your rural areas, you will see one officer, maybe two on a good day, arrive on a scene, and it is going to take everything we got, but the first ones on the scene are the most crucial. They got to get in and stop the threat, and most times it is one officer, maybe two," Rhoades said.

According to Rhoades, there are 60 schools in Williamson County, and every school in the county has at least one SRO.

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Iconic Genesco building to be demolished

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An icon of Nashville industry and the South Nashville landscape is set to be demolished.

The Genesco World Headquarters was a six-story concrete and steel building of 290,000 square feet located at 1415 Murfreesboro Road and built in the mid-1960s, according to the Nashville Public Library. Demolition is set to begin this month.

The structure was designed in the New Formalism style of modern architecture by John Charles Wheeler & Associates.

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An exterior view of the Genesco Park Administration Building pictured from the porch of Monell’s at the Manor in 2005. Courtesy: Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives)
Genesco Park ribbon cutting in 1962 (Courtesy: Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives)
Genesco Park ribbon cutting in 1962 (Courtesy: Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives)
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The airport authority said demolition should take nine to 10 months to complete and the property will be used for an extension of a runway in about four years.

According to library records, Genesco was originally founded as the Jarman Shoe Company in 1924 as a footwear manufacturer, which was later renamed the General Shoe Company in the 1930s. Johnston & Murphy was purchased in 1951 and the company moved operations to Nashville.

The company took the name “Genesco” in 1959 under the leadership of W. Maxey Jarman, the son of co-founder J.F. Jarman, when the company began to diversify and expand.

A ribbon cutting ceremony for Genesco Industrial Park was held on Aug. 5, 1962

Through the years, the building served as a landmark for motorists traveling along Murfreesboro Road or travelers who landed at BNA.

Genesco repositioned itself as a retailer and exited the footwear manufacturing business when it closed Johnston & Murphy’s Nashville factory in 2002. Genesco operates more than 1,455 retail stores all over the world.

Genesco moved operations to the Highland Ridge Tower on Marriott Drive in April 2022.

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4 indicted for misappropriation of funds at South Central Human Resources Agency

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A former employee and program manager at the South Central Human Resource Agency (SCHRA) has been indicted with three others for a scheme to misappropriate more than $117,000 from the agency, the Tennessee Comptroller's Office said Wednesday.

The Comptroller released a report Wednesday morning detailing the scheme, led by former SCHRA Program Manager Jennifer Henry. According to the report, Henry enabled her son, Khani Johnson, as well as Makayla Leake and Dustin Simmons to misappropriate $117,024 in Labor and Workforce Development grant funds while participating in the Work Experience program, which provides pay to eligible participants with employability struggles.

According to the Comptroller's Office investigators found that Henry aided the three individuals in representing that they were gainfully employed when they were not. It also appeared that Henry fabricated timesheets for the three individuals and directed a Career Service Provider (SCP) in Bedford County to sign and approve their timesheets. All three were paid through the SCHRA's payroll system.

Henry's employment with SCHRA was terminated on Nov. 23, 2021, according to the Comptroller.

The Lincoln County Grand Jury indicted Henry on eight separate counts in May 2023. The Grand Jury also indicted Johnson on six separate counts, Makayla Leake on six separate counts and Dustin Simmons on six separate counts.

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"When Henry directed the Career Service Provider to approve timesheets without verification, it caused a significant breakdown in internal controls," said Comptroller Jason Mumpower. "The CSP's role is to contact worksites, correspond with worksite supervisors, and visit worksites as needed. This did not occur in this case, which allowed the scheme to go undetected."

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Tuesday, 30 May 2023

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How Nashville's once extensive streetcar system became a thing of the past

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Decades ago, the streets of Nashville contained miles of iron rails that transported hundreds of thousands of people several miles from east to west and north to south.

Little evidence of the city's extensive streetcar system is still visible, but several historical documents detail the transit system, which at one time was widely used by people going to and from the suburbs and center of Nashville.

A streetcar on the Charlotte Avenue line in Nashville in 1930. (Courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives)

The first streetcar line carried over 400,000 passengers in its first year, and after the switch to electric streetcars in 1889, railways spanned about 50 miles throughout the city, according to information compiled by retired archivist Debie Oeser Cox.

Over the years, automobiles and buses overtook the railways and today, Nashville is the second most car-dependent city in the nation, the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee told News 2 in an interview earlier in May.

While past proposals for a modern light rail system have not panned out, several organizations and residents have continued to call for a renewed public transit plan, not unlike how the streetcar system got its start in Nashville decades ago.

'They had plenty of people riding'

Talks of a transportation system for those without horses and carriages began a few years before the Civil War, said Davidson County Historian Carole Bucy. However, those ideas came to a halt when the Union Army occupied Nashville in late February 1862.

After the Union Army left and the war came to an end, Bucy said the city was in need of something that could help boost the economy. That manifested with the launch of Nashville's streetcar system in March of 1866.

"Basically, a group of private individuals decided that what Nashville really needed was some kind of rail system," Bucy said. "So, they came up with this idea and started a company to run a rail line down basically 4th Avenue."

The intersection of 4th Avenue and Deaderick Street in Nashville in 1919. (Courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives)

The first rail line owned by the South Nashville Street Railroad company was about four and a half miles long and ran out of Cherry and College Streets, from Cedar to Franklin, according to research by Cox. In its first year, a total of 400,006 passengers rode on the railway.

"It was very profitable in that they had plenty of people riding it coming in," Bucy said.

Nashville's second railway was built by the North Nashville Street Railroad company in 1867 and spanned two miles and 400 feet north. The following year the railway carried 135,327 passengers, and by 1869, the number of passengers had increased by over 40,000 people.

Evolution of Nashville's streetcar system

Bucy said the first streetcars in Nashville were pulled by mules and horses. At one point in time, there were more than 40 horses that regularly pulled cars throughout the city.

“The company that had this had to keep a big supply of animals to pull the cars," Bucy said. "On that line, they had eight cars and they had to keep a lot of animals fed and taken care of.”

Over time, the mule-drawn cars were replaced by steam-powered streetcars, then in April 1889, the first electric line was created. The first electric railway was owned by the Nashville Railway and Cumberland Electric Light & Power Company and ran about 17 miles.

The inaugural run of Nashville's first electric streetcars at 16th Avenue and Broadway. (Courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives)

Other railway companies then began following suit, eventually totaling nearly 50 miles of electric railways in the city. By 1890, the numerous private railroad companies were consolidated under the United Electric Railway, according to research compiled by Cox.

At the time, it cost about five cents to ride from one side of the city to the other. Bucy said the transit system led to more people moving to the suburbs and businesses springing up in downtown Nashville.

“We had iron rails in the streets, and getting onto the west side of town and going in other directions really expanded this city," Bucy said.

'They had to be completely segregated'

The streetcars continued running into the 1900s, but Bucy said they were marked by segregation, which became a point of contention among Black Nashvillians who in 1905 boycotted the transit companies.

"They had to be completely segregated, meaning the back of the bus so to speak," Bucy said. “So, they organized this company that was going to compete with the other companies that were running these lines."

A group of prominent Black men launched the line called the Union Transportation Company as an alternative to the segregated streetcars, but the new company faced some problems in that its steam-powered cars couldn't make it up and down all of Nashville's hills.

A streetcar on Buchanan Street in Nashville in 1907. (Courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives)

Bucy said they later invested in electric streetcars, but more deep-rooted issues kept the line from becoming profitable.

"Their fear controlled a lot of the racism," she said. "This Union Line had Black preachers, Black doctors, all sorts of people in the elite community in support of it, but it created a good bit of trouble for the people who owned it because they thought people would ride it, but they were afraid to.”

According to Bucy, many people were afraid that if they rode on the Union Transportation Company's line, they would lose their jobs for not supporting white-owned companies. In the end, Bucy said a tax put on their cars killed the effort.

“That tax put on them by the city really led to them basically going bankrupt, so they had to sell their cars to pay their debt. So, that effort was short-lived here," she said. "A lot of people refer to it as the Black boycott of the streetcar lines.”

Public transportation remains a 'big political discussion'

The other railways persisted until buses and automobiles began taking over the streets in the 1920s. According to Cox, the increased traffic caused safety concerns and streetcars were much slower than other means of travel. Finally, the last streetcar ran in Nashville on Feb. 2, 1941.

Afterward, Nashville's transit system remained privately owned for several years until the Metro Government was formed in 1963. The Metro Government bought the transit system about 10 years later and changed its name to the Metro Transit Authority.

Although a thing of the past, Bucy said a rail system has periodically become "a big political discussion" because of traffic and parking prices in Nashville.

4th Avenue looking northwest from Church Street at night. (Courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives)

“The mayors get a lot of complaints," she said. "This really became a big issue when Karl Dean was mayor and he had a plan to run some kind of line down west end Harding Road and the public, the people who lived around there, were very much opposed to that.”

Similar ideas have failed time and time again.

In 2018, about 62% of voters said no to another transit plan that included building an underground tunnel downtown and a 26-mile light rail system. It was proposed to be paid for through a half-cent sales tax hike and surcharge on the business, hotel and rental tax.

Part of the problem is the city's existing infrastructure said Bucy, who explained that Nashville doesn't "have a good place now to run a rapid rail system unless we put it up on stilts like a viaduct over a road or something."

While the city may never see a streetcar system as it was decades ago, organizations like the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee are continuing to explore ways to enhance transportation, with public transit being a key topic in Nashville's upcoming mayoral election.

“It’s really an interesting evolution from figuring out ways to move people," Bucy said. "I think the price of parking downtown is going to persuade a lot more people to ride the bus now because it’s just astronomical how much the parking is downtown. Something’s going to have to be done.”

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Monday, 29 May 2023

MNPD holds active shooter training for Nashvillians on Memorial Day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — On this Memorial Day, Julie Burn decided to do things a little differently.

She headed to the Metro Nashville Police Department's West Precinct to take an active shooter class.

"I am a teacher, and the Covenant Shooting hit me really hard," said Burn.

It was just two months ago that a mass shooting took place at The Covenant School in Green Hills, not far from Burn's school.

"I know that I had a neighbor there, so I was worried about that, and then got the phone call that she had been killed," she said.

Burn's neighbor was among the six victims that day. It's why she spent her morning at the West Precinct.

"I felt a responsibility to try and prepare myself for anything that might happen," said Burn.

For the last seven years, Lt. Michelle Coker has been teaching classes for the community regarding civilian response to active shooter events.

"To have people want to come out and listen and learn about best practices on how to keep themselves safe, how to keep their loved ones safe, how to keep others around them safe...it's amazing," Coker said.

Since the Covenant shooting, the training has been in high demand.

Coker said these classes provide a space where she can discuss active shootings and attacks and how people can survive if they encounter one.

"We go places and we just need to be better prepared and in the mindset, and not just so complacent to think that it won't happen to us," she said.

Burn said she's already gained so much from the class, like learning to remain calm and be more aware of her surroundings.

"I think about the way to get out of the classroom, (and) what do we do if we are on the playground because I work with little ones," she said.

Whether it's Memorial Day or any other day of the week, Burn hopes others will work to stay prepared by taking a class.

"Everyone of us needs to be aware of what we're doing and possibly step into help if we can," she said.

Coker's husband also teaches classes and helped Metro police put together a rescue task force program as well as bring an active shooter program to the department.

The officers at West Precinct picked Memorial Day to hold this class because they believed it was the best day to get a good turnout since most people are off for the holiday.

If you are interested in having MNPD come out to offer a class, you can contact their office of community outreach and partnerships by phone at 615-862-7089 or by email at mnpdcommunity@nashville.gov.

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American flag saved from 2022 Sevier County wildfire flying at veteran's home again

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) - A year after a large wildfire destroyed over 100 homes in Hatcher Mountain area of Sevier County, an American flag saved from the blaze is flying at the home of a U.S. veteran once again.

The home of Herman Duran, a U.S. Air Force veteran, burned down during the Hatcher Mountain Fire. On Wednesday, he celebrated the reconstruction of his home with the firefighters who risked their lives to keep the community safe and save some important items from the home.

Last year, Duran was living in Florida and had his vacation home here in the Smoky Mountains. He was only a year away from retiring and making Tennessee his permanent home when the devastating fire broke out.

"I got a call that there was a fire that started and it's miles away," Duran explained. "The mountain has been evacuated and that's all I could do, I couldn't do anything. My concern was that nobody was here and then I left it up to them [firefighters] and they did what they could and I'm very grateful for them."

Crews from the Northview Fire Department were some of the many firefighters trying to protect the area. They were there for less than an hour before it became too dangerous and they needed to evacuate.

"Dustin and I were around the side of the home right before we decided it was time to evacuate. As soon as we went around the corner the flag was just flying, the wind was just perfect, and I knew right then that this house wasn't going to be standing," Northview Fire Department Battalion Chief Heidi Satterfield. "So I thought why not take it? We could always return it, but I just couldn't leave here knowing that I left it."

It was a small gesture that meant a lot to the U.S. Air Force veteran.

"The last thing they were able to do was to save the American flag and my Air Force colors and that just brought tears to me," he said.

Wednesday, those firefighters hung the flags on Duran's new home.

"I think it's amazing," Satterfield said. "We don't usually get to come and experience the new home part after devastation happens."

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Duran told WAT E last year that he would rebuild and hang those flags once again. He kept his promise. He also presented the firefighters and the owner of Lipsey Home Builders with a special flag of their own to thank them for their work.

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UPDATES | Newgarden takes late lead to win the 500

INDIANAPOLIS --Race day has arrived for the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Follow along with updates from our live blog.

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4:16 p.m.

Newgarden went into the stands to celebrate his win with fans.

4:12 p.m.

Green flag! Ericsson grabs the leads and Newgarden takes it late! Josef Newgarden is the winner!

4:07 p.m.

It'll be Ericsson, Newgarden, Ferrucci, Rossi and Palou on the restart.

3:57 p.m.

Critical restart with 6 laps left. It's Newgarden, Ericsson, Ferrucci, Rossi and Palou in the lead. And another crash on the restart. This one involves rookie Benjamin Pedersen and Ed Carpenter. We are under caution. Debris on the track.

It also appears Christian Lundgaard, Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal were involved.

Marcus Ericsson is credited as the race leader. The field will reset for a third time for a red flag.

3:53 p.m.

Josef Newgarden will be at the front when the race restarts. Alex Palou, who fell as far as 28th after a crash in the pits, has moved all the way up to 5th.

3:49 p.m.

Kyle Kirkwood has been examined and released from the medical center.

3:41 p.m.

The race is restarting for a big finish. We're green as Josef Newgarden takes an early lead. Pato O'Ward went to take the lead and crashed into the wall. That'll be it for him. Agostin Canapino is also involved. The race has again been red flagged. In an unrelated crash, Simon Pagenaud also spun out.

3:26 p.m.

The crash sent a tire careening over the stands. The tire landed on a parked car, police confirmed. Indiana State Police are at the scene. It appears no one was injured.

3:20 p.m.

All cars are off the track and in the pits.

3:10 p.m.

Felix Rosenqvist hit the wall. As he recovered and spun, Kyle Kirkwood had nowhere to go. His car ended up upside down. His crew got his car upright. He's up and moving. Rosenqvist is also out of his car. Kirkwood couldn't avoid Rosenqvists's car as it spun out.

The race was under caution initially before the red flag came out. There are 14 laps left.

3:07 p.m.

With 20 laps to go, here are the race leaders:

Pato O'Ward
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Callum Illot
Colton Herta
Agostin Canapino

3 p.m.

With 30 laps to go, here are the race leaders:

Marcus Ericsson
Kyle Kirkwood
Josef Newgarden
Felix Rosenqvist
Alexander Rossi

Santino Ferrucci went into the pits for what may be his last stop. A tire got loose during the exchange. Ferrucci received a penalty--a fine--for the issue. He was not penalized on the track.

2:51 p.m.

On the restart, it's Newgarden moving into the top spot. Ericsson and Ferrucci are right behind him. Alexander Rossi is fourth and Felix Rosenqvist is fifth. It didn't take long for Ericsson to grab the lead back. Ferrucci moves into 2nd place. Then, Ferrucci moves into 1st!

2:45 p.m.

Several drivers are heading to the pits after the caution flag came out. Grosjean is out of the race after making contact with the wall. He's the fourth driver to be retired during the afternoon.

The caution flag sets up a critical restart with under 50 laps left to go.

2:41 p.m.

Just 50 laps left! Through Lap 150, here's how things look:

Marcus Ericsson
Josef Newgarden
Felix Rosenqvist
Alexander Rossi
Pato O'Ward

And we have another caution flag. Romain Grosjean stopped after crashing into the wall on Turn 2 on Lap 150.

2:37 p.m.

Lap 145: Marcus Ericsson is the race leader. He started 10th. In second place is Josef Newgarden. He started 17th!

2:35 p.m.

Top 5 through 140 laps

Marcus Ericsson
Josef Newgarden
Felix Rosenqvist
Alexander Rossi
Santino Ferrucci

As of Lap 142, Alex Palou has moved into 10th position.

2:28 p.m.

Palou is up to 12th as he tries to make up the gap. On Lap 132, Felix Rosenqvist is in the lead. Tony Kanaan enters the pits, perhaps for the last time in his stories Indy 500 career. Several drivers are making pit stops on Lap 134. Colton Herta and Romain Grosjean are involved in a crash in the pits.

2:26 p.m.

Alex Palou isn't finished yet. He's in 15th and is faster than anyone in the field. It looked like his day was done after a crash in the pits on Lap 95.

2:21 p.m.

Top 5 through 120 laps:

Pato O'Ward
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Josef Newgarden
Marcus Ericsson

2:12 p.m.

Drivers who've retired from the race: Katherine Legge (33rd), RC Enerson (32nd) and Sting Ray Robb (31st).

2:10 p.m.

Sting Ray Robb has been cleared from the medical center after his crash.

Rosenqvist remains the race leader, followed by Pato O'Ward, Santino Ferrucci, Josef Newgarden and Marcus Ericsson through Lap 106.

2:06 p.m.

Back to green! Felix Rosenqvist grabbed the lead on the restart. Rinus VeeKay has been assessed a penalty for contact in the pits.

2:05 p.m.

Another issue in the pits involving Christian Lundgaard. He entered the wrong pit, hit a tire and missed a crew member. He was assessed a penalty.

1:57 p.m.

A crash in the pits involving Alex Palou. Rinus VeeKay got loose pulling out and hit Palou, sending his car into a wall. It's a devastating development for the polesitter, who'd run strong all day and traded the lead with VeeKay for much of the race. This happened under caution on Lap 95.

1:52 p.m.

First caution flag of the day comes on lap 92. Sting Ray Robb crashed into the wall. He appears to be okay. Robb, a rookie, started 31st. The crash happened on Turn 1.

1:50 p.m.

Driver RC Enerson appears to be out of the race. Enerson, a rookie, said his team had a "flawless month" and called it a "bummer" to have bad luck on race day. He started 28th.

1:43 p.m.

Top 5 through 80 laps

Felix Rosenqvist
Pato O'Ward
Rinus VeeKay
Santino Ferrucci
Alex Palou

A couple laps later, Santino Ferrucci made a fantastic move to get into third place. Helio Castroneves made a race-saving maneuver to avoid a crash. It's been a disappointing race for the four-time winner, however. Through 86 laps, he's in 29th place after starting 20th.

1:36 p.m.

Top 5 through 70 laps

Pato O'Ward
Felix Rosenqvist
Rinus VeeKay
Alex Palou
Santino Ferrucci

Katherine Legge is no longer on the track. She had trouble and nearly crashed in the pits. She'll finish 33rd.

1:30 p.m.

Several notable drivers pit, including Palou, Ferrucci and Dixon. Dixon tells race team his tires are doing much better after having trouble early on.

1:25 p.m.

A couple significant movers in the field: Josef Newgarden worked his way up to 9th after starting 17th. Will Power is up to 7th after starting 12th.

1:22 p.m.

Top 5 through 50 laps

Alex Palou
Rinus VeeKay
Felix Rosenqvist
Alexander Rossi
Santino Ferrucci

1:16 p.m.

On Lap 41, VeeKay took the lead again.

1:15 p.m.

Top 5 through 40 laps

Alex Palou
Rinus VeeKay
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Alexander Rossi

1:12 p.m.

Several drivers are heading to the pits for planned stops. Katherine Legge seems to have an issue getting to the pits and sliding her car.

1:09 p.m.

Top 5 through 30 laps

Rinus VeeKay
Felix Rosenqvist
Alexander Rossi
Pato O'Ward
Will Power

Worth noting that Power qualified 12th and has moved up the field.

1:05 p.m.

Scott Dixon heads to the pits for a tire change. Sounds like he's having some issues with severely vibrating tires. Helio Castroneves also pitted earlier than expected due to the same issue.

1:02 p.m.

Top 5 through 20 laps:

Alex Palou
Rinus VeeKay
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Alexander Rossi

12:57 p.m.

VeeKay has retaken the lead. He and Palou continue to trade first place. Palou passed to get it back.

12:55 p.m.

Top 5 through 10 laps:

Alex Palou
Rinus VeeKay
Felix Rosenqvist
Scott Dixon
Santino Ferrucci

12:50 p.m.

We're go! Graham Rahal is back on the track. He's already two laps down. Rinus VeeKay passes Alex Palou to take the early lead. Palou retakes the lead.

12:43 p.m.

Graham Rahal stalled before the race began. His team is working on it. Per telecast, it's a battery problem for Rahal. Car stalled when he tried to start it. Crew is changing it ahead of the start. This all transpired during the parade laps. Rahal has had a rough month after getting bumped from the field. He's filling in for Stefan Wilson, who is unable to race after being injured during a practice crash.

They've wheeled Graham Rahal to the yard of bricks to look into his issue. pic.twitter.com/MswZ4nmp0g
— Brett Bensley (@brettbensley) May 28, 2023

12:40

Roger Penske gives the order: "Drivers, start your engines!"

12:38 p.m.

Jim Cornelison performed "Back Home Again in Indiana" for the seventh time.

12:26 p.m.

Singer Jewel performed the national anthem at this year's race. IMS called her stripped-down version "unforgettable."

12:25 p.m.

Opera star Angela Brown performed "God Bless America" during the prerace ceremony.

12:15 p.m.

This year’s Indy 500 field includes nine former winners: Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021); Scott Dixon (2008); Tony Kanaan (2013); Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014); Alexander Rossi (2016); Takuma Sato (2017, 2020); Will Power (2018); Simon Pagenaud (2019); and Marcus Ericsson (2022).

12:05 p.m.

Tony Kanaan is competing in what is expected to be his final Indianapolis 500. He received a tribute before the race during driver introductions.

An emotional @TonyKanaan final drivers intro pic.twitter.com/l19jBUX1Uq
— Chris Widlic (@Chris_Widlic) May 28, 2023

12 p.m.

Alex Palou is on the pole for this year's race. He's joined by Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist in the front row.

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Woman killed, man arrested for DUI after crash on Brick Church Pike

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A driver lost her life following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Brick Church Pike and Trinity Lane early Saturday morning, the Metro Nashville Police Department reported.

Based on the preliminary investigation, authorities said 48-year-old Tameka L. Hicks was driving her 2011 Ford Fusion north on Brick Church Pike when, according to a witness, she slowly entered the intersection and started to turn left onto Trinity Lane.

As the Nashville woman was turning, a 2007 Toyota Tundra pickup truck -- which was heading southbound on Brick Church Pike through the intersection -- hit the passenger side of the Ford, officials said.

Police reportedly arrived at the scene of the crash just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 27.

According to authorities, the officers "observed obvious signs of impairment" on the part of the Toyota driver, 44-year-old Montrell D. Phillips, adding that he was "extremely unsteady on his feet and failed field sobriety tests."

Officials said Phillips has been charged with driving under the influence, not having proof of insurance, and driving on a revoked license.

Meanwhile, Hicks was brought to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she died. Efforts to notify her next-of-kin are underway, Metro Police reported.

Authorities said toxicology tests will be conducted on both drivers, neither of whom was wearing a seatbelt.

According to officials, Hicks' failure to yield the right of way has been ruled the preliminary cause of the crash.

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‘Frivolous’ PILs: Justice Gangapurwala imposed Rs 67L as security deposit, cost

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Justice Sanjay V Gangapurwala, who served as Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) of the Bombay High Court from December last year, will on Sunday take oath as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

In his over five-month tenure as the head of Maharashtra's top court, to curb frivolous litigations, ACJ Gangapurwala-led bench directed close to 34 litigants to deposit nearly Rs 67.25 lakh as precondition to hear PILs to ensure their “locus standi” (legal standing) or as a cost imposed on dismissal of PILs.

Born on May 24, 1962, Justice Gangapurwala became judge of the Bombay High Court in March, 2010. The action by ACJ Gangapurwala is in tune with repeated observations by the Supreme Court that "false, mischievous and frivolous PILs are increasingly becoming the bane of our judicial system.”

Justice Gangapurwala, who also imposed costs on PILs including the one seeking court-monitored probe into the death of former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, among others, has been following such a practice to weed out 'publicity interest litigations' even prior to holding the post of ACJ.

According to Rule 7A of of the Bombay High Court PIL Rules, 2010, the court can direct the PIL petitioner to deposit amount as security deposit in its registry, which shall be subject to final or interim order and if court finds PIL 'motivated' or for 'personal gain,' then the deposited amount can be forfeited.
On December 15, just three days after he took over the mantle of Bombay HC, Justice Gangapurwala asked a litigant raising grievances against alleged construction permissions granted on salt pan land, to pay a security deposit of Rs 2 lakh to prove bonafide, setting the tone for further PILs.

Next month, ACJ Gangapurwala-led bench asked six litigants to pay a total Rs 7 lakh as precondition to hear their PILs or as costs imposed on dismissal.
In February, nearly Rs 20 lakh was asked to be deposited from 12 litigants, while in March, the bench asked seven PIL petitioners to pay nearly Rs 13.25 lakh as costs or security deposits. In April this year, Rs 19 lakh were asked to be deposited in HC registry from six litigants.

Earlier this month, councillors from a municipal corporation were asked to deposit Rs 6 lakh to prove their bonafides. However, two PILs, in which total security deposit of Rs 2.75 lakh was sought, were disposed of as the petitioners could not pay the same. While dismissing two PILs with costs, the court had not specified the amount to be paid.

Besides PILs, earlier this month, Justice Gangapurwala dismissed a plea seeking relaxation of criterion of scoring 75 per cent marks in Class 12 exams to appear for JEE (Main) for admission to the IITs, NITs and IIITs.

Last month, he had initiated a suo motu petition taking cognisance of the plight of migrant workers from drought-affected areas of Marathwada region.

On April 28, Justice Gangapurwala-led bench expressed dissatisfaction over 'faulty and defective' manner adopted by state environmental authorities to grant CRZ clearances to execute phase-1 of the Coastal Road in Navi Mumbai. However, citing 'vital public importance' of the project, the court granted 'another opportunity' to authorities to seek clearances.

Justice Gangapurwala also heard pleas that challenged the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad and the one against award of Dharavi Redevelopment Project to Adani group. He had also continued efforts of his predecessors by pushing the Maharashtra government to take a decision on allotment of a plot of land at Bandra (East) for new HC complex in the city.

In February this year, stating that the eight-lane Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway will “benefit large sections of the population”, Justice Gangapurwala-led bench allowed the felling of 350 mangrove trees subject to compliance with strict conditions.

On January 27, in a relief to development projects, ACJ Gangapurwala allowed a plea by an organisation of developers and directed the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to decide expeditiously all pending proposals in accordance with DCPR 2034 and UDCPR.

On January 20, Justice Gangapurwala set aside the writing down of Yes Bank’s Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds worth around Rs 8,400 crore, a move that had been allowed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as part of its rescue plan for the bank.

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Tracking gas prices across Tennessee this Memorial Day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Monday is the unofficial start of summer, and people are expected to use the Memorial Day holiday to travel as they kick off their summer plans. As such, gas prices have ticked up in anticipation of the seasonal travel surge, according to AAA.

AAA forecasts that Memorial Day road trips will be up 6% over last year, with more than 37 million Americans driving to their destinations.

Despite the uptick in cost, the average gas prices in Tennessee are still lower than they were in 2022, according to AAA data. As of May 25, the average gas price for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.198 per gallon. In 2022, the average price was more than a dollar higher, at $4.276 per gallon.

The statewide average is still lower than the national average, according to AAA. The national average was $3.572.

In Nashville, the average price is slightly higher than the state figure, at $3.263/gal for regular. The figure is also higher than Knoxville's $3.199/gal, Clarksville's $3.179, Chattanooga's $3.168 and Memphis' $3.165.

According to AAA data, many Middle Tennessee counties are seeing gas prices at or above $3.203/gal, with Williamson County leading with the highest average price.

County Name	Retail Price (per gal.)
Williamson	$3.471
Davidson	$3.294
Houston	$3.286
Cannon	$3.281
Trousdale	$3.266
Moore	$3.259
Hickman	$3.245
Marshall	$3.243
Bedford	$3.243
Lincoln	$3.239
Wilson	$3.238
Macon	$3.227
Smith	$3.226
Dickson	$3.225
Lawrence	$3.217
Franklin	$3.215
Rutherford	$3.214
Robertson	$3.212
Warren	$3.212
Coffee	$3.209
Sumner	$3.209
Sequatchie	$3.204

*The AAA mobile app allows members to see the cheapest gas near them. (Courtesy AAA)*

Counties on the western edge of Middle Tennessee are faring better than the state average with gas prices, according to AAA. Hardin County's per-gallon-average sits at $3.088, followed by Stewart County at $3.109, Decatur County at $3.125 and Benton County at $3.127. DeKalb County to the southeast of Nashville also falls below the state average at $3.124/gal.

According to AAA spokesperson Megan Cooper, AAA members can find the best prices for gas using the AAA mobile app using its location-based software.

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"Drivers can use it to see what the price of gas is at gas stations nearest to them, no matter where they are," she told News 2.

Additionally, drivers can estimate how much they'll need to budget for road trips using the AAA gas cost calculator, available online, according to Cooper.

"You can select your starting point, where you're going, the type of vehicle you're driving and it will calculate an estimated price of gasoline for your trip," she said. "While it doesn't help you find the cheapest prices, it can give you an idea of what you can expect to pay in gasoline for your trip."

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'It was unusual': 41 years after Nashville mom vanished, police are still looking for clues

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It's been more than four decades since Veda Lou Powers left her Nashville home to start her daily morning routine only to never be seen again.

Powers was 29 years old when she vanished on May 26, 1982, leaving behind two young daughters. Her disappearance has largely been shrouded in mystery, but despite tips running dry for several years, investigators are still looking for a break in the case.

Metro Police Cold Case Detective Matt Filter reopened the case about two years ago and started revisiting the evidence to see if there might be some "little piece of information" that got overlooked. Even the smallest clue could be key in solving the 41-year-old case, he said.

“You’ve got to look at some of these old cases like this that are 40, 50 years old, and you really got to look at them hard because this might be the last shot we have in solving it," Filter said. "10 or 15 years down the road, the odds of it ever being solved is very slim.”

MNPD Cold Case Detective Matt Filter revisits Veda Powers' disappearance on the case's 41st anniversary. (WKRN photo)

'She never went and picked up her kids'

As per her usual routine, Powers left her home on 9th Avenue South the morning of May 26, 1982 to drop her two children off at day care. She then picked up her sister and took her to her new job at the Continental Insurance Office on Murfreesboro Road.

Powers told her sister she had taken the day off from her own job at St. Thomas Hospital and was going back home to bed, but after she left, Powers was never heard from again. Her sister is still the last known person to have seen her.

“She never went and picked up her kids, or contacted anybody at all," Filter said. "On May 28, the family finally made a missing person’s report on her, and then police got involved searching for her. May 30, they got their first big break.”

'What they found was rather disturbing'

On May 30, her orange 1975 Chevrolet Monza was found abandoned several blocks from her home on 14th Avenue South near Edgehill Avenue. Filter said there wasn't any particular reason for her car to be parked there, and in fact, it looked like someone had tried to conceal the car.

"It was unusual," he said. "I don’t remember who exactly found it, but it was obviously parked there so it wouldn’t get found, at least not right away."

Veda Lou Powers (Courtesy: Metro Nashville Police Department)

When investigators looked inside the car, Filter said "what they found was rather disturbing." Her eyeglasses had been left in the backseat. According to her family, Powers had very poor eyesight and wouldn't have been able to get around without her glasses.

That information has led investigators to the conclusion that foul play is "highly likely." Filter said there's a couple of people who police suspect may have been involved in her disappearance, but there has not yet been enough evidence to move forward with charges.

Police looking for more info from friends, coworkers

"Probably one of the biggest things that we’re looking at now looking at this case 40 some years later is there isn’t a whole lot of information that appeared to have been obtained from people that knew her back then," Filter said.

Most known information has been provided by her family, but police believe some of Powers' former coworkers or close friends may know more details that could help them bring her back home. Many would now be around 60 to 70 years old.

"The people that would’ve been close to her and maybe known some things about her, things that you don’t always share with your family; or you might confide in a really close friend; or might talk about with coworkers, that’s the kind of information that we really don’t have," Filter said.

'They missed out on having a mom'

Powers has been described as a reliable employee and devoted parent who was very close to her two children and family. At the time of her disappearance, Powers was about 5'4" tall, weighed about 110 pounds and had black hair and brown eyes. She would be 70 years old today.

"Her daughters were very young and unfortunately they didn't really get to know their mother all that well," Filter said. “So, they missed out on having a mom most of their life and I think if we could at least find out what happened to her and maybe bring her home to her daughters that would at least help give them some peace.”

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Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Metro Nashville Police Department's Cold Case Unit at 615-862-7329. Anonymous tips can also be shared by calling the police department's Crime Stoppers Division at 615-74-CRIME (615-742-7463).

"We welcome any tips at all, even if you don’t think it’s important, we would appreciate a phone call," Filter said. “Because sometimes things that other people don’t think would be all that important end up being a big deal to us."

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Racers to honor fallen Rutherford County detective Sunday

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - Racers will honor fallen Rutherford County Sheriff's Detective Jacob Beu Sunday during a memorial lap at Duck River Speedway in Lewisburg.

Beu died in a crash Sunday, May 7. Before his time with the sheriff's office, Beu served as a U.S. Marine before joining the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office as a patrol deputy in 2017, according to the sheriff's office.

The sheriff's office said one of their own will be on the track Sunday; Sheriff's Deputy Andy Pugh competes in dirt track racing and will be one of the racers competing.

(Source: Rutherford County Sheriff's Office)

“Jake was a good guy and I’d like to honor him,” Pugh said.

The memorial lap will start at the beginning of the Front Wheel Drive class. Racing starts at 5:30 p.m. at the speedway, located at 1100 Haskins Chapel Road.

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Death at Clarksville railroad crossing under investigation

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- The Clarksville Police Department has launched an investigation into a death at a railroad crossing along Ted Crozier Boulevard.

Community members are asked to avoid Ted Crozier Boulevard near Dunlop Lane for the time being. If you cannot find an alternate route, authorities said you should expect delays.

Police did not offer an estimate for when the road will be reopened.

No additional details have been shared about the death investigation.

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Man dies after homemade zipline incident in Franklin

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 60-year-old man died after he became entangled in a homemade zipline at the Harpeth River Sunday.

Franklin police reported first-responders were called to the Harpeth River’s Lewisburg Pike canoe launch around 2:30 p.m. after people nearby heard someone yelling for help.

Officers arrived and found citizens performing CPR on a man on the bank on the other side of the river.

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Thomas Hacker, 60, of Franklin, was first seen hanging upside-down from a homemade zipline over the water, according to Franklin police.

Officials said citizens who heard Hacker's cries for help swam to his aide and found him partially submerged. After Hacker was freed, they pulled him to the bank and began CPR.

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Franklin Police officers and Franklin firefighters used a rescue boat to get Hacker to the other side of the river where a waiting ambulance rushed him to the Williamson Medical Center. He did not survive.

Police are investigating the tragic death, though foul play is not suspected.

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'CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair': Documentary to debut on Hulu this summer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- On Wednesday afternoon, the Country Music Association (CMA) announced the launch date for “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair,” an original documentary about the largest and longest-running country music festival in the world.

According to officials, “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair” -- which is set to debut on Hulu Debuting on July 5 -- marks CMA’s first feature-length film.

In addition, Sarah Trahern, CMA's chief executive officer, and Kelly Striewski, CMA's senior vice president of marketing, content, and communications strategy, are reportedly serving as the film’s executive producers.

CMA said the documentary uses exclusive one-on-one interviews, never-before-seen archival content, and CMA Fest performances to celebrate the festival’s humble beginnings as Fan Fair in 1972, which drew 5,000 fans to Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium; its transition to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in 1982; and its move to downtown Nashville in 2001, which now draws 80,000 fans a day over the span of four days.

CMA said the 75-minute documentary features exclusive interviews with a number of notable country music artists, including the following:

Bill Anderson
Kelsea Ballerini
Dierks Bentley
BRELAND
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Luke Bryan
Shy Carter
Luke Combs
Valierie Ellis Hawkins
Vince Gill
Wynonna Judd
Miranda Lambert
Patty Loveless
Reba McEntire
Mark Miller
Craig Morgan
Lorrie Morgan
Dolly Parton
Carly Pearce
Jeannie Seely
Blake Shelton
Frankie Staton
Thomas Rhett
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Lainey Wilson
Trisha Yearwood
Chris Young

“CMA Fest has taken several shapes throughout its storied history,” said Trahern. “As we step into our 50th year, our hope with this film is to underscore the one thing that has remained with the festival—its heart. We are thrilled to share the evolution and magic of this incredible event with the Hulu audience.”

“What better way to tell the story of CMA Fest than through the eyes of the artists, our industry and the fans,” Striewski added. “This film highlights the truly unique connection that exists within CMA Fest and how this festival has continued to grow the Country community throughout its 50 years. We couldn’t be happier to have this story debut on Hulu.”

“We have a long and valued partnership with CMA and are excited to expand on that by adding this extraordinary film to the Hulu slate,” said Rob Mills, executive vice president of unscripted and alternative entertainment with Walt Disney Television. “We can’t wait to share this with music lovers everywhere, who will be treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the heart of CMA Fest and its many contributions to the Country Music community.”

This news comes as CMA Fest prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary from June 8-11 in downtown Nashville, featuring hundreds of performers across multiple stages and offering a unique festival experience for music fans from all 50 states and 39 countries.

"From up-close-and-personal moments that bring artists and fans together at Fan Fair X inside Music City Center to the superstar nightly concerts at Nissan Stadium to free daytime performances at all outdoor stages and one-of-a-kind activations that line Nashville’s famed Broadway strip, there’s something for everyone to discover at CMA Fest," CMA said in a press release on Wednesday, May 24. "What’s more, CMA Fest is uniquely programmed with artists donating their time so a portion of ticket proceeds can be invested in high-quality music education programs across the U.S. through the organization’s philanthropic arm, the CMA Foundation."

For a sneak peek of “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair," follow this link.

Meanwhile, the annual CMA Fest network primetime special is set to air on News 2 later this summer.

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