Sam Olsen
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Community, troopers honor Kentucky State Trooper Hayden Phillips ahead of funeral services (opens the original)
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — People have laid flowers and dozens of stuffed animals outside Kentucky State Police Post 3 in Bowling Green to honor Trooper Hayden Phillips. Trooper Phillips was shot and killed Monday afternoon during a traffic stop on I-65 North about 20 miles from Bowling Green. “He shouldn’t have lost his life for doing his job,” community member Stephanie Buchanan said. Kentucky State Police Trooper Katan Parker said Phillips was known as someone you could always count on. “There are
Advocates, families push for reform of Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (opens the original)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Advocates and families affected by Tennessee’s child protective services gathered Saturday calling for reform of the state’s Department of Children’s Services. “A lot of people are affected by the DCS-CPS system and many people don’t know the first thing to do,” retired attorney turned advocate, Courtney Teasley, said. The workshop was held by Middle Tennessee National Action Network in collaboration with Healthy & Free Tennessee and State Representative Aftyn Behn. In
Mt. Juliet police warn teens as pranks escalate into vandalism, reckless driving (opens the original)
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MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WSMV) - Mt. Juliet police and residents said junior and senior “prank wars” have escalated into vandalism, trespassing, property damage, and reckless driving. “It’s not just a funny prank anymore,” one resident said. Police said they have responded to 13 incidents across neighborhoods where teenagers have worn ski masks, shot paintballs at vehicles leaving dents, damaged landscaping, broken windows and more. One resident said teenagers recently targeted his house, dumping flou
Clarksville school bus driver indicted on charges related to March crash that killed two students (opens the original)
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CARROLL CO., Tenn. (WSMV) - A grand jury has indicted a Clarksville school bus driver following a deadly crash in March. Carroll County court documents show bus driver Sabrina Ducksworth was indicted on two of three counts: failure to exercise due care and driving on roadways laned for traffic. Jurors did not charge Ducksworth with vehicular homicide, according to documents. Back in March, Kenwood Middle School students and staff were on a field trip headed to Jackson when the bus crossed the ce
Why did Tennessee ban kratom? What to know about ‘gas station heroin’ in wake of Ole Miss students deaths (opens the original)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two University of Mississippi students were found dead following a weekend celebrating a football win over LSU, and the cause of their deaths is under investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies. Police said there is no evidence the deaths are connected, but packaged kratom from a retail store was found during both investigations. Kratom is not illegal statewide in Mississippi, though cities including Oxford have their own ban in place. In Tennessee, the substanc
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