Local News

There were two back-to-back rollover crashes on I-65 in Robertson County Sunday morning. The first crash called in just after 8 am at mile marker 114 was a rollover crash with the vehicle leaking a lot of fuel.  A 37-year-old man was injured but in stable condition. While crews were finishing up at the first crash site, two more vehicles collided less than 100 feet away and both rolled over multiple times. In that accident, three children in the back seat were injured with an 11-year-old boy in critical condition. The interstate was shut down for about an hour while medical teams assisted patients, the THP investigated the crash and crews cleared the vehicles from the scene.

Traffic deaths are on the rise in Tennessee.  The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security says there have been 584 traffic deaths statewide so far this year.  That’s a 21-percent increase over the same time last year.  Officials call the increasing accidents a pandemic of deadly crashes that need to be taken just as seriously as coronavirus.

The National Weather Service is warning about the possibility of local strong storms today.  Forecasters say damaging wind is possible.  However, the NWS says the biggest threat is from heavy rain that could lead to localized flooding.  Pay special attention today in areas that flood quickly.

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene will speak at a “Trump Day Dinner.”  The Rep from Georgia is expected to speak at the Republican fundraiser in nearby Wilson County on October 7th.  The event will be held at the Wilson County Expo Center.  Greene is expected to host a private reception with tickets running from 75-to-one-thousand dollars.

Kyle Larson is the winner of the first NASCAR Cup Series race in the Nashville area since 1984.  Larson raced to victory in the inaugural Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway yesterday.  The 1984 race was held at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.  Geoff Bodine won that race.