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The Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed reports of a biplane that went down in water. Authorities later confirmed that one person, the pilot, died because of the Monday afternoon crash. Area responders reported seeing smoke but could not confirm that the smoke had come from a plane crash. The FAA added that only the pilot was aboard the aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the crash. The plane was located in an area called Dyson’s ditch which officials say is on a wildlife refuge and has very rural terrain.

The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade has prepared to deploy roughly 1,900 soldiers to the Middle East as part of an active-duty rotation. The 101st Brigade will head from Kentucky. to the U.S. Central Command on a nine-month rotation to relieve soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division Combat Aviation Brigade. Although Fort Campbell officials couldn’t share many specifics on their mission, they confirmed that it was part of an ongoing effort established well before the conflict escalated in Israel.

Police in Spring Hill searched for a suspect who fled on foot from a traffic stop and advised the public not to be alarmed by the increased police presence. 45year-old Michael Pruitt, 45. He is described as 5-foot, 11 inches tall, and weighs approximately 190 pounds. Pruitt has multiple arrest warrants out against him, according to Spring Hill police. At 6:20 p.m., residents were advised that officers had left the area of the Crossings and received a message that Spring Hill Police had canceled the search. However, authorities later took to social media advising residents to report any information regarding Pruitt’s whereabouts.

It’s the end of an era. The last full-size Kmart store in the mainland U.S. is closing. The store in Bridgehampton, New York, on Long Island, is due to close Oct. 20. Kmart still has a small, convenience-size store in Miami as well as full-size stores in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. CNN reports that the Bridgehampton location’s closing is a result of Kmart’s downfall during the “disastrous” merger of Sears and Kmart in 2005 and because of its competitor’s successes like Walmart and Target. At the time of the 2005 merger, Kmart had 1,400 stores.