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Tennesseans are getting ready to celebrate Halloween. Officials across the Volunteer State are giving advice on how to stay safe. Knoxville Police say it is important for trick-or-treaters to be aware of their surroundings and to be extra careful when crossing the road. They add carrying flashlights and glow sticks are great ways of staying visible. Drivers are also advised to be more cautious than usual and to slow down in residential neighborhoods.
Police in Clarksville say a 12-year-old girl is seriously hurt following a weekend pedestrian accident. The crash happened around 11:00 p.m. Saturday along Wilma Rudolph Boulevard near Trenton Road. The child was transported by LifeFlight to a Nashville hospital. Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to contact Clarksville police.
Time is running out for Middle Tennessee voters who wish to cast ballots ahead of the upcoming midterms. Early voting ends on Thursday and tomorrow is the final day to request an absentee mail-in ballot. Those with questions or concerns about early voting, polling places, and other issues can contact Tennessee’s Official Election Hotline. Additional information is also available at go-vote-T-N-dot-org. Election day is next Tuesday, November eighth.
Get ready to join the Billionaires Club. No one matched all six numbers to win the estimated $825 million Powerball prize Saturday. That means tonight’s drawing will be for one billion dollars. The cash payout will be an estimated $497.3 million.
Congress is getting another report today on UFOs spotted over the past year. The Pentagon estimates the number of unexplained incidents is more than 400. Some of the sightings have been found to be weather balloons and foreign surveillance, but many still can’t be explained.