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Anti-FOP Protesters Block Broadway, Shroud Sam Davis Statue
Marchers protesting the Fraternal Order of Police convention briefly blocked Broadway and covered a statue at the Capitol.

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Marchers protesting the Fraternal Order of Police convention briefly blocked Broadway and covered a statue at the Capitol.

Nashville police say two Texas men were smuggling $120,000 worth of meth inside a fire extinguisher.
A 25-year-old man set five fires inside his Hamilton Church Road apartment Monday, according to investigators.
The Brentwood Library is in line for a $4.2 million influx, but there's a catch.
Police believe the man was at Slaydon and Oakwood in East Nashville when he was shot.
A head-on collision at Bell Road and Murfreesboro Pike injured four people late Sunday, one critically.
Metro Police are looking for "multiple suspects" in an early morning carjacking in Donelson.
Plans to privatize operations of Tennessee's state parks came to a low-key end as the legislature criticizes outsourcing's effects.
In a $6.5 million deal, Belmont University acquired International Market and neighboring tracts, but the Boulevard mainstay isn't moving.
The remnants of Hurricane Harvey will bring rain chances throughout the week to Middle Tennessee.
Doniyor Abdumadjidov, an Uzbek immigrant and father of four, died after being shot in the head delivering pizzas.
A man missing since Tuesday was found dead Saturday, according to Rutherford County authorities.
A special joint committee of the General Assembly will study legalizing medical marijuana in Tennessee.
Two women jumped out of a Lexus SUV and shot a sleeping man on 19th Avenue early Saturday morning, police say.
Authorities are searching for a Rutherford County man last seen in Old Hickory.
An adult, a 15-year-old and a young child were shot in a drive-by near the Cumberland View housing project Friday afternoon.
A 51-year-old accused of raping an 11-year-old girl was found near Virgin Falls in a remote area of White County.
The Capitol Commission will meet September 1 in the first step of the lengthy process to remove a controversial bust from the State Capitol.
No rain is forecast for Middle Tennessee this weekend, with highs in the 80s and lows in the low- to mid-60s.
A father of two was shot and robbed while delivering pizzas in north Nashville early Friday.