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Bears Spotted In Middle Tennessee
Black bears have been seen in recent days along the Cumberland Plateau in Livingston and Cookeville.

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Black bears have been seen in recent days along the Cumberland Plateau in Livingston and Cookeville.

Belle Meade hatchet murder suspect Domenic Micheli was arrested Tuesday in Kentucky, ending a 36-hour manhunt.
Councilwoman Sheri Weiner, who has presided over the Metro Council since David Briley's elevation to mayor, is running for vice mayor.
With record low unemployment, plenty of companies have great opportunities and open positions in Middle Tennessee.
Temperatures won't crack 90 in the Midstate until Friday, as a mostly sunny and clear week is ahead.
A group of 40 professionals scoured rural Dickson County Saturday in another effort to find the body of Joe Clyde Daniels.
Metro Police continue to search for a man who knocked on the door at a South Nashville apartment and shot the man who answered.
A 25-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot near Oakwood Park's basketball court, police say.
A man is in critical condition after being shot several times while driving on I-40 near the airport, Metro Nashville Police say.
Revelers spotted a 63-year-old man walking down Broadway carrying an AR-15 Thursday night, according to Metro Police.
A 31-year-old woman swimming with her boyfriend drowned in the Cumberland Friday.
Road closures around downtown will begin ahead of the June 7-10 CMA Fest in Nashville.
Belmont University intends to sell the Franklin campus of the recently acquired O'More College of Design.
An argument ended in gunfire at an East Nashville apartment complex Thursday night, Metro Police say.
One woman was stabbed by another near McFerrin Park late Thursday, according to Metro Police.
A 26-year-old man, trusted by a friend to watch her daughter, is now charged with the 3-year-old girl's murder.
Steven Wiggins, accused of killing a Dickson County Sheriff's Deputy Wednesday, has been arrested in Hickman County.
A Nashville mother is charged with child endangerment after leaving her 3-year-old locked in a hot car, according to Vanderbilt Police.
Hit and miss showers are likely through the weekend across Middle Tennessee, but watch that mercury fall.
The woman arrested late Thursday and charged in the murder of Dickson County Sheriff's Sgt. Daniel Baker hid under a house, police say.