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Crews search for drowning victim at Smith County campground

EMS Director Sonny Carter told News two the person drowned at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tennessee.

Hurricane Irma now Category Four; Florida gov. announces state of emergency

The storm had maximum sustained winds of one hundred thirty mph, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said extra strengthening was expected.

Bachelorette party decorations cause fairly a stir in East Nashville

After only one guest shows, community comes out for Dickson boy’s bday

POLL: Will the Vols win the SEC East?

Weather

Current Conditions

Feels Like: 86° F
Wind: WSW Ten
Humidity: 49%
Dewpoint: 64° F
Sunrise: 6:20 AM
Sunset: 7:09 PM

Nashville Weather

Sports

Latest Headlines

POLL: Will the Vols win the SEC East?

Tennessee plays Georgia Tech in season opener Monday night in Atlanta. News two wants to know…Do you think the Vols will win the SEC East? Vo…

Titans name captains for the 2017-18 season, including Tim Shaw

The Titans named six fresh captains, including “Titan for life” Tim Shaw.

AP source: NFL considers moving Dolphins opener against Bucs

Cleveland police, paramedic unions reject to hold flag at Browns opening game

Texans’ JJ Watt, volunteers distribute supplies to Harvey victims

Four Weather Alerts

Flood Warning – Muhlenberg
Flood Warning – Warren
Lake Wind Advisory – Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg
Flood Warning – Muhlenberg

See all

Crews search for drowning victim at Smith County campground

EMS Director Sonny Carter told News two the person drowned at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tennessee.

After only one guest shows, community comes out for Dickson boy’s bday

Aiden Cooley invited all his class, and even the soccer team to his bday party, but schedules conflicted and only one kid displayed up.

Hurricane Irma now Category Four; Florida gov. proclaims state of emergency

The storm had maximum sustained winds of one hundred thirty mph, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said extra strengthening was expected.

Bachelorette party decorations cause fairly a stir in East Nashville

Photos posted in humor to the East Nashville Facebook page are the latest to spark a conversation on short-term rentals in east Nashville.

Titans name captains for the 2017-18 season, including Tim Shaw

The Titans named six fresh captains, including “Titan for life” Tim Shaw.

Clarksville police investigate shooting; one injured

Police say there was a brief pursuit after the shooting. They’ve surrounded a car, where the investigation is focused.

POLL: Will the Vols win the SEC East?

Tennessee plays Georgia Tech in season opener Monday night in Atlanta. News two wants to know…Do you think the Vols will win the SEC East? Vo…

Carriage pony dies after collapsing in the heart of downtown Memphis

The collapse of the carriage pony has Demster and many others worried for the safety of other carriage horses.

AP source: NFL considers moving Dolphins opener against Bucs

Switching the game to Thursday or Friday is being considered because Irma could menace South Florida over the weekend.

Millions who buy health insurance brace for acute increases

There’s a chance that upcoming bipartisan hearings by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., can produce legislation off…

Mnuchin: Congress should tie Harvey aid to debt limit bill

The vote would come as a stand-alone measure, and not be tied to the contentious issue of enhancing the nation’s borrowing limit.

Hurricane Irma likely to affect U.S. but too early to tell where

Where will she go next? When you are talking six or seven or more days out, there’s always uncertainty.

US envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is ‘begging for war’

The emergency U.N. session also came six days after the council strongly condemned what it called Pyongyang’s “outrageous” launch of a balli…

Tennessee lawmakers urged to support Dreamers, DACA program

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery has taken the state off of the lawsuit against DACA after months of mounting pressure from undocu…

Newlywed arrested for stabbing wifey to death, blames cold medicine

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman was stabbed to death Friday morning in Raleigh and her spouse has been charged with murder, Raleigh police a…

Mayor : Houston ‘open for business’ despite Harvey disaster

Mayor Sylvester Turner said much of the city was hoping to get back on track after Labor Day.

Clarksville police investigate two separate motorcycle crashes

The Clarksville Police Department said that motorcycle crashes are becoming a continuing trend in the city.

Ohio teenage mom charged in stabbing death of 1-year-old

Columbus police officers were dispatched around 12:50 a.m. Sunday to the eight hundred block of South 22nd Street on the report of a baby in need of …

Miranda Lambert leads nominees for CMA Awards

Miranda Lambert was nominated Monday for song and single of the year for “Tin Man,” and also earned nods for album, female vocalist and best…

Ailing pup gets to be ‘Firehouse dog for a day’ in Murfreesboro

Layla is a German Shepherd and when her health began declining, her proprietor Stacy Caronna set out to make a “bucket list” for her ailing pup.

Man dies after rushing into Searing Man festival flames

Authorities are investigating the death of Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, who broke through a two-layer security perimeter during the Man Burn eve…

Cleveland police, paramedic unions deny to hold flag at Browns opening game

The unions’ refusal to participate in the on-field ceremony comes after almost a dozen Cleveland Browns players knelt during the anthem befo…

Texans’ JJ Watt, volunteers distribute supplies to Harvey victims

On Sunday, JJ Watt embarked distributing food, water, and other supplies to Hurricane Harvey victims.

South Korea simulates attack on North’s nuke site after test

South Korea’s Defense Ministry also said Monday that North Korea appeared to be planning a future missile launch, possibly of an ICBM, to sh…

WKRN News two

Nashville NWS are helping track Hurricane Irma, its path

The local meteorologists were asked to launch special weather balloons this week in an effort to pinpoint where Irma is headed.

Crews search for drowning victim at Smith County campground

EMS Director Sonny Carter told News two the person drowned at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tennessee.

Hurricane Irma now Category Four; Florida gov. announces state of emergency

Bachelorette party decorations cause fairly a stir in East Nashville

After only one guest shows, community comes out for Dickson boy’s bday

Weather

Current Conditions

Feels Like: 86° F
Wind: WSW Ten
Humidity: 49%
Dewpoint: 64° F
Sunrise: 6:20 AM
Sunset: 7:09 PM

Nashville Weather

Sports

Latest Headlines

POLL: Will the Vols win the SEC East?

Tennessee plays Georgia Tech in season opener Monday night in Atlanta. News two wants to know…Do you think the Vols will win the SEC East? Vo…

Titans name captains for the 2017-18 season, including Tim Shaw

The Titans named six fresh captains, including “Titan for life” Tim Shaw.

AP source: NFL considers moving Dolphins opener against Bucs

Cleveland police, paramedic unions turn down to hold flag at Browns opening game

Texans’ JJ Watt, volunteers distribute supplies to Harvey victims

Four Weather Alerts

Flood Warning – Muhlenberg
Flood Warning – Warren
Lake Wind Advisory – Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg
Flood Warning – Muhlenberg

See all

Crews search for drowning victim at Smith County campground

EMS Director Sonny Carter told News two the person drowned at Defeated Creek Campground in Defeated, Tennessee.

After only one guest shows, community comes out for Dickson boy’s bday

Aiden Cooley invited all his class, and even the soccer team to his bday party, but schedules conflicted and only one kid demonstrated up.

Hurricane Irma now Category Four; Florida gov. proclaims state of emergency

The storm had maximum sustained winds of one hundred thirty mph, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said extra strengthening was expected.

Bachelorette party decorations cause fairly a stir in East Nashville

Photos posted in humor to the East Nashville Facebook page are the latest to spark a conversation on short-term rentals in east Nashville.

Titans name captains for the 2017-18 season, including Tim Shaw

The Titans named six fresh captains, including “Titan for life” Tim Shaw.

Nashville NWS are helping track Hurricane Irma, its path

The local meteorologists were asked to launch special weather balloons this week in an effort to pinpoint where Irma is headed.

POLL: Will the Vols win the SEC East?

Tennessee plays Georgia Tech in season opener Monday night in Atlanta. News two wants to know…Do you think the Vols will win the SEC East? Vo…

Carriage pony dies after collapsing in the heart of downtown Memphis

The collapse of the carriage pony has Demster and many others worried for the safety of other carriage horses.

Clarksville police investigate shooting; one injured

Police say there was a brief pursuit after the shooting. They’ve surrounded a car, where the investigation is focused.

AP source: NFL considers moving Dolphins opener against Bucs

Switching the game to Thursday or Friday is being considered because Irma could menace South Florida over the weekend.

Millions who buy health insurance brace for acute increases

There’s a chance that upcoming bipartisan hearings by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., can produce legislation off…

Mnuchin: Congress should tie Harvey aid to debt limit bill

The vote would come as a stand-alone measure, and not be tied to the contentious issue of enhancing the nation’s borrowing limit.

Hurricane Irma likely to affect U.S. but too early to tell where

Where will she go next? When you are talking six or seven or more days out, there’s always uncertainty.

US envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is ‘begging for war’

The emergency U.N. session also came six days after the council strongly condemned what it called Pyongyang’s “outrageous” launch of a balli…

Tennessee lawmakers urged to support Dreamers, DACA program

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery has taken the state off of the lawsuit against DACA after months of mounting pressure from undocu…

Newlywed arrested for stabbing wifey to death, blames cold medicine

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman was stabbed to death Friday morning in Raleigh and her hubby has been charged with murder, Raleigh police a…

Mayor : Houston ‘open for business’ despite Harvey disaster

Mayor Sylvester Turner said much of the city was hoping to get back on track after Labor Day.

Clarksville police investigate two separate motorcycle crashes

The Clarksville Police Department said that motorcycle crashes are becoming a continuing trend in the city.

Ohio teenage mom charged in stabbing death of 1-year-old

Columbus police officers were dispatched around 12:50 a.m. Sunday to the eight hundred block of South 22nd Street on the report of a baby in need of …

Miranda Lambert leads nominees for CMA Awards

Miranda Lambert was nominated Monday for song and single of the year for “Tin Man,” and also earned nods for album, female vocalist and best…

Ailing pup gets to be ‘Firehouse dog for a day’ in Murfreesboro

Layla is a German Shepherd and when her health began declining, her holder Stacy Caronna set out to make a “bucket list” for her ailing pup.

Man dies after rushing into Searing Man festival flames

Authorities are investigating the death of Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, who broke through a two-layer security perimeter during the Man Burn eve…

Cleveland police, paramedic unions turn down to hold flag at Browns opening game

The unions’ refusal to participate in the on-field ceremony comes after almost a dozen Cleveland Browns players knelt during the anthem befo…

Texans’ JJ Watt, volunteers distribute supplies to Harvey victims

On Sunday, JJ Watt embarked distributing food, water, and other supplies to Hurricane Harvey victims.

WKRN News two

Calls flood into Nashville immigration attorney’s offices

DACA recipients are urged to seek legal counsel or, if their cards expire before March Five, 2018, to renew ASAP.

Bedford deputy learns to polka while helping elderly woman get home

“One minute you’re patrolling; the next you’re polkaing.”

East Nashville business fed up with dumping of tires on property

Hurricane Irma disrupts travel as storm bears down on Caribbean

News 2’s Cory Curtis’ NFL Power Rankings for Week 1

Weather

Current Conditions

Feels Like: 65° F
Wind: NNW 6
Humidity: 70%
Dewpoint: 55° F
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM

Nashville Weather

Sports

Latest Headlines

News 2’s Cory Curtis’ NFL Power Rankings for Week 1

The NFL season is here so it’s time for my Power Rankings to kickoff 2017… What does it say about me that I have more joy ranking the teams …

Vols’ Jauan Jennings to miss up to twelve weeks due to injury

After suffering an injury during the 2nd quarter of Monday’s game, University of Tennessee player Jauan Jennings is expected to miss up t…

Preds named 12th man for Titans season opener

Vols win season opener over Georgia Tech in dual OT

JOE BIDDLE: Vols pull stunner

1 Weather Alert

Flood Warning – Muhlenberg

See all

Tennessee man dies while working in Texas for Harvey ease

Lachlan Brain graduated from Franklin County High School, where he played football, in 2013.

Daughter’s uncommon cancer diagnosis sends Tennessee family on a mission

The aggressive form of cancer is most often found in children, most notably leading to the death of Neil Armstrong’s daughter in 1962.

Calls flood into Nashville immigration attorney’s offices

DACA recipients are urged to seek legal counsel or, if their cards expire before March Five, 2018, to renew ASAP.

East Nashville business fed up with dumping of tires on property

After a long holiday, Gary Goodlow returned to his work on Gallatin Pike to find twenty one large tires left in the rear parking lot.

Pregnant teenage shot, loses baby in Pulaski; 18-year-old charged

The victim was shot at least one time around seven p.m., according to Chief John Dickey with the Pulaski Police Department.

Hurricane Irma disrupts travel as storm bears down on Caribbean

Travelers should sign up for phone notifications through the airlines so they can receive alerts when there are delays or cancellations.

Powerful Hurricane Irma bears down on Caribbean islands

People who don’t evacuate will be at “great danger” from storm surge caused by what he called a “monster” hurricane.

Bedford deputy learns to polka while helping elderly woman get home

“One minute you’re patrolling; the next you’re polkaing.”

News 2’s Cory Curtis’ NFL Power Rankings for Week 1

The NFL season is here so it’s time for my Power Rankings to kickoff 2017… What does it say about me that I have more joy ranking the teams …

Former Tennessee representative has PAC to challenge Corker

Joe Carr told News two he has now turned his attention to the PAC called Stand Stiff America, which he calmly formed this summer.

Robert E. Lee descendant resigns as pastor over racial justice comment

The general’s distant nephew, the Rev. Robert W. Lee IV, issued a statement Monday after the congregation determined to put his tenure to a vot…

Duo charged under Haley’s Law for using meth in baby’s presence

Haley’s law makes it a Class A Felony to contribute to the manhandle of a child who is under the age of nine in a way that leads to injury.

Fallout from Utah nurse arrest: Policy switches, apologies

Alex Wubbels, who was not charged, has not filed a lawsuit but her attorneys say that could switch.

Franklin Road widening project embarks, will last three years

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – A big road widening project will influence people who choose to take Franklin Road instead of Interstate sixty five for their …

Nashville weather balloons: Why data so far from the tropics is significant

So why is weather data from a location as far away from the tropics as Nashville so significant?

Nashville Fire Department to head home soon after helping in Texas

In true Tennessee volunteer spirits, local organizations and departments have been down in Texas for days now to help.

Obama calls ending DACA program ‘brutal, self defeating’

Obama said repealing the program casts a shadow over some of the nation’s best and brightest youthfull people.

Congress to speed up Harvey aid, tackle debt limit

Very first up: Speeding ease aid to Texas and Louisiana in the wake of the Harvey storm.

Middle Tennessee travelers worry about trips booked in Irma’s path

Local travel agencies have been busy attempting to silent the fears of their clients who have planned vacations to Islands in the Caribbean.

Lab results from May drug bust find heroin is actually fentanyl

Two bricks of drugs that weighed about five lbs originally thought to be heroin actually turned out to be fentanyl.

Death toll from Harvey rises to at least 60

Many of those deaths confirmed in eleven Texas counties happened when people were caught in quickly rising floodwaters or lost control on water-…

Man accused of trafficking 15-year-old for hook-up in DeKalb County

Charles Denton is accusing of trafficking a 15-year-old chick for the purposes of commercial hook-up, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Invest…

POLL: Do you think Congress can create immigration reform plan in six months?

President Trump has rescinded the Deferred Activity for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) that protects youthfull immigrants who were brought to t…

So far in 2017, Metro police’s vehicle stops are down

The trend of fewer vehicle stops in two thousand seventeen is consistent across each of the department’s eight precincts.

WKRN News two

Calls flood into Nashville immigration attorney’s offices

DACA recipients are urged to seek legal counsel or, if their cards expire before March Five, 2018, to renew ASAP.

Bedford deputy learns to polka while helping elderly woman get home

“One minute you’re patrolling; the next you’re polkaing.”

East Nashville business fed up with dumping of tires on property

Hurricane Irma disrupts travel as storm bears down on Caribbean

News 2’s Cory Curtis’ NFL Power Rankings for Week 1

Weather

Current Conditions

Feels Like: 65° F
Wind: NNW 6
Humidity: 70%
Dewpoint: 55° F
Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM

Nashville Weather

Sports

Latest Headlines

News 2’s Cory Curtis’ NFL Power Rankings for Week 1

The NFL season is here so it’s time for my Power Rankings to kickoff 2017… What does it say about me that I have more joy ranking the teams …

Vols’ Jauan Jennings to miss up to twelve weeks due to injury

After suffering an injury during the 2nd quarter of Monday’s game, University of Tennessee player Jauan Jennings is expected to miss up t…

Preds named 12th man for Titans season opener

Vols win season opener over Georgia Tech in dual OT

JOE BIDDLE: Vols pull stunner

1 Weather Alert

Flood Warning – Muhlenberg

See all

Tennessee man dies while working in Texas for Harvey ease

Lachlan Brain graduated from Franklin County High School, where he played football, in 2013.

Daughter’s uncommon cancer diagnosis sends Tennessee family on a mission

The aggressive form of cancer is most often found in children, most notably leading to the death of Neil Armstrong’s daughter in 1962.

Calls flood into Nashville immigration attorney’s offices

DACA recipients are urged to seek legal counsel or, if their cards expire before March Five, 2018, to renew ASAP.

East Nashville business fed up with dumping of tires on property

After a long holiday, Gary Goodlow returned to his work on Gallatin Pike to find twenty one large tires left in the rear parking lot.

Pregnant teenage shot, loses baby in Pulaski; 18-year-old charged

The victim was shot at least one time around seven p.m., according to Chief John Dickey with the Pulaski Police Department.

Hurricane Irma disrupts travel as storm bears down on Caribbean

Travelers should sign up for phone notifications through the airlines so they can receive alerts when there are delays or cancellations.

Powerful Hurricane Irma bears down on Caribbean islands

People who don’t evacuate will be at “great danger” from storm surge caused by what he called a “monster” hurricane.

Bedford deputy learns to polka while helping elderly woman get home

“One minute you’re patrolling; the next you’re polkaing.”

News 2’s Cory Curtis’ NFL Power Rankings for Week 1

The NFL season is here so it’s time for my Power Rankings to kickoff 2017… What does it say about me that I have more joy ranking the teams …

Former Tennessee representative has PAC to challenge Corker

Joe Carr told News two he has now turned his attention to the PAC called Stand Hard America, which he calmly formed this summer.

Robert E. Lee descendant resigns as pastor over racial justice comment

The general’s distant nephew, the Rev. Robert W. Lee IV, issued a statement Monday after the congregation determined to put his tenure to a vot…

Duo charged under Haley’s Law for using meth in baby’s presence

Haley’s law makes it a Class A Felony to contribute to the manhandle of a child who is under the age of nine in a way that leads to injury.

Fallout from Utah nurse arrest: Policy switches, apologies

Alex Wubbels, who was not charged, has not filed a lawsuit but her attorneys say that could switch.

Franklin Road widening project commences, will last three years

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – A big road widening project will influence people who choose to take Franklin Road instead of Interstate sixty five for their …

Nashville weather balloons: Why data so far from the tropics is significant

So why is weather data from a location as far away from the tropics as Nashville so significant?

Nashville Fire Department to head home soon after helping in Texas

In true Tennessee volunteer spirits, local organizations and departments have been down in Texas for days now to help.

Obama calls ending DACA program ‘violent, self defeating’

Obama said repealing the program casts a shadow over some of the nation’s best and brightest youthfull people.

Congress to speed up Harvey aid, tackle debt limit

Very first up: Speeding ease aid to Texas and Louisiana in the wake of the Harvey storm.

Middle Tennessee travelers worry about trips booked in Irma’s path

Local travel agencies have been busy attempting to tranquil the fears of their clients who have planned vacations to Islands in the Caribbean.

Lab results from May drug bust find heroin is actually fentanyl

Two bricks of drugs that weighed about five lbs originally thought to be heroin actually turned out to be fentanyl.

Death toll from Harvey rises to at least 60

Many of those deaths confirmed in eleven Texas counties happened when people were caught in quickly rising floodwaters or lost control on water-…

Man accused of trafficking 15-year-old for hook-up in DeKalb County

Charles Denton is accusing of trafficking a 15-year-old woman for the purposes of commercial hookup, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Invest…

POLL: Do you think Congress can create immigration reform plan in six months?

President Trump has rescinded the Deferred Activity for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) that protects youthfull immigrants who were brought to t…

So far in 2017, Metro police’s vehicle stops are down

The trend of fewer vehicle stops in two thousand seventeen is consistent across each of the department’s eight precincts.