Cloudy, cool Thursday morning gives way to sun and gusts. A warm weekend precedes a sharp cold front and a possible hard freeze Monday night.

Fisk unveiled a master plan that would add a large sports arena and new residence halls, reshaping much of its North Nashville campus.

Gov. Bill Lee’s two-week recruiting trip to Asia and persistent in-person outreach helped secure Korea Zinc’s record $6.6B smelter for Clarksville and revived mining plans in Smith County.

I-24 westbound was closed Wednesday near mile marker 81 in Rutherford County, with Highway 41 also blocked and drivers detoured via Exit 97.

Smyrna is seeking public input on a proposed $6 million renovation of Rotary Soccer Park as it pursues a TDEC grant; a public meeting is set for March 17.

Investigators say a juvenile was identified and interviewed after a social-media threat to Trousdale County High School. The district says SROs are on campus and extra security is in place.

Vanderbilt named University of Chicago vice provost Jason Merchant as the new Searcy Family Dean of Arts and Science. He starts July 1 and will hold an endowed chair in philosophy.

A line of storms is expected in Nashville Wednesday with heavy rain and gusty winds. Expect travel delays and ponding on low-lying streets.

A TBI investigation found allegedly falsified training records at the Erwin Police Department, prompting indictments for the former chief and two other officials. The charges include fraud-related counts tied to P.O.S.T. training credits.

TBI special agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Beechgrove after deputies fired at a vehicle during a search-warrant operation. No one was hit and several people were detained.

MSCS announced updates to business and records‑keeping as a state‑funded forensic audit nears publication. The moves come amid a heated debate over local control and a possible state takeover.

A Facebook Marketplace meetup in Murfreesboro ended in a gunpoint robbery on Feb. 9, prompting police to point buyers and sellers to the department's monitored Safe Exchange Zone.

An ALPR hit in Portland, Tenn., led to a traffic stop that turned up roughly 7 grams of fentanyl and a small amount of meth, police say. The driver faces multiple charges.