Storms from Okla. Weakening as They Move to Tenn.

AP/WMOT — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:43:24 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — The storm system that wreaked havoc in central Oklahoma is expected to weaken before moving into Tennessee.

The National Weather Service says there's a slight risk that West Tennessee will see severe thunderstorms overnight.

Meteorologist Angie Lese with the NWS office in Nashville says the line of storms the wreaked havoc in Oklahoma should reach the mid-state tomorrow morning.

Middle Tennessee Responding to Oklahoma Disaster

Mike Osborne — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:56 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- Tennesseans are already responding to the tornado disaster in Oklahoma.

The Church of Christ Disaster Relief Effort plans to send a semi-truck load of emergency food boxes to Oklahoma Wednesday. A local church has been tapped to distribute the supplies in the devastated community of Moore.

Technology Arms-Race May Develop Between Reporters & Government

Mike Osborne — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:04 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- A mid-state professor says a technology arms-race may develop between news organizations and the government following last week’s revelation that the U.S. Department of Justice secretly accessed the phone records of 20 reporters.

Bonnaroo Site to Host Additional Events, Economic Impact Grows

AP/WMOT — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:53 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) -- Bonnaroo released a new economic impact study Monday indicating the annual music festival contributes more than $50 million dollars to Middle Tennessee’s economy each year.

Greyhill Associates of New York conducted the study, which says festival goers directly spend about $36 million annually, while also generating indirect expenditures amounting to $15 million.

New Convention Center Opens, Expansion Plans Already in the Works

AP/WMOT — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:28:53 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — Metro Nashville held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday morning for its new Music City Center convention facility.

The official opening actually came on the second day festivities marking the center’s completion.

Officials say about 15,000 visitors turned out Sunday to tour the new facility, enjoy live music, and try out an indoor zip line.

Australian Hiker Dies Along Appalachian Trail

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:16 +0000

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — An Australian who was hiking the Appalachian Trail in eastern Tennessee has died.

Authorities said 71-year-old George Walls Grant from Collie, Western Australia, fell ill while hitchhiking to a market on Monday.

Revelations Concerning Problems at DCS Continue

AP/WMOT — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:34:45 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

"Ride of Silence" Commemorates Death of Murfreesboro Cyclist

Mike Osborne — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:44:24 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- Mid-state cycling enthusiasts will participate Wednesday in a national day of remembrance for riders who’ve been killed in traffic accidents in the past year.

A total of eight cyclists died in Tennessee during 2012, while five died during 2011. A single rider has died so far in 2013.

A student cyclist attending Middle Tennessee State University was killed in February. Twenty year-old Timothy Martin was struck and killed while walking his bike across Rutherford Blvd not far from the MTSU campus.

Mid-State Jury to Hear Notorious East Tenn. Rape-Murder Case

Mike Osborne — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:27:01 +0000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A southern Kentucky man is being retried in the torture slayings of a young Knoxville couple.

The second trial of George Thomas begins Monday in Knoxville before a jury selected in Nashville. Thomas is one of four defendants convicted in the kidnapping, torture and killing of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in January 2009.

Nobel Prize Winner Leaves Medal, Generous Gift to MTSU

Mike Osborne — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:51:23 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- A Nobel Prize medal has found a new home here in Middle Tennessee.

Thursday afternoon the family of the late Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan presented his 1986 Nobel medal in economics to Middle Tennessee State University.

Buchanan was a Tennessee native and 1940 graduate of then Middle Tennessee State Teacher’s College. He went on to do ground-breaking research at the intersection of economics and politics.

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