Suspect Identified in Kelton’s Hardware Stabbing

Suspect Identified in Kelton’s Hardware Stabbing

The adult male suspect in the stabbing of a man experiencing homelessness in the parking lot of Kelton’s Hardware last Friday has been identified as 19-year-old Lamarious Nelson. He is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail on an MPD warrant for attempted first degree murder. Since the other two suspects are juveniles, their…

Murfreesboro Stabbing Suspects

Stabbing Suspects in Custody After Leading Clarksville Police on Chase

Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology helped Murfreesboro Police track the three suspects from the assault and stabbing at Kelton’s Hardware to Clarksville. All three are now in custody with assistance from the Clarksville Police Department (CPD). “Our Crime Data Analysts in our Real Time Crime Center were instrumental in appending these three individuals,” said…

Rep. Behn Pushes ‘Policy Change’ to Address Societal Problems at MTSU Lecture

Rep. Behn Pushes ‘Policy Change’ to Address Societal Problems at MTSU Lecture

Social work provided a back-door entrance into politics for newly elected state Rep. Aftyn Behn of Nashville, Tennessee, who spoke to a Middle Tennessee State University audience earlier this month about how to effect policy change. Behn, who earned a master’s in social work administration from the University of Texas at Austin, won the District…

MTSU Faculty Land $2M NSF Grant for Chemistry Scholarships

MTSU Faculty Land $2M NSF Grant for Chemistry Scholarships

A group of Middle Tennessee State University faculty, under the leadership of chemistry professor Andrienne Friedli, recently launched a last-dollar scholarship program to fund and support undergraduate and graduate biochemistry and chemistry students in need. “The project aims to increase student persistence in STEM fields by linking scholarships with proven effective supporting activities, including faculty…

MNPD Hosts Annual Toy Drive at Nashville Zoo

MNPD Hosts Annual Toy Drive at Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo will host Metro Nashville Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Division for their annual Christmas Basket Program on Saturday, December 2, and Sunday, December 3. Guests are invited to donate new toys for families in need this holiday season. As an added incentive, the Zoo is offering complimentary admission tickets for every new toy donated…