Posted: Nov 11, 2020 / 05:39 PM CSTUpdated: Nov 11, 2020 / 05:39 PM CSTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nearly 1,500 students and staff contracted COVID-19 last week, according to the Tennessee Dept. of Health.The shows about a thousand students tested positive for the virus last week, in addition to the more than 700 the week before, and staff totaling about 800 in the last two weeks.But the numbers we’re not seeing are the number of students and staff quarantined due to exposure. Looking at just four of the biggest school districts in Middle Tennessee, that’s more than 5,000.“We saw a spike the...…Posted: Nov 11, 2020 / 05:39 PM CSTUpdated: Nov 11, 2020 / 05:39 PM CSTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nearly 1,500 students and staff contracted COVID-19 last week, according to the Tennessee Dept. of Health.The shows about a thousand students tested positive for the virus last week, in addition to the more than 700 the week before, and staff totaling about 800 in the last two weeks.But the numbers we’re not seeing are the number of students and staff quarantined due to exposure. Looking at just four of the biggest school districts in Middle Tennessee, that’s more than 5,000.“We saw a spike the...WW…

Posted: Oct 20, 2020 / 06:18 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 21, 2020 / 03:33 AM CDTMURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – A 53-year-old special education teacher died last week after a nearly two-month battle with COVID-19 and its repercussions. Now, her family hopes her death will serve as a reminder the battle against this virus is not over.Susan Keener was a special education teacher at Walter Hill Elementary, a part-time receptionist at Vision Works and the caretaker for her elderly mother and aunt.“We started back at school in August, by the end of August, she had tested positive,” Keener’s daughter Autumn...…Posted: Oct 20, 2020 / 06:18 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 21, 2020 / 03:33 AM CDTMURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – A 53-year-old special education teacher died last week after a nearly two-month battle with COVID-19 and its repercussions. Now, her family hopes her death will serve as a reminder the battle against this virus is not over.Susan Keener was a special education teacher at Walter Hill Elementary, a part-time receptionist at Vision Works and the caretaker for her elderly mother and aunt.“We started back at school in August, by the end of August, she had tested positive,” Keener’s daughter Autumn...WW…

Posted: Sep 8, 2020 / 01:25 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 9, 2020 / 01:11 PM CDTWARREN COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Update: There are now three people killed in the crash, according to the Warren County Sheriff.Original: At least two people are dead after a small plane crash occurred out of the Warren County Memorial Airport Tuesday morning, according to McMinnville police.Authorities at the scene confirmed 3 people were in the plane at the time of the crash that occurred in a field on the other side of the runways. News 2 has confirmed it was a single-engine Piper PA-28 airplane and part of the Lebanon...…Posted: Sep 8, 2020 / 01:25 PM CDTUpdated: Sep 9, 2020 / 01:11 PM CDTWARREN COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Update: There are now three people killed in the crash, according to the Warren County Sheriff.Original: At least two people are dead after a small plane crash occurred out of the Warren County Memorial Airport Tuesday morning, according to McMinnville police.Authorities at the scene confirmed 3 people were in the plane at the time of the crash that occurred in a field on the other side of the runways. News 2 has confirmed it was a single-engine Piper PA-28 airplane and part of the Lebanon...WW…

Posted: Aug 19, 2020 / 05:43 PM CDTUpdated: Aug 20, 2020 / 09:18 AM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The back to school debate of in-person or online learning continues. Just weeks into school starting for many counties in Middle Tennessee, several cases have shut down school classrooms, grades and even entire schools.“We are temperature checking each student as they come in the building every single day. All of our desks are six-feet apart, and if students get closer than six-feet apart, they have to have a mask on,” Lindsey Judd, president at Ezell-Harding Christian School told News...…Posted: Aug 19, 2020 / 05:43 PM CDTUpdated: Aug 20, 2020 / 09:18 AM CDTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The back to school debate of in-person or online learning continues. Just weeks into school starting for many counties in Middle Tennessee, several cases have shut down school classrooms, grades and even entire schools.“We are temperature checking each student as they come in the building every single day. All of our desks are six-feet apart, and if students get closer than six-feet apart, they have to have a mask on,” Lindsey Judd, president at Ezell-Harding Christian School told News...WW…