Morning Notes for Oct. 28: Public safety, City Hall, Around town

Weather: Today: Sunny, 78°F. Tonight: Clear, 48°F. Thursday: Sunny, 80°F. Thursday Night: Mostly clear then patchy fog, 48°F. (NWS forecast)

Public safety

• 984 incidents reported in Nashville in the week to Oct. 28, 2026 Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data) lists 984 incident reports dated Oct. 22, 2026 to Oct. 28, 2026. Most common: Police Inquiry (225), Simple Asslt ( (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Intentional Aggravated Assault reported on the White Bridge Pike Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the White Bridge Pike. Records row only; status as liste (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 26, 2026. Records row only; status as listed: Closed. (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Intentional Aggravated Assault reported on the Summercrest Cv Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 26, 2026 on the Summercrest Cv. Records row only; status as listed: (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Intentional Aggravated Assault reported on the White Bridge Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 26, 2026 on the White Bridge. Records row only; status as listed: Op (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Intentional Aggravated Assault reported on the Broadway Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 26, 2026 on the Broadway. Records row only; status as listed: Open. (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Nashville Fire Department to Break Ground on New Headquarters and Fire Station 2 October 23, 2026 (Nashville Fire Department)

City Hall

• Pedestrian Critically Injured in Hit & Run Crash Dies October 27, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Persistent Thief Arrested In Milwaukee Following Ongoing Investigation October 27, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Nashville Fire Department Provides Public Safety Update on Ongoing Carbon Monoxide and Methane Monitoring October 27, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Majority of Guns Reported Stolen in Nashville Taken from Vehicles October 27, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Public's Assistance Sought in Identifying Hit & Run Driver October 26, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Where Racehorses Once Ran October 26, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Homicide Detectives Investigating Sunday's Physical Altercation On 2nd Avenue North October 25, 2026 (City of Nashville)

Around town

• PHOTOS: 2026 Southern Festival of Books unites Vanderbilt, Nashville communities in celebration of the written word Celebrated authors and avid readers came together in downtown Nashville Oct. 17–18 for the 2026 Southern Festival of Books, presented by Vanderbilt University in collaboration with (Vanderbilt University)
• A college-readiness program offers promising results for Nashville students, Peabody research finds By Jennifer Kiilerich Access to college begins long before students fill out an application. The support they receive in high school can open doors that may have previously felt un (Vanderbilt University)
• From seizures to brain networks: Anas Reda’s award-winning epilepsy research During some seizures, a person remains aware; during others, consciousness disappears. Why? What changes in the brain, and could researchers intervene before consciousness is lost? (Vanderbilt University)
• $3.4 million NIH grant supports AI-driven approach to studying human emotion Ruogu Fang, a renowned AI researcher and the Flowers Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received a $3.4 million R01 grant from the National I (Vanderbilt University)
• Vanderbilt chemists develop AI tool to convert human ingenuity into life-enhancing enzymes Many have voiced concerns that artificial intelligence will take jobs away from humans. But Assistant Professor of Chemistry Zhongyue (John) Yang, along with his former doctoral st (Vanderbilt University)
• Vanderbilt Center for Global Democracy hosts NYC discussion on resilient democracies Every September, the United Nations General Assembly brings the world’s leaders to New York. This year, a few miles from UN headquarters, Vanderbilt’s Center for Global Democracy c (Vanderbilt University)
• John Kuriyan reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences John Kuriyan has been reappointed as dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences for a second five-year term. Kuriyan, the Mary Geddes Stahlman Chair and University Distinguished (Vanderbilt University)
• Bold gift fuels Vanderbilt’s academic, athletic ambitions With a transformative gift to College of Arts and Science and Vandy United, alumni Meredith and Griffin Perry honor Vanderbilt’s mission of excellence. (Vanderbilt University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Nashville’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.