Morning Notes for Oct. 29: Public safety, City Hall, Meetings, Today and this week, Aro

Weather: Today: Sunny, 79°F. Tonight: Partly cloudy, 50°F. Friday: Patchy fog then sunny, 82°F. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, 57°F. (NWS forecast)

Public safety

• 1138 incidents reported in Nashville in the week to Oct. 29, 2026 Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data) lists 1138 incident reports dated Oct. 23, 2026 to Oct. 29, 2026. Most common: Police Inquiry (307), Simple Asslt (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Intentional Aggravated Assault reported on the Main St Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 28, 2026 on the Main St. Records row only; status as listed: Open. (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))
• Robbery reported on the Highway 70 S Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Robbery reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the Highway 70 S. Records row only; status as listed: Open. (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Intentional Aggravated Assault reported on the 14Th Ave S Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data): Intentional Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the 14Th Ave S. Records row only; status as listed: Open (Metro Nashville Police Department incidents (Nashville open data))
• Nashville Fire Department Provides Public Safety Update on Ongoing Carbon Monoxide and Methane Monitoring October 27, 2026 (Nashville Fire Department)
• Nashville Fire Department to Break Ground on New Headquarters and Fire Station 2 October 23, 2026 (Nashville Fire Department)

City Hall

• Nashville Fire Department Provides Update on Gas Monitoring, Evacuations and Planned Mitigation Efforts October 28, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Passenger Fatally Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash October 28, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Nashville Fire Department to Host Annual Commendation Ceremony October 28, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• 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)
• 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)

Meetings

• Metropolitan Council meeting, Nov. 5, 2026 6:30 PM Metropolitan Council meets Nov. 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM, Metropolitan Courthouse. Agenda: https://nashville.legistar1.com/nashville/meetings/2026/11/2203_A_Metropolitan_Council_26-11-05 (nashville.legistar.com)

Today and this week

• Budget and Finance Committee (City of Nashville calendar)
• Ad-Hoc East Bank Committee (City of Nashville calendar)
• Planning and Zoning Committee (City of Nashville calendar)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (City of Nashville calendar)

Around town

• Remembering Dudley Brown White (1931–2026): Trustee emerita and devoted community leader To Dudley Brown White, BS’53, Vanderbilt was far more than an alma mater—it was woven into her family’s generational history. While her legacy is defined by four decades of quiet g (Vanderbilt University)
• 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) 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.