• Another person is dead after an encounter with Nashville police, this time after he allegedly fired upon officers during a mental health response call. Both the Community Oversight Board and TBI are investigating.
• Tennessee lags behind other states in vaccination rates as health officials try new ways to get more residents to take the shot. The state ranks 47th in the nation.
• Nashville Mayor John Cooper presented his second State of Metro address, where he outlined spending priorities for schools, housing and transit.
• The Metro Nashville Police Department will no longer respond to “fender bender” accidents after a policy change this month, instead instructing drivers to exchange insurance information and take photos. An officer will still be dispatched if there are injuries or one party drives away.
• News Channel 5 spoke to the woman who twice reported Anthony Warner to the police before the Christmas Day bombing and her frustration that she was not taken seriously and was not credited for her help in identifying the perpetrator. The reward money went to the police departments to cover expenses.
• A man allegedly flung a colostomy bag at bar patrons at Kid Rock’s bar downtown, prompting an officer to need to change his uniform. It was not the first incident with this individual.
• Tennessee’s legislature is likely to pass a bill that imposes stiff fines and a loss of voting rights for protesters who block public streets, as well as limit the liability of a motorist who hits a protestor with their car. Several of such bills have moved through the legislature following last summer’s protests.
• Voters will decide next November whether to include  so-called ‘right to work’ language in the State Constitution, a move opposed by labor organizers and worker’s rights activists. Tennessee law has forbidden employers from requiring union membership for more than 70 years.
• About 100 households in the 37208 zip code could soon be eligible to participate in a guaranteed basic income pilot, which will provide $1,000 each month. GBI has entered the mainstream policy discussions of late as a way to address poverty.
• Nashville is facing a large backlog of stormwater projects that aim to reduce flooding of homes and business, frustrating residents still waiting on help.
• The Nashville Predators (28-22-2) won a crucial game 1-0 in overtime against the Dallas Stars (21-17-13) in their battle for the final playoff position. The Preds host a two-game series against the Columbus Blue Jackets (16-25-11) today and Wednesday. The magic number is 8.
• Nashville SC (0-0-3) is still for its first win after a draw against Inter Miami  (1-1-1), their third straight. They will host the New England Revolution (2-1-0) next Saturday.
• The Tennessee Titans selected cornerback Caleb Farley of Virginia Tech in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. At least one analyst thought they did pretty well.
• One Nashville resident saw their property value go up more than $200,000 in the latest assessments, leading to concerns over property taxes.
• The death of a mother and daughter in Nashville highlighted the loopholes in laws aimed at keeping weapons away from domestic abusers.
• WKRN talked to a guy who has one of the original sky gondolas from the Opryland USA theme park that closed in 1997. The site is now a mall.
• Alt-classical group Chatterbird has created a virtual chamber music series that aims to help with the emotional toll of a rough year in performing arts.
• An elderly couple in a Lebanon assisted living facility made their (brief) escape by carefully listening to the electronic door lock’s keypad. The facility faces fines for the breach.
• And finally, a Redditor has discovered that the ‘Nashville Chew Crew’, a group of goats that are brought in to control vegetation along a greenway, has returned to its familiar spot in Metrocenter.

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