🚀 Local astronaut phones home

🚀 A Long-Distance Call with a Nashvillian in Space

Navy vet and astronaut Butch Wilmore was born and raised right here in Middle Tennessee. Now, thanks to a malfunctioning spacecraft, he’s stuck aboard the International Space Station. NASA helped City Cast Nashville connect today’s long-distance call to check in with a hometown hero. [🎧City Cast Nashville]

🚨 Public Safety Took Center Stage at Metro Council Meeting

Thursday’s Metro Council meeting involved heated discussions around public safety resolutions, including one that would allow MNPD to outsource sexual assault kits using a federal grant, which was ultimately approved. A disputed resolution involving a subscription to a community survey software for the MNPD was deferred to the next meeting. [Nashville Banner]

⚠️ Fisk U on High Alert After Receiving Disturbing Messages

A campus-wide alert was issued after students at Fisk University received messages that “suggest threats of violence and intimidation.” The threats are similar to other messages, directly referencing enslavement, that are circulating in campuses across the nation. [Tennessee Lookout]

• Here’s what the FBI is doing about these nationwide messages. [NewsChannel5]

🎵 Nashville Dominates 2024 GRAMMY Nominations

Beyoncé and Post Malone’s crossovers from pop to country will be recognized at next year’s GRAMMY Awards, proving the Nashville influence is strong. Outside the country categories, Nashvillians including Brittany Howard, Jack White, T Bone Burnett, and CeCe Winans scored noms. And don't worry, Swifties, Taylor picked up six. [The Tennessean]