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NTSB investigating deadly school bus crash that killed 2 students

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn.) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a crash involving a school bus in Tennessee that killed two middle school students.

The NTSB said it has “initiated a safety investigation in coordination with the Tennessee Highway Patrol” into Friday’s deadly crash in Carroll County.

“The NTSB investigation will examine school bus driver performance, student passenger occupant protection, and the oversight of school transportation operations,” the agency said in a statement on Monday.

The investigation can take one to two years to complete, with a preliminary report possible in about 30 days, the NTSB said.

The crash involved a school bus from Montgomery County, a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck and a Chevrolet Trailblazer, authorities said. Dash cam video showed the bus initially colliding with the dump truck.

“The details of the crash are still ongoing,” Tennessee Highway Patrol Maj. Travis Plotzer said at a press briefing on Friday, adding that it doesn’t appear the dump truck “had any contributing factors to the crash.”

Two students on the school bus were pronounced dead at the scene, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. Authorities have not released any additional details on them.

Several others were injured in the crash, with multiple victims airlifted to trauma centers in Memphis and Nashville, authorities said.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System said a group of eighth grade students and educators from Kenwood Middle School were on the bus headed to Jackson, Tennessee, for a weekend competition when the crash occurred.

“In a moment, their lives and their families’ lives were upended,” Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Director Jean Luna-Vedder said in a message to the school community over the weekend. “As a mother and a lifelong educator, I cannot begin to imagine the fear and pain they continue to endure. I ask that everyone pray and wrap their arms around these students, employees, their families, and the entire Kenwood community.”

Amber Alert issued for 5-year-old girl left unattended in running vehicle that was then stolen: Police

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(AFFTON, Mo.) — A 5-year-old girl is missing after she was left unattended in a running vehicle that was then stolen, authorities in Missouri said Monday.

An Amber Alert has been issued for Aleise Dawson, who was taken around 8 a.m. local time in Affton, Missouri, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.

“The vehicle has been recovered, but the child has not,” the St. Louis County Police Department said.

The child started living with a guardian, who is believed to be a relative, within the past few weeks, according to St. Louis County Police Department spokesperson Vera Clay.

The guardian had placed the child in the car, gone inside a residence to get something and “came back out and the car was gone,” Clay said during a press briefing on Monday.

Officers responded to search for Aleise, and the vehicle was located several blocks away, according to Clay.

It is unclear if the person who took the vehicle is known to the child and guardian, or if this was “completely random,” Clay said. Police are treating it as an abduction, she said.

“There’s a 5-year-old out there and no one knows where she is. So we are going to utilize every resource that we have available to our department,” including helicopter air support, Clay said.

The police department said it does not have a photograph of the child, whom they described as a Black girl standing 2 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 60 pounds. She has four ponytails and was last seen wearing a pink T-shirt with the words “Flower Power” on it and blue shorts, police said.

Anyone with information is urged to call 636-529-8210 or 911.

15-year-old student allegedly shoots teacher at high school in Texas: Sheriff

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

(COMAL COUNTY, Texas) — A 15-year-old boy allegedly shot a teacher at his Texas high school on Monday morning, authorities said.

The suspect died at the scene at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Comal County, about 30 miles north of San Antonio, the Comal County Sheriff’s Office said.

A teacher, a female, was taken to a San Antonio hospital in unknown condition, the sheriff’s office said.

The school was placed on lockdown and students were evacuated to be reunited with their parents, authorities said.

“There is no ongoing threat to students,” the sheriff’s department said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

TLC’s Chilli says she accidentally reposted Michelle Obama conspiracy video, clarifies she’s not MAGA

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Don’t go chasing rumors about Chilli, as she is stepping in to set the record straight. Following allegations that she donated to Trump-related organizations and shared a conspiracy video about Michelle Obama, Chilli took to social media to address the matter.

“I have the utmost respect and admiration for Michelle Obama and I would never say or do anything that is disrespectful to her or any woman,” Chilli said of the right-wing conspiracy video that alleged Obama wasn’t a biological woman. Chilli claimed she only learned the post went up after receiving several phone calls.

“I’m not very computer savvy, so I’m looking for this repost button, and I see that all of these buttons are very, very close to each other, and clearly I was scrolling, and my thumb hit the repost button,” she explained.

Of the allegations that she made donations to organizations that align with Trump in 2024, Chilli said, “These are the things that support the veterans. I’ve always supported them, not just now, for years. This is not something new.”

She then clarified that she isn’t a Trump supporter. “This isn’t MAGA, I WANT TO BE CLEAR: I am not MAGA and do not support any of the many policies that are causing great harm to the American people,” she wrote. “I made a mistake too many make: I did not read the fine print.”

She continued, “I have learned a valuable lesson and ask for grace as I navigate this.”

Federal Election Commission records show that Chilli, born Rozonda Thomas, donated to the Trump National Committee JFC, INC.; WinRed, which raises funds for the Republican Party; and the Trump-associated Never Surrender, Inc., in 2024.

She is set to hit the road with her group TLC, En Vogue and Salt-N-Pepa in August.

Lady Gaga spent her 40th birthday ‘listening and relaxing’ with fiancé

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Lady Gaga hit the big 4-0 on Saturday, but instead of a big blowout, she spent her special day chilling with her fiancé, Michael Polansky.

Gaga posted a TikTok video of herself holding up a paper “40” decoration and kissing into the camera, while the song “Shy Girl” by the synth-pop duo Haute & Freddy played. “Haute & Freddy, Robyn, and Raye filled my birthday with their beautiful new albums,” Gaga wrote in the caption.

She was referring to the fact that the day before her birthday, all three of those acts released new projects. “Dancing on My Own” singer Robyn released Sexistential, while RAYE dropped This Music May Contain Hope.

Gaga continued, “Had the best time listening and relaxing with Michael as we wind down The Mayhem Ball. Thank you, Michael for making my birthday so so special, I love you. May the birthday month begin.”

“Thank you monsters for all your beyond kind messages,” she ended the caption. “Growing up w you is something I will always cherish.”

Gaga is set to wrap up The Mayhem Ball, which started last July, with an April 13 show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Jimmy Page releases early home demo of ‘Physical Graffiti; track ‘Ten Years Gone’

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Led Zeppelin celebrated the 50th anniversary of their iconic album Physical Graffiti in 2025, and now guitarist Jimmy Page is giving fans some insight into how one of the songs on the album came to be.

The rocker just released an early home demo of an instrumental piece that would eventually become the track “Ten Years Gone.”

“As a footnote to Physical Graffiti, I thought you might like to hear the original home demo, recorded in my studio at Plumpton Place of a piece of music that was going to surface as Ten Years Gone,” Page wrote on Instagram. “I presented this rough mix to the band at Headley Grange in order to do this for real. Robert Plant came up with some lyrics for my music that were extraordinary and then we arrive at the song Ten Years Gone.”

Physical Graffiti, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s sixth studio album, was released on Feb. 24, 1975. It was a double album and the band’s first to be released under their own label, Swan Song Records.

The album was a critical and commercial hit for the band. It spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and also hit #1 in the U.K. and Canada. It was the first album to go Platinum from preorders alone and has since been certified 16-times Platinum in the U.S.

Rosie Perez, Heather Graham and more join ‘The White Lotus’ season 4

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Many new actors are checking in to The White Lotus.

Heather Graham, Frida Gustavsson, Rosie Perez, Tobias Santelmann, Ben Schnetzer and Laura Smet have joined the season 4 cast of the hit HBO series, ABC Audio has confirmed. There is currently no word as to the specific characters they will play.

The Emmy-winning show will film in France for its fourth season. It will follow a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and its employees over the course of a week.

These new actors join the previously announced ensemble cast of Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina, AJ Michalka, Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Sandra Bernhard, Vincent Cassel, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Dylan Ennis, Corentin Fila, Ari Graynor, Marissa Long, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlie Hall and Jarrad Paul.

According to HBO, casting for the season is still ongoing.

The White Lotus was created, written and directed by Mike White. White also executive produces alongside David Bernad and Mark Kamine.

‘#SKYKING’ trailer shows true story of man who stole commercial jetliner

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

The trailer for the documentary thriller film #SKYKING has arrived.

This new documentary from ABC News Studios tells the story of Richard “Beebo” Russell, a 28-year-old Horizon Air ground service agent who stole a $33 million plane and embarked on a 70-minute long flight.

Emmy winner Patricia E. Gillespie directed the film, which, along with telling the story of Russell, also offers a look into the U.S. mental health crisis.

This documentary also marks the first time many members of Russell’s family have spoken publicly about his story. It includes never-before-heard air traffic control audio, as well as an interview with the now-retired ATC supervisor who managed the situation on the 2018 day that the incident occurred.

The trailer finds interviewees wondering how Russell was able to get the vehicle into the air all by himself despite never having flown an airplane before.

“I play video games, so, you know, I know what I’m doing a little bit,” Russell said in air-traffic control audio used in the trailer.

#SKYKING premieres on Hulu April 14.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Hulu.

Dua Lipa to curate this year’s London Literature Festival

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Harry Styles was announced in February as the curator of this summer’s Meltdown Festival, a music event taking place in London in connection with the 75th anniversary of the city’s arts complex, the South Bank Centre. Now, the Centre has tapped another major British pop star to curate another event as part of the celebration.

Dua Lipa will curate this year’s London Literature Festival, which runs from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. Dua founded her Service95 Book Club, an offshoot of her Service95 newsletter, in 2023 and since then has interviewed multiple authors about bestsellers, classics and more.

Dua says in a statement, “Reading has anchored me through every chapter of my life – from being the new kid at school in a new country to finding quiet refuge on tour. Curating the Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival is a dream come true.”

She adds, “I can’t wait to dive into the imaginations of some of my favourite authors in one of London’s most iconic cultural spaces.”

Dua will be on hand for a “takeover” of the Royal Festival Hall at the South Bank Centre on Oct. 24 and 25, and she’s also creating a series of events across the festival with her book club team.

A book played an important role in Dua’s love life. When she and her now-fiancé Callum Turner met at a friend’s birthday party, they connected over the fact that were they reading the same book — Trust by Hernán Díaz — and had both just finished the first chapter. “I said, ‘So we’re on the same page,’” Callum told the Sunday Times of their meet-cute.

Did Riley Green ‘Leave’? Carly Pearce’s solo take on their duet

March 30, 2026 by WDNY Radio

Just how powerful is Carly Pearce’s new radio single, “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay”?

Check out a new acoustic performance on her socials, and you’re likely to have an opinion. In the clip, Carly sings the chorus of the song alone, accompanied by only an acoustic guitar and a violin while sitting on a sofa.

“Riley, where you at?” she captions the post, acknowledging her duet partner isn’t present.

Meanwhile, Riley’s just locked in his eighth top-10 hit on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart with “Change My Mind.” His three most recent releases made it to #1: “Worst Way,” “Don’t Mind If I Do” and “You Look Like You Love Me.”

Of course, the latter two both feature Ella Langley, a reminder that Riley has a pretty good track record with duets.

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