5 things to know tonight: Smyrna cop gets ‘Black Lives Matter’ note with Krispy Kremes; homeowner finds woman’s body on front lawn and more

1. Smyrna cop gets 'Black Lives Matter' note with Krispy Kreme doughnuts. An incident occurred at a Krispy Kreme store in Smyrna on Wednesday that both the police and the doughnut franchise are investigating. [Read more]

2. Gwinnett homeowner finds woman's body in storage bin on front lawn. Gwinnett County police are investigating how a body in a plastic storage bin got onto a homeowner's front lawn. [Read more]

3. 'Mimosa mandate' would allow Sunday morning cocktails in Ga. restaurants. A bill allowing Georgia restaurants to serve morning cocktails on Sundays has been filed in the state Senate, backed by a powerful GOP senator who is calling it her "mimosa mandate." [Read more]

4. New Georgia Tech, Atlanta venture fund to put city on tech map. The city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech and 10 of the metro area's biggest corporations, including Home Depot and Delta Air Lines, announced Thursday they are combining resources to launch a technology incubator and venture fund that they hope cements Atlanta as a tech powerhouse. [Read more]

5. How Braves will honor Hank Aaron at SunTrust Park. SunTrust Park will honor the legendary Braves superstar with a bronze statue, a baseball bats sculpture, silhouettes of his famous swing on the ends of each row of seats and a terrace featuring the bat and ball from his record-breaking 715th home run. [Read more]

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