The new website will give people access to hit-and-run data, crash findings and whether their neighborhood is particularly vulnerable for a collision.
Here’s what we know about the latest shooting by Nashville police — the ninth in 2021
Body camera footage of a shooting by a Nashville police officer Monday shows how a roadside encounter quickly turned to gunfire, with the officer pulling the trigger less than a minute after he got out of his car.
Tennessee can do more to help people struggling to pay off court debt, a new report finds
A recent change to state law that was supposed to stop people from losing their driver’s licenses because of unpaid court bills is falling short.
Gov. Bill Lee focuses on education choices in conversation with a conservative civil rights activist
The live discussion Friday morning with Bob Woodson was titled “Hopeful America: A More Perfect Union.” Woodson, an activist since the ’60s, has been a frequent critic of those who claim slavery has an impact on why blacks struggle today.
Nashville needs to do more to help veterans who aren’t facing crisis, a city committee says
A special committee created to study Nashville’s services for veterans says the city is “veteran-friendly” but not necessarily “veteran-ready,” meaning Nashville has some resources in place but not enough. And those it has focus mainly on people in crisis.
What a proposed complex in North Nashville illuminates about affordable housing and systemic racism
Claudia Wright moved to the Clay Mill Station subdivision eight years ago.
Nashville unveils proposal to bring NASCAR back to fairgrounds speedway
A renovated Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway would be the last piece of a near-total-makeover of the city’s fairgrounds and allow for the return of top-tier NASCAR racing.
Tennessee health care company wins a round in multi-state fight with insurer over ER doctor pay
A Tennessee-based company that operates one out of every six emergency rooms nationwide has convinced a jury that its doctors in Las Vegas were underpaid by more than $10 million. TeamHealth’s case is part of a much larger legal battle against the country’s largest health insurer.
A thousand Tennessee families are benefiting from new medical coverage for middle class households, and there’s no waiting list
Under a new TennCare program meant for middle and upper-income families, more than a thousand Tennessee children have signed up for coverage. But a year into the state’s Katie Beckett waiver, there’s still no waiting list.
Thanksgiving 2021 playlist: Listen to WPLN’s favorite podcast episodes of the year
There’s so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. Personally, WPLN News is thanking these 2021 podcast episodes for existing.
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