A Franklin alderman who’s drawn backlash for spreading misinformation about the Covenant School shooting will not be investigated by the city’s ethics committee.
After spreading misinformation about the Covenant school shooting, a Franklin elected official won’t face ethics investigation
Wanted: Roommates, and more of them. Nashville’s Metro Council raises antiquated occupancy limit.
Metro Council just raised the limit on the number of unrelated people who can live together in the same home.
WeGo seeks bus rider input to improve its Access service for people with disabilities
Nashville’s WeGo transit agency is in the process of reviewing its Access program, which provides services for riders with disabilities, and considering more than two dozen potential changes.
WPLN News wins 3 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for a series on housing and for our daily show This Is Nashville
2022 was a big year for WPLN News. The newsroom underwent substantial growth, in part with the launch of its first-ever daily show, This Is Nashville, and produced intensive coverage of abortion restrictions, policing and the flood recovery in Waverly.
School counselors are critical. A federally funded program will help Lipscomb train them tuition-free.
Many Tennessee schools are operating with less counselors than recommended. Now, nearly $5 million in federal grant money will help Lipscomb University train up dozens of new counselors.
God, guns and gay rights: Nashville’s Youth Poet Laureate is asking lawmakers for change
During this year’s State of Metro Address, Nashville’s Youth Poet Laureate called on lawmakers to do better for Tennessee’s children. The 16-year-old poet sat down with WPLN News to talk about gun reform, religion and LGBTQ rights.
Don’t know about the rodeo? What a bunch of bull!
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, Khalil Ekulona hops out of the host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with fellow Middle Tennesseans. For this edition, he copped a ride with rodeo cowboy Dakota Brown.
Metro Council to vote on party bus permits, Belle Meade Plaza redevelopment
Metro Council will consider two items that have attracted controversy and enthusiastic community input at Tuesday evening’s meeting: party buses and the Belle Meade Plaza redevelopment.
Nashville rainstorms are getting wetter. How much? 12% wetter in the past five decades.
From a basic perspective, more rain can mean more flooding. But the science of how climate change affects flooding is a little more complex.
State adds appointed officials to board overseeing Nashville’s convention center
Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation last week to change the makeup of the Music City Center’s board of directors. The change added three state officials to the board: the comptroller of the treasury, secretary of state, and state treasurer.
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