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Marsha Blackburn leads Republican primary for Tennessee governor in early polling

Marsha Blackburn leads Republican primary for Tennessee governor in early polling

By Marianna Bacallao

August 11, 2025

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn had a commanding lead in the Republican primary for governor of Tennessee even before she announced her candidacy.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Beacon Center, Beacon Center of Tennessee, governor, governor's race, John Rose, Marsha Blacburn, memphis, Tennessee Republican Party, Tennessee Republicans, tnleg, tnpol, U.S. Supreme Court

Nashville’s decade of domestic violence reforms focused on victims. Now the city wants increased offender accountability.

By Paige Pfleger

August 11, 2025

In 2013, a Nashville report identified ways the justice system could improve for domestic violence victims. A new assessment looks back at a decade of wins and highlights opportunities to improve.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: domestic violence, gun dispossession, Metro Nashville Office of Family Safety

NashVillager Podcast: Sanctuary as a custom, not a law

By Nina Cardona

August 11, 2025

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Why do we consider churches a protected space from law enforcement? Plus, the local news for August 11, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: sanctuary cities

Attorney says heart device did not shock executed TN man who said he was ‘hurting so bad’

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

August 8, 2025

A Tennessee man who said he was “hurting so bad” during his lethal injection this week was not shocked by his implanted defibrillator.

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Byron Black, death penalty, lethal injection

NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s Emancipation Day

By Nina Cardona

August 8, 2025

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Why didn’t the Emancipation Proclamation apply to our state? Plus, the local news for August 8, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarms

By Sharon Lurye, AP

August 8, 2025

Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: threats of mass violence

Key Changes: An AI landmark, more deepfakes, and MTV changes in this week’s music news

By jewly hight

August 8, 2025

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On a global scale and here in our backyard, the music industry is evolving at a dizzying pace. “Key Changes” is a quick-hit music news roundup.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, country music, Key Changes, music awards, music business

Worldwide hunt for long lost song ends in Nashville

By Justin Barney

August 7, 2025

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Nashville’s Alex Caress had all but given up on music. But passionate fans of a song that he wrote, have been trying to find him for years.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music Tagged With: Alex Caress, Don't Get Over Me, Lostwave, Mysapce, Nashville, WTOTL

NashVillager Podcast: Wastewater woes

By Nina Cardona

August 7, 2025

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What’s being dumped into our water? Plus, the local news for August 7, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: wastewater

With victims on his mind, this Tennessee man shows up to voice support for executions

By Tasha A.F. Lemley

August 7, 2025

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Meet the vocal demonstrator who has shown up in support of executions in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Features, WPLN News Tagged With: criminal justice, death penalty

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