In a sequel to last year’s legislation barring transgender students from playing sports at public K-12 schools, trans athletes could also be barred from competing in collegiate sports under new legislation filed in the Tennessee General Assembly.
After banning trans athletes in K-12 sports, Tennessee Republicans take aim at college
How do you want Nashville to spend $142M in COVID relief money? Metro officials want to hear.
Nashville has a survey for residents to rank what areas are a priority for the city to spend the rest of the COVID relief money on. WPLN News has an interactive look at how the money has been spent so far.
A Tennessee school board removes a book about the Holocaust, escalating tensions over what kids learn about history and oppression
The McMinn County School Board has voted to remove a graphic novel about the Holocaust from its eighth grade curriculum. It’s stoking tensions in the debate about what schoolchildren should learn about history and oppression.
TBI investigating late afternoon shooting on I-65
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says agents are at the scene of a shooting on I-65 after Nashville police, Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and an off-duty Mt. Juliet officer shot and killed a 37-year-old man while, they say, they were responding to reports of a person with a box cutter.
Nashville Symphony, Opera and others receive arts funding from American Rescue Plan
The Nashville Symphony, Nashville Opera, and “Girls Write Nashville” are among nine Tennessee arts organizations to receive money from the American Rescue Plan.
Party over? New legislation targets transportainment vehicles.
A Nashville lawmaker wants to give the metro government the ability to regulate party buses, pedal taverns and other so-called transportainment vehicles. But not all lawmakers are on board with Rep. Bob Freeman’s bill.
‘Recipe for disaster’: Vanderbilt students worry about virus surge with no virtual learning options
In the past two weeks, over 500 people have signed a petition demanding a hybrid class option, along with overall improved health measures.
Tennessee’s medical board sticks with COVID misinformation policy over objection of GOP leaders
Tennessee’s board of medical examiners has decided to keep its policy against doctors spreading misinformation about COVID-19. The unanimous vote on Tuesday was the latest volley of a power struggle with GOP leaders.
Nashville’s police oversight agency recommends discipline for an officer who shot and injured a man in 2020
The civilian-run agency that oversees the Metro Nashville Police Department has completed its first investigation into a police shooting and believes the officer who fired should be punished.
In flood-ravaged Waverly, businesses are ‘crawling and clawing’ their way back to normalcy
More than 60 businesses across Humphreys County were damaged in the flood, according to the county’s tourism director.
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