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It’s not too late for Tennesseans to claim child tax credits and stimulus payments — and there’s free help

It’s not too late for Tennesseans to claim child tax credits and stimulus payments — and there’s free help

By Damon Mitchell

February 6, 2022

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There were three rounds of stimulus checks and monthly advance payments of the Child Tax Credit for residents with children under 18.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: stimulus

Five Questions For WPLN’s ‘This Is Nashville’ Digital Lead Anna Gallegos-Cannon

By WPLN Staff

February 4, 2022

Anna Gallegos-Cannon (she/her) is the newest member of WPLN News. As the station’s first-ever Digital Lead, Anna amplifies “This Is Nashville” on digital platforms. Get to know her.

Filed Under: 5 Questions, WPLN News

Nashville teens are ‘car hopping’ – trying unlocked car doors to see what they can find. Often, it’s guns.

By Paige Pfleger

February 4, 2022

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Some of the guns stolen from cars in Nashville end up in the hands of young people. The consequences can be deadly.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Gun culture, gun violence, juvenile detention, Sheila Calloway

Mental health clinicians often aren’t on the scene when police interactions turn deadly. Here’s why.

By Samantha Max

February 4, 2022

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The interstate was filled law enforcement last Thursday when nine officers from different agencies shot and killed Landon Eastep. Many in Nashville are wondering why no mental health counselors were there to calm things down.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Investigates Tagged With: mental health, Metro Nashville Police Department, officer involved shooting

State backs off plan to restore grassland on the Cumberland Plateau by clearing hardwoods

By Blake Farmer

February 3, 2022

Bridgestone Wildnerness

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency faced resistance from local leaders and outdoor enthusiasts.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: conservation, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Metro Arts Commission says it’ll take steps to deal with allegations of inequity and tokenism inside the department

By Paige Pfleger

February 3, 2022

The commission that oversees the Metro Arts department says it’s trying to improve the department’s work environment, after former and current staffers of color filed HR complaints alleging inequity and tokenism.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity Tagged With: Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission

How far south will ice reach in Middle Tennessee?

By Blake Farmer

February 3, 2022

advisory map

Ice is already causing problems to the north and west of Nashville. And rain for most of Middle Tennessee is expected to start freezing by midnight. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service say the transition will start around 7 p.m. in Nashville. Communities on a line from Franklin to Cookeville may not get freezing rain […]

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: freezing rain, National Weather Service, Weather

‘Support the police – that’s Nashville’: Metro Council passes controversial license plate readers

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

February 3, 2022

Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston
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Nashville will test out license plate readers in a six-month pilot program.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: John Cooper, license plate readers, Metro Government, MNPD, NDOT, Walk Bike Nashville

The first lawmaker ousted from the Tennessee Senate calls the move ‘beyond partisan’

By Blaise Gainey

February 3, 2022

The Tennessee Senate expelled Democrat Katrina Robinson of Memphis on Wednesday. She is the first member to be kicked out in the Senate’s history.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Politics, Tennessee State Senate

Gov. Lee proposes $250 million for infrastructure projects at TSU, following decades of underfunding

By Damon MitchellandBlaise Gainey

February 3, 2022

Last year, a report from the Tennessee Office of Legislative Budget Analysis showed that Tennessee State University could be owed nearly a half-billion dollars.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee State University

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