• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Nashville's local news and NPR station

Search
Listen Listen
Give Now
  • Search
  • News
    • Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom
    • Arts, Culture & Music
    • Criminal Justice
    • Curious Nashville
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Housing
    • Metro Government
    • Race & Equity
    • State Politics
  • Schedule
    • WPLN-FM
    • WPLN International
  • Support
    • Give Now
    • Ways to Support
    • The Producers’ Circle
    • Donor Hub
    • Donate A Car
    • Give Stock
    • Business Support
    • Planned Giving
  • Shows + Podcasts
    • NashVillager
    • This Is Nashville
    • The Promise
    • Curious Nashville
    • See All
  • NashVillager
    • Podcast
    • Newsletter
  • Events
  • Giveaways
  • Donor Hub
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Nashville Prosecutor Won’t Press Charges Against Police Captain Accused Of Groping. Here’s Why.

Nashville Prosecutor Won’t Press Charges Against Police Captain Accused Of Groping. Here’s Why.

By Samantha Max

September 17, 2021

A sign at Metro Nashville Police Headquarters

A former captain at the Metro Nashville Police Department will not face criminal charges for an alleged assault against a subordinate in 2016.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Nashville Police Department, sexual assault, sexual harassment, TBI

Could Nashville Host The 2026 World Cup? FIFA Says Its Tour Lives Up To The Hype So Far

By Blaise Gainey

September 16, 2021

“Driving through Lower Broadway last night on a Wednesday night, you know, the presentations weren’t a lie,” said FIFA Events Director Colin Smith.

Filed Under: Business, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: FIFA, Soccer, World Cup

MTSU Revives Bid To Rename Forrest Hall, After Being Rejected By Tennessee’s Historical Commission

By Paige Pfleger

September 15, 2021

Middle Tennessee State University announced it will once again petition the state to change the name of Forrest Hall, named after Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Forrest Hall, Heritage Protection Act, Middle Tennessee State University, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Tennessee Historical Commission

Evictions

More Money And A New Courtroom Rule Aim To Avoid Nashville Evictions

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 15, 2021

The Metro Action Commission is receiving an additional $9 million for hitting its initial goal of getting housing aid dollars into the hands of landlords and tenants.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: evictions, metro action commission, Nashville Conflict Resolution Center, PATHE, Rachel Bell

After Years of Rejecting The Idea, Humphreys County Officials Will Now Move To Join Federal Flood Insurance Program

By Damon Mitchell

September 14, 2021

County commissioners gave local leaders permission to participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency-sponsored program.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Flooding, Humphreys County, tennessee flooding, Waverly

Williamson County Voted To Remove Confederate Flag From Seal A Year Ago. They’re Still Awaiting A Decision From The State.

By Paige Pfleger

September 14, 2021

Advocates for altering the seal worry the delay could be a sign of even more obstacles ahead.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Confederate generals, Heritage Protection Act, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Williamson County

At Nashville’s Most Inclusive Runway Show, Fashion Is For Every Body

By Paige Pfleger

September 14, 2021

Listen

This year marked the organization’s fifth inclusive fashion show, featuring models of different sizes, gender identities, races and abilities.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: disabilities, fashion

Education Officials Propose Plan To Make Up For Years Of Underfunding At TSU

By Damon Mitchell

September 14, 2021

Tennessee lawmakers are now one step closer to making up for past funding issues with the state’s only public historically Black college, Tennessee State University. The state may have shorted the college upwards of $500 million. 

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Tennessee State University, TSU

Tennessee Mayors Want Lawmakers To Invest In Flood-Proof Infrastructure

By Damon Mitchell

September 13, 2021

Listen

A coalition of county mayors, homeowners and emergency managers is asking Tennessee legislators to make new investments to address the state’s flooding issues. Flood Ready Tennessee wants lawmakers to put money into flood-proof infrastructure for storm disasters. The state has had 2,825 floods in the past two decades. They happen most often in February.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Flooding, Humphreys County, severe weather, tennessee flooding, Waverly

A Muslim-Hosted, Interfaith Donation Drive In Nashville Brings Support For Afghan Refugees

By Alexis Marshall

September 12, 2021

Organizers say a donation drive this weekend for newly arriving Afghani refugees was more successful than expected. Imam Ossama Bahloul of the Islamic Center of Nashville says people of diverse faith backgrounds showed up in droves to drop off personal items Saturday.  The drop-off location on 12th Avenue South was busy from start to finish, he […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: afghanistan, interfaith, Islamic Center of Nashville, refugee resettlement, refugees

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?
Become a sponsor?

Footer

About

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Staff
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Impact Report
  • Financial, FCC and CPB Reports
  • WPLN News Transparency Report
  • FCC Public File
  • Board of Directors
  • Privacy Policy

Listen

  • Ways To Listen
  • Shows & Podcasts
  • iPhone App
  • Android App
  • Alexa Smart Speakers

Sister Stations

  • WPLN International
  • 91.ONE, WNXP
  • Nashville Classical Radio

Stay Connected

  • Contact News Department
  • Receive Our Newsletters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio
630 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37228

Phone: (615) 760-2903
©2025 Nashville Public Radio

on-air light On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM

Pop-Up Player : All Channels
Launch Streaming Player