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Trousdale Turner Correctional Center inmate dies

By WPLN Staff

April 14, 2026

Another person has died inside Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: CoreCivic, Tennessee Department of Correction, Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility

Natchez Trace Parkway gets permanent safety barrier; Double Arch Bridge closes during construction

By WPLN Staff

April 13, 2026

A 3-mile stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway, including its iconic Double Arch Bridge, will soon close for roughly a year.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Natchez Trace Parkway, Road closure, transportation

Press Forward Middle Tennessee launches to strengthen local news

By WPLN Staff

April 9, 2026

A coalition that supports local news outlets is launching with a goal of filling information gaps in the community.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, journalism, Press Forward

WPLN will deepen juvenile justice reporting through ProPublica collaboration

By WPLN Staff

March 31, 2026

In partnershp with ProPublica, WPLN’s senior criminal justice reporter Paige Pfleger will extend her reporting about Tennessee’s treatment of vulnerable children in state custody.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: journalism, ProPublica

Nashville sets storm debris collection deadline

By WPLN Staff

March 27, 2026

The time has come to finish clearing tree debris from the ice storm.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Department of Transportation, NDOT, Winter Storm Fern

Records shattered as summer heat hits in March; ‘This is what climate change looks like’

By The Associated PressandWPLN Staff

March 22, 2026

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Extreme weather, heat wave

Billions owed: ‘The Debt’ covers the South’s long fight to repay public HBCUs

By Mallory Yu|Sarah McCammon|Ahmad Damen

January 25, 2026

A long-running fight over how to calculate and repay state funding debts to public HBCUs is flaring across the South, and Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story in their special ‘The Debt.’

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee State University, The Debt

Special coverage: Federal policy, local impact

By WPLN Staff

January 1, 2026

The urgent reporting challenge of 2025 has been keeping track of federal policy and funding changes under the new administration of President Donald Trump. This has demanded the urgent and sustained attention of the entire WPLN newsroom. Rapid developments prompted timely work across all of our platforms, including radio newscasts, web, email newsletters, morning podcast, […]

Filed Under: Award Entries

Cross-Platform Storytelling: Curious Nashville

By WPLN Staff

January 1, 2026

Curious Nashville is WPLN’s beloved Hearken-style series that answers questions through adventurous reporting. At its peak, the series is inherently multi-platform and highly community engaged. This entry includes a 33-minute podcast version of the story, a social media video, an email newsletter, and a short bonus episode drawn from a call-in segment on our daily […]

Filed Under: Award Entries

Enterprise: Lethal injection in Tennessee

By WPLN Staff

January 1, 2026

A woman kneels in the grass outside of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

After a five-year hiatus, Tennessee resumed executions on May 22, 2025, with the lethal injection of Oscar Smith. Capital punishment has drawn intense scrutiny in Tennessee because of mismanagement of lethal drugs and the state’s failure to follow its own protocol. WPLN delivered enterprising and explanatory journalism throughout the year, led by health reporter Catherine […]

Filed Under: Award Entries

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