• 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
This Is Nashville logo

This Is Nashville News Hits

Subscribe:

  • Apple Podcasts
  • Spotify
  • RSS Link

Thank you to our presenting sponsor: Music City PrEP

  • Episodes
  • Pin Drop
  • News Hits
  • Features
  • @Us
  • Citizen Nashville

Here are some of the controversial laws going into effect July 1 in Tennessee

By Julia Ritchey

July 1, 2022

Tennessee senate chamber
Listen

Today is the first day of July and that means a host of new laws will take effect in Tennessee. 

Filed Under: News Hits, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

Natchez Trace Bridge barrier comes after years of waiting by mental health advocates, families

By This Is Nashville

June 8, 2022

Listen

More than 40 people have died by suicide on Natchez Trace Double Arch Bridge in Williamson County since the bridge was built in 1994. This week, the National Park Service began constructing a temporary chain-link fence on the bridge to deter suicides.  Trish Merelo, co-founder of Natchez Trace Bridge Barrier Coalition, and Briana Browne, who […]

Filed Under: News Hits, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: mental health, Natchez Trace Parkway, suicide, suicides

Recapping education reporter Juliana Kim’s best stories at WPLN News

By This Is Nashville

May 31, 2022

Listen

Kim is leaving WPLN News to move to Washington, D.C. Before she leaves, she sat down with This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona on Tuesday to talk about her most memorable stories.

Filed Under: News Hits, Programs, WPLN News

Kingston coal ash cleanup workers still seek damages more than 13 years after spill

By This Is Nashville

May 23, 2022

Listen

More than 50 workers at the site of the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill in Roane County, Tenn., have died and hundreds more have fallen ill. Journalist Jamie Satterfield joined This Is Nashville on Monday to talk about a recent court ruling in favor of the workers and why she continues to cover their stories after years of reporting.

Filed Under: Environment, News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: coal ash, TVA

New Methodist denomination forms after years of debate on LGBTQ policies

By This Is Nashville

May 18, 2022

Listen

The Tennessean’s religion reporter Liam Adams joined This Is Nashville on Wednesday to explain what is happening in the United Methodist Church and the role Nashville plays in the split.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: Global Methodist Church, United Methodist Church

How Paige Pfleger reported on harassment experienced by female songwriters

By This Is Nashville

May 16, 2022

Listen

WPLN arts and culture reporter Paige Pfleger shares how she got the story she reported last week on the harassment female songwriters experienced during these co-writing sessions, and she is joined by Crys Matthews, one of the artists she spoke to for the report.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: songwriters

What would happen in Tennessee if the Supreme Court overturns abortion law?

By Blake Farmer

May 2, 2022

SCOTUS
Listen

A leaked majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, which has protected abortion rights since 1973.

Filed Under: Health Care, News Hits, Politics, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court

It takes two to tango: Nashville SC courts Latino fans with Spanish merch and cultural offerings at the new stadium

By Rachel Iacovone

May 2, 2022

Listen

Bilingual fans walking into Nashville SC’s new stadium for their first match Sunday may have noticed something novel for a Tennessee sports venue: how much Spanish surrounded them.

Filed Under: News Hits, Programs, Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Geodis Park, Latino, Major League Soccer, Nashville SC, Soccer, Spanish-language, This Is Nashville

At the Statehouse: Here’s everything the 2022 Tennessee Legislature did to your life 

By Blaise GaineyandJulia Ritchey

April 29, 2022

Listen

That’s a wrap on Tennessee’s 112th General Assembly. Lawmakers adjourned Thursday afternoon after passing a slew of new bills and a nearly $53 billion budget.

Filed Under: Education, Environment, Health Care, News Hits, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, General Assembly, legislature, Politics, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Recapping criminal justice reporter Samantha Max’s most impactful work at WPLN News

By This Is Nashville

April 29, 2022

Listen

Before saying goodbye to the WPLN newsroom, she gave one last interview to This Is Nashville on Friday to recap some of her most memorable reporting.

Filed Under: News Hits, Programs

« 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