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Episode 4: The Cost Of Change

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Police reform is never quick or easy.

Episode 3: The Last Straw

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When Officer Andrew Delke takes the stand, he won’t be the only one on trial; the police department, the city of Nashville, and their long, often messy struggle for civil rights, will also be front and center.

Episode 2: Action Beats Reaction

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Are police officers trained to kill? Find out on episode 2 of Deadly Force.

Episode 1: The Intersection

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The lives of two 25-year-old men — one a white police officer, the other a black man with a criminal history — change forever after meeting at a Nashville intersection.

Investigation: How The Coronavirus Ran Rampant Through A Tennessee Prison

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About 600 inmates and staff have since tested positive for the virus, making the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex one of the largest hotspots in the country.

Investigation: Before A ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Sickness And Death, A Gallatin Nursing Home Thought It Had COVID Contained

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A WPLN News investigation finds that the facility downplayed the outbreak to first responders. But the nursing home administrator says there was no stopping the coronavirus.

Episode 0: Prologue

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Nine months before Nashville Officer Andrew Delke shot and killed Daniel Hambrick, he was criticized by his supervisors. But not for use of force. It was a night when Delke didn’t pull his gun.

Investigation: Delays And Confusion Before Flood Death At Cummins Falls State Park

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Listen The parents of the 2-year-old boy who died in a flash flood at Cummins Falls State Park last month have started the process to sue the state of Tennessee for negligence. Their lawsuit, WPLN has learned, will address a key question that’s also being asked by lawmakers and the state government: Why was a […]

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