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Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47

By The Associated Press

April 19, 2024

A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the singer was found dead in her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. The representative said the cause of Mandisa’s death was not yet known.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, obituary

Barry Trotz switched from NHL coach to GM. It has been a success with Predators back in the playoffs.

By Teresa M. Walker, AP

April 17, 2024

Barry Trotz never put a label on whether he was rebuilding, retooling or simply trying to reset the Nashville Predators during his first season as general manager. Revival might be the best word to describe what he has done.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, hockey, Nashville Predators, NHL

Progressive candidates are increasingly sharing their own abortion stories after Roe’s demise

By Kimberlee Kruesi, APandChristine Fernando, AP

April 15, 2024

A growing number of progressive candidates are choosing to tell their own abortion stories. And they’re doing so more frequently in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Filed Under: Abortion In Depth, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Associated Press, Elections 2024, Gloria Johnson, Roe v. Wade

Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles draws Republican and Democratic challengers

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

April 11, 2024

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles will have Republican opposition in the August primary as he seeks to retain a congressional seat passing through Nashville.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Associated Press, Elections 2024

Tennessee lawmakers seek to require parental permission before children join social media

By Kimberlee Kruesi, AP

April 10, 2024

Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Senate on Monday unanimously signed off on legislation requiring minors to have parental consent to create social media accounts.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Associated Press, social media, tnleg, tnpol

Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion

By Kimberlee Kruesi, AP

March 11, 2024

In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment to some pregnant women in need.

Filed Under: Abortion In Depth, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, abortion rights, Associated Press, Attorney General, Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Attorney General

Ex-sheriff’s deputy who attacked police during Capitol riot is sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison

By Michael Kunzelman, AP

February 29, 2024

capitol demonstration

A man who was employed as a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy when he assaulted police officers protecting the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Donald Trump supporters was sentenced on Thursday to nearly six years in prison.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Capitol Invasion, insurrection, U.S. Capitol, Williamson County

Tennessee House advances bill addressing fire alarms in response to Nashville school shooting

By Kimberlee Kruesi, AP

February 8, 2024

The Tennessee House has unanimously advanced legislation requiring that schools determine the cause of a fire alarm being triggered before instructing children leave a classroom. The proposal passed Thursday is in response to a Nashville elementary school shooting last year.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Associated Press

Legislative staffer suspended after confrontation with ‘Tennessee Three’ member

By Kimberlee Kruesi, AP

February 6, 2024

A Tennessee legislative staffer has been placed on leave after Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones says the staffer yelled at him in a hallway.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Associated Press, Justin Jones

Toby Keith, country singer-songwriter, dies at 62 after stomach cancer diagnosis

By Kristin M. Hall, AP

February 6, 2024

Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, has died. He was 62.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, obituary, Toby Keith

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