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Nashville’s main downtown library disrupted by neighboring parking garage fire

Cynthia Abrams

June 10, 2025

The fire that broke out in a prominent parking garage near Nashville’s downtown library caused multiple vehicle explosions and a partial collapse of the structure early Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, library, mayor freddie o'connell, Nashville Downtown Partnership, nashville fire department, Nashville Public Library, NDOT

Tennessee snow slows travel and closes schools, libraries, government offices

Char DastonandNina Cardona

February 18, 2025

Much of Middle Tennessee woke up to about 2 to 3 inches of snow, prompting widespread closures and warnings of difficult travel conditions.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Metro Social Services, NDOT, Rutherford County Schools, severe weather, snow, Sumner County Schools, TDOT, TEMA, tennessee emergency management agency, Wilson County Schools

Breaking down Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s $514M capital spending plan

Cynthia Abrams

January 28, 2024

WeGo bus fleet Nashville

The plan’s top investments include education and city maintenance — such as upgrades to fire stations, libraries and greenways. It also devotes around $39 million to transit needs and $25 million toward early investments into the East Bank development.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Capital spending plan, East Bank, Freddie O'Connell, metro, Metro Government, MNPD, MNPS, MTA, NDOT, WeGo

Potholes — some as big as ‘craters’ — are Tennessee’s next winter weather hazard

Char Daston

January 23, 2024

Nashville pothole
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Drivers in Nashville may be sighing with relief as temperatures thaw and residential streets are no longer ice rinks. But there are other — ahem — bumps in the road. As the ice melts, Nashville is beginning to see some new Olympic-size potholes in its roads and highways.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: NDOT, potholes, TDOT

Off the Wagon Tours are off Nashville’s streets. How are other party bus companies responding to new regulations?

Char Daston

December 21, 2023

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Earlier this month, judge David Briley fined Carney of Off the Wagon Tours $1500 for operating his wagons full of partiers, pulled by John Deere tractors, through Downtown Nashville without a license. Carney also faces 40 days in jail for continuing his tours after the judge ordered him to stop.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: downtown, NDOT, party buses, transportainment, transportation

Goodbye coin meters and free night parking in downtown Nashville. Hello 24/7 parking enforcement.

Cynthia Abrams

February 5, 2023

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If you’ve ever scrounged around your car looking for parking meter change, that won’t be necessary much longer in Nashville. 

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: MTA, NDOT, parking, parking enforcement, parking meters

Metro Council finds workaround to make sure license plate readers won’t be used for immigration enforcement

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 17, 2022

The Metro Council doesn’t want license plate readers to be used for immigration enforcement.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, license plate readers, Metro Government, NDOT, Robert Swope

Here are the 4 Nashville charter changes on the ballot for the Aug. 4 election

Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 15, 2022

There are four amendments Davidson County voters will see on their Aug. 4 ballots.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: board of health, Charter Revision Commission, Davidson County Election Commission, Department of Health, MNPD, NDOT

Taylor Swiffer? Sweepy McSweepface? Metro wants your help naming its new bike lane sweeper.

Julia RitcheyandMarianna Bacallao

July 8, 2022

bike lane sweeper Nashville

Help name Nashville’s newest street sweeper.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: NDOT, transportation

‘Support the police – that’s Nashville’: Metro Council passes controversial license plate readers

Ambriehl Crutchfield

February 3, 2022

Metro Councilmember Courtney Johnston
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Nashville will test out license plate readers in a six-month pilot program.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: John Cooper, license plate readers, Metro Government, MNPD, NDOT, Walk Bike Nashville

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