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As storm response emotions run high, some Nashvillians find relief at warming shelters

By Cynthia Abrams

February 6, 2026

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When hundreds of thousands of Nashvillians lost power late last month, Metro — in a rare move — opened warming stations across the city.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Emergency shelter, metro, Nashville Fairgrounds, Winter Storm Fern

Epstein files show former UT professor used students to develop AI tools for predatory billionaire

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

February 6, 2026

Dozens of emails involving a former UT professor and Jeffrey Epstein were released by the Department of Justice, revealing an effort funded by the disgraced financier to develop an AI-powered robot with facial recognition capabilities.

An associate professor of computer science at UT spent years communicating with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before leaving the university in 2021, DOJ documents show.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Artificial Intelligence, Jeffrey Epstein, sexual abuse, surveillance, University of Tennessee

Where are all the protest songs?

By Ann Powers

February 6, 2026

Yasmin Williams, seen here performing during the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tenn., had a confrontation last year with the interim president of the Kennedy Center, where she had been scheduled to perform, over the institution's rollback of DEI initiatives. Williams did not cancel her performance.

Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

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

NashVillager Podcast: Monopoly vs. electricity markets

By Nina Cardona

February 6, 2026

Why is NES the only option for electricity in Nashville?  Plus the local news for February 6, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: utilities

How ice climbers enjoyed the cold

By Eric Douglas, WVPB

February 6, 2026

Cathedral Falls in Fayette County froze over with the recent cold snap, giving local rock climbers a new challenge.

Recent freezing temperatures gave local climbers the perfect opportunity to learn new skills and practice some things they learned long ago.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, outdoors, Recreation

Tennessee appeals court says school shooter’s writings can be made public

By Travis Loller, AP

February 5, 2026

The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville can be made available to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, open records, Tennessee Court of Appeals

Nashville calls for volunteers as cleanup phase accelerates

By Justin Barney

February 5, 2026

Nashville is accelerating the next stage of the winter ice storm: the clean up. “If you can operate a chainsaw we could use your help,” says Mayor Freddie O’Connell.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Hands On Nashville, Lori Shinton, NDOT, winter storm 2026, Winter Storm Fern

As Nashville thaws, fears over immigration enforcement remain

By Marianna Bacallao

February 5, 2026

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As a historic winter storm devastated Tennessee, the fight over immigration continued to play out at the statehouse and in Nashville’s streets.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, 287(g), Cameron Sexton, Department of Children's Services, Donald Trump, ICE, ice storm, immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Lisa Sherman Luna, Rutherford County, severe weather, snow, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, tnleg, tnpol, Winter Storm Fern

NashVillager Podcast: The day the tower fell

By Nina Cardona

February 5, 2026

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How does one Nashville neighborhood still show the impact of a construction accident nearly 70 years later? Plus the local news for February 5, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: construction, disaster

Nashville students will start their days a little later next school year

By Camellia Burris

February 4, 2026

Many Nashville students will soon start their school days a little later. On Tuesday, the Board of Education adopted a proposal to push back school start and end times.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Adrienne Battle, Metro Nashville Public Schools, MNPS, school start time

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