Listen The most commercially successful music to come out of Nashville this year mainly sounded like a male voice in a mainstream country song. But for those who listened a little more closely to the sounds of the city, there were creative country women making music off the charts while surprising scenes in other genres […]
Nashville Homicides Decline, But Most Neighborhoods Face Higher Crime
Listen Nashville is on pace to end 2018 with substantially fewer murder cases than last year. Yet, overall crime has ticked upward, largely because of more thefts and the fourth straight year of substantially more stolen cars.
Listen: WPLN’s Top Radio Stories Of 2018
At the start of 2018, Nashville’s mayor was Megan Barry. Residents imagined a future when the daily commute included a train ride through downtown in an underground tunnel. But that vision did not include e-scooters — they were nowhere to be seen. LifeWay’s cross-adorned tower still stood on Broadway. And the Titans had a slim […]
Potentially Burdensome Court Fees Draw Federal Attention To Tennessee
Listen Going through Tennessee’s legal system can be expensive. And now an influential group is questioning the fairness of courtroom fees and fines, and will examine whether the costs are hindering equal access to justice.
Hepatitis A Outbreak Slows In Nashville, Speeds Up In Suburbs
Listen An outbreak of hepatitis A that began in Nashville a year ago seems to be slowing. But more cases of the serious liver disease are being confirmed in the surrounding counties.
Nashville Charter School Chided Over College Acceptance Requirement
Listen Metro education officials are reminding one of the largest charter schools in Nashville it can’t make college acceptance a high school graduation requirement.
Famed Nashville Steam Engine To Be Restored — But It Won’t Be Easy
Listen A Nashville preservation group has the go-ahead to relocate and restore a famed locomotive that has long idled in Centennial Park. The 1940s steam engine has drawn visitors and been featured on country music album covers, but the intent now is to get it chugging again for tourism trips between Nashville and Watertown.
New Tennessee Law Opens Up Telemedicine Across State Lines
Listen A small change in Tennessee law could open up much broader opportunities for telemedicine in the state. Starting Jan. 1, Tennessee doctors will have a simpler way to practice elsewhere, and out-of-state doctors will get the same treatment here.
Haslam Under Mounting Pressure To Commute Life Sentence Of Cyntoia Brown
Listen A Nashville woman serving life in prison for a murder committed when she was 16 years old has also become a cause for high-profile celebrities including Kim Kardashian West and Rihanna. Now, Tennessee’s outgoing governor is deciding whether to pardon Cyntoia Brown. Her case is compelling on many levels, its own unique and disturbing […]
A Decade After Kingston Spill, TVA Is Still Figuring Out What To Do With Tennessee’s Coal Ash
Listen Exactly 10 years ago, one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history happened near Kingston, Tennessee. Over a billion tons of coal ash spilled from a pit at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant into the Emory and Clinch rivers and surrounding land on Dec. 22, 2008.
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