Update: Army suspends 2 helicopter crews that flew near Kid Rock's Nashville home wpln.org/post/army-re...

For the second time, WPLN’s senior criminal justice reporter Paige Pfleger has been selected to partner with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. wpln.org/post/wpln-wi...

Nashville's main library has reopened after 9 months. “I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting for months,” said Forrest Cooper. “I’ve really missed it." wpln.org/post/listen-...

The Army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of President Trump saluted their crews. wpln.org/post/army-re...

Nashville arts & culture orgs feature prominently in the latest episode of @revealnews.org, which examines the impact of cuts to federal arts funding.

Chuquimamani-Condori announces that Los Thuthanaka will release a new booklet and set of music on April 3. Hear live set with unreleased tracks via @wnxpnashville.bsky.social: wpln.org/post/chuquim...

Before the album release show Saturday, learn about the standout alt-country record from Nashville appliance repairman Ovven wpln.org/post/a-stand...

Did you catch the national anthem at Nashville Predators Pride Night? Meet the vocal trio: wpln.org/post/new-tri...

Tennessee lawmakers are at odds over a bill that would require schools to track and report students’ immigration status. wpln.org/post/will-te...

POLL: Confidence in Nashville's mayor and Metro Council has wavered — in part because of the ice storm response. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

Tennessee lawmakers could soon track the number of transgender patients seeking gender-affirming care. wpln.org/post/bill-to...

State lawmakers are signaling their support for Tennessee to have a nuclear waste storage site. wpln.org/post/tenness...

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Fossil fuel companies will be shielded from climate lawsuits in Tennessee wpln.org/post/fossil-...

Chuquimamani-Condori will play never-heard-before music at 8 p.m. Friday on WNXP. Their album was Pitchfork’s #1 in 2025. Plus, there’s a special announcement about Los Thuthanaka ahead of their tour in Europe. wpln.org/post/exclusi...

Nashville’s burgeoning alt-country scene is making it’s way to tastemaker labels like ANTI- Records, who announced that they have just signed local artist Brennan Wedl. wpln.org/post/tastema...

A bipartisan push for housing reform is dead this year after an attempt to resurrect the bill was unsuccessful. wpln.org/post/rare-bi...

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The Cowgays are a new openly gay country vocal trio. The response thus far shows they’re connecting with a hungry audience. wpln.org/post/new-tri...

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow property owners to sue governments for enacting land-use regulations. wpln.org/post/tenness...

Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez Florez has been released from a Louisiana ICE detention center. Her immigration case is still pending. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

John Anderson sings for the doctors who gave him his music back wpln.org/post/john-an...

A bill headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk would make it harder for Tennessee residents to temporarily stop the enforcement of a law while legal challenge make their way through the courts. wpln.org/post/suing-o...

A Nashville journalist detained by ICE will remain in custody —despite an immigration judge granting her bond. Immigration officials have appealed the decision to release Spanish-language journalist Estefany Rodriguez Florez. wpln.org/post/immigra...

Nashville is trying a special court process to prevent evictions related to the ice storm. It's been slow going thus far. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

Tennessee lawmakers have banned a long list of synthetic dyes in school meals. Artificial food coloring has been one of the Make America Healthy Again movement’s main targets. wpln.org/post/artific...

A closely watched vote leaves domestic violence reform in the hands of Tennessee judges wpln.org/post/a-close...

A Tennessee proposal that would require schools to verify students’ immigration status is headed to a vote on the House floor. wpln.org/post/tenness...

A restaurant in Nashville became a makeshift call center on Monday for people contacting their representatives on behalf of a local reporter detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

Curious Nashville: What is this grassy mound at BNA trying to hide? wpln.org/post/curious...

Just after the president announced that he was firing her, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivered a keynote speech at a Nashville hotel. wpln.org/post/kristi-...

A bill that originally aimed to keep undocumented students out of Tennessee schools is advancing in the statehouse — but with key changes. wpln.org/post/tenness...

The Tennessee Environmental Council organized a statewide tree sale to help the state's canopy — and the deadline to reserve trees is Sunday. wpln.org/post/tenness...

As Nashville businesses decry rising tax bills, state lawmakers consider a cap on property tax increases wpln.org/post/as-nash...

Tensions between Nashville, the state government and the Boring Company escalated this week, days after tunneling began downtown. wpln.org/post/how-fri...

As immigration enforcement in Tennessee faces increased scrutiny, state lawmakers want to further limit what records of ICE operations are open to the public. wpln.org/post/ice-age...

The Live Nation trial could reshape the music industry. Here’s what you need to know wpln.org/post/the-liv...

Metro's new Davidson County Historian is on a mission. “If you have no knowledge of the past then something is fundamentally wrong ... The same is true for people, communities, neighborhoods, cities, and states.” — Dr. Learotha Williams Jr. wpln.org/post/5-lesso...

Nashville's main downtown library could reopen at the end of March. Complicated insurance claims are still being sorted out. wpln.org/post/nashvil...

The Boring Company began drilling its tunnel between downtown and the airport. City officials and residents remain unclear about the potential impact to Nashville’s underground environment and the company’s plans for extreme weather. wpln.org/post/there-a...

The federal government is running out of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons: high-purity depleted uranium. Now they want to manufacture it in rural Tennessee. wpln.org/post/trumps-...

As the legislature considers the budget, and the expansion of funds for state troopers, officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol are facing questions of racial profiling and dehumanizing treatment of Nashville’s immigrant community. wpln.org/post/as-trum...

The Boring Company is ready to start digging underneath Nashville. Just days after the company met publicly with city officials for the first time, the company was cleared for construction by state and federal agencies. wpln.org/post/the-bor...

A city commission has begun investigating how Metro agencies and NES prepared for and responded to the ice storm. wpln.org/post/we-did-...

Foster care children in Tennessee could be placed in the most secure facilities — with barbed wire and cells that lock — under a newly proposed bill that is alarming advocates. My latest:

"Our governor, with DCS, have decided the solution to kids being placed in offices is to put them in prison. This is how the children in foster care are being treated — like criminals."

The future of Nashville's Metro Council reached the Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday. Learn more about the high-profile case and its major implications for Nashvillians. wpln.org/post/will-na...

The Tennessee Valley Authority has moved to strike language about renewable energy generation and diversity, equity and inclusion while also reversing plans to retire aging coal power plants. wpln.org/post/after-t...

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Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a host of anti-LGBTQ bills that would run counter to U.S. Supreme Court precedent. wpln.org/post/tenness...