Are the lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina a sign of what’s to come in East Tennessee post-Helene? Plus, the local news for August 29, 2025.| WPLN News
"Not everything powerful is loud," Brittany Howard says when asked what the reunited band members wanted to explore with their new music. "Not everything quiet is vulnerable."| WPLN News
Why did Cracker Barrel try to change its logo? Plus, the local news for August 28, 2025.| WPLN News
Intense debates about housing density are playing out across Nashville, and new policies are on the horizon.| WPLN News
Who was George Holloway? Plus, the local news for August 27, 2025.| WPLN News
Cracker Barrel is changing its logo back to the iconic man and barrel after the company’s new, more minimalist design sparked outcry from fans — and the White House. The old man and barrel that have come to represent Cracker Barrel for decades were initially scrapped from the restaurant’s new logo. That move led to […]| WPLN News
Here’s everything we know so far about the Boring Company's proposed “Music City Loop" in Nashville.| WPLN News
Byron Black's legal team is still trying to figure out what caused the pain he displayed during his execution.| WPLN News
How did steam-powered paddleboats help make Nashville a logistics hub? Plus, the local news for August 26, 2025.| WPLN News
Nearly 1,500 workers at a massive electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky have an important election coming up. Hourly workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park will vote on whether they should join the United Auto Workers Union.| WPLN News
The ACLU of Tennessee and the state are taking time to “explore the possibility of settlement” in the ACLU’s lawsuit against the Tennessee law that can charge public officials with a felony for voting in favor of sanctuary city policies. At the start of this year, state lawmakers passed an omnibus immigration bill that created […]| WPLN News
Does winning matter in Middle Tennessee? Plus, the local news for August 25, 2025.| WPLN News
A secretive marsh bird once found in Tennessee wetlands faces extinction. The Eastern black rail was federally listed as threatened in 2020, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now drafting a plan for its recovery.| WPLN News
The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court. The state of Tennessee and an anti-affirmative action organization sued the U.S. Education Department in June, asking a judge to halt the Hispanic-Serving Institution program.| WPLN News
The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants after he was arrested and sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, violating a U.S. immigration judge's 2019 order prohibiting his deportation to his home country.| WPLN News
An estimated 400,000 people have been impacted by Alpha-Gal syndrome across the U.S.| WPLN News
Most Tennessee teachers find cellphone use in class disruptive and want their use restricted, according to an annual survey released this summer.| WPLN News
Nashville sits on limestone. This geology creates unique challenges for the city, and it is often neglected -- or misunderstood -- in conversations about| WPLN News
Why do we consider churches a protected space from law enforcement? Plus, the local news for August 11, 2025.| WPLN News
On a global scale and here in our backyard, the music industry is evolving at a dizzying pace. “Key Changes” is a quick-hit music news roundup.| WPLN News
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor's race in 2026.| WPLN News
Inglewood Elementary School in Nashville was buzzing with excitement as students entered the doors on Tuesday for their first day of class.| WPLN News
Chase Burns, of Hendersonville, has reached some elite company in his first six starts in the majors. And his next start is likely to be Saturday against the Atlanta Braves in the MLB Speedway Classic at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway, where more than 85,000 tickets have been sold.| WPLN News
CoreCivic says inmates at a Tennessee prison sought to destroy property, compromised security cameras and set a few fires during a riot that took hours to contain and caused minor injuries to three inmates and one guard.| WPLN News