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March 25, 2026: National Medal of Honor Day
A look at three remarkable stories of Tennesseans who died providing medical aid on the front lines of battle. Plus the local news for March 25, 2026…
7 months ago
March 24, 2026: Voting rights go to court
On the anniversary of a landmark voter registration case out of Tennessee, this state’s elections laws could be impacted by two other lawsuits curren…
7 months ago
March 23, 2026: Finding our “elevator”
The elevator unlocked the possibility of building structures that extended beyond the number of stairs people were willing to climb. WPLN is looking …
7 months ago
March 20, 2026: Battery power
While vehicle assembly lines are pulling away from electric car and truck production, the factories designed to make their batteries are going throug…
7 months, 1 week ago
March 19, 2026: Tennessee has superblooms, too
There’s just something magical about walking through a sea of blooms. Plus the local news for March 19, 2026 and TSU’s president on the financial pla…
7 months, 1 week ago
March 18, 2026: 24,600 pounds of explosives in one place
Federal investigators have released findings from the first phase of their probe into the Bucksnort blast that killed 16 in October. Plus the local n…
7 months, 1 week ago
March 17, 2026: St. Patrick’s Day
Irish immigrants were once a visible presence in this city, but now you have to go a little farther West to see that heritage embraced on a large sca…
7 months, 1 week ago
March 16, 2026: Kurdish fighters are not guns for hire
The story of Nashville’s Kurdish community and the losses that lead so many to leave their homeland for Tennessee is valuable context for understandi…
7 months, 1 week ago
March 13, 2026: Filming Tennessee
It’s Oscars time again. There’s not much Tennessee representation at the awards, but the state is continually trying to change that. Plus the local n…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
March 12, 2026: Milky Way Farm
At the start of the Great Depression, a Minnesota candy magnate moved to the Pulaski area and became the community’s biggest employer. Plus the local…
7 months, 2 weeks ago