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Blackburn promotes coal, nuclear while Green vows to protect rivers, forest and farmland wpln.org/post/blackburn-prom…

Blackburn promotes coal, nuclear while Green vows to protect rivers, forest and farmland

While the state is likely to elect its first female governor this fall, the two leading candidates represent vastly different perspectives on energy and environmental priorities.

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TSU leaders say playing home football games at Nissan Stadium makes financial sense. Here’s Why. wpln.org/post/tsu-leaders-sa…

TSU leaders say playing home football games at Nissan Stadium makes financial sense. Here’s Why.

Tennessee State University plays its home football games at Nissan Stadium, and it has generated some confusion – and pushback – about how much this costs t

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Nashville voter turnout 15 times higher than last midterm so far wpln.org/post/nashville-vote…

Nashville voter turnout 15 times higher than last midterm so far

The number of Nashvillians casting a ballot on the first day of early voting has risen nearly 1400% compared to the last midterm election in 2022.

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911 recordings show why ambulance was delayed after Pike’s failed execution wpln.org/post/911-recordings…

911 recordings show why ambulance was delayed after Pike’s failed execution

After the second round of lethal drugs failed to kill Christa Pike, she lay on a gurney for an hour an a half before an ambulance took her to a hospital. Newly released recordings from Nashville's...

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President Trump made a rare appearance in Tennessee ahead of early voting. What his rally can tell us about the midterm election: wpln.org/post/trump-makes-ra…

Trump makes rare Tennessee appearance ahead of early voting

President Donald Trump hosted a rare midterm rally in Tennessee, a state the president won by nearly 30 points in 2024. Trump hosted the rally in U.S. Rep. M

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President Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself at today’s rally in Tennessee.
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Trump touts 12,000 “career criminals” deported from Memphis under the Memphis Safe Task Force. He says Gov. Bill Lee and Memphis Mayor Paul Young asked for Trump to deploy the national guard to the city.
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President Trump says he’s stumping in Tennessee to reward a state he won by double digits in 2024.
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Tennessee became the face of the nation’s deadliest 21st century explosion one year ago wpln.org/post/tennessee-beca…

Tennessee became the face of the nation's deadliest 21st century explosion one year ago

The nation’s deadliest explosion this century occurred in Tennessee one year ago when an explosion at a munitions plant killed 16 people.  One year on, t

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A community conversation on the death penalty and the botched execution of Christa Pike wpln.org/post/episodes/a-com…

A community conversation on the death penalty and the botched execution of Christa Pike

One week ago, Tennessee tried to carry out the execution of Christa Pike. The execution did not go as planned. Pike survived the lethal injection, making her ca

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Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys say wpln.org/post/christa-pike-i…

Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys say

Lawyers for Christa Pike say the Tennessee woman has begun walking and eating again at a hospital, a week after surviving the state's attempt to execute her with lethal drugs.

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The Boring Co. prepares new tunneling site for Music City Loop wpln.org/post/the-boring-co-…

The Boring Co. prepares new tunneling site for Music City Loop

Elon Musk's company aims to have four tunnel-digging machines working under Nashville by the end of the year.

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Man with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police say wpln.org/post/man-with-a-gun…

Man with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police say

Police say a man armed with a pistol and a knife was fatally shot by a security officer inside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee. A spokesperson for Metro Nashville Police says the man...

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Tropical Storm Isaias will impact Tennessee. Here’s the latest forecast wpln.org/post/tropical-storm…

Hurricane Isaias will impact Tennessee. Here’s the latest forecast

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season could stir up two severe weather threats in Middle Tennessee this weekend. Hurricane Isaias formed this week off

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Judge orders that Christa Pike execution evidence be preserved wpln.org/post/judge-orders-t…

Judge orders that Christa Pike execution evidence be preserved

A week after the failed execution, Pike is awake but is said to be angry and confused. Her lawyers said Wednesday's hearing was about "transparency."

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Nashville’s sheriff Daron Hall retiring after 24 years wpln.org/post/nashvilles-she…

Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall retiring after 24 years

Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall is retiring after 35 years in public service, including 24 as the sheriff. Hall is taking an unspecified job in the privat

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Former HBCU students file lawsuit over underfunding by states, including Tennessee wpln.org/post/former-hbcu-st…

Former HBCU students file lawsuit over underfunding by states, including Tennessee

Former students of HBCUs have filed the first of several lawsuits against states for underfunding these schools by billions of dollars. Tennessee is one of the

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GM plans to produce cheaper long-range EV batteries in Tennessee wpln.org/post/gm-plans-to-pr…

GM plans to produce cheaper long-range EV batteries in Tennessee

Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution, is transforming its Spring Hill factory to produce a new type of battery for electric vehicles. 

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GM plans to produce cheaper long-range EV batteries in Tennessee wpln.org/post/gm-plans-to-pr…

GM plans to produce cheaper long-range EV batteries in Tennessee

Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution, is transforming its Spring Hill factory to produce a new type of battery for electric vehicles. 

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Christa Pike conscious and able to speak after failed execution wpln.org/post/christa-pike-c…

Christa Pike conscious and able to speak after failed execution

Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is able to speak, according to an update from her legal team on Tuesday afternoon. The update is the first since

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