Before there was the Tennessee Highway Patrol, there was the union-busting State Police force. Plus the local news for April 3, 2026 and new music from Chuquimamani-Condori.

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Spent fuel from nuclear power plants has to go somewhere. Right now, there’s a push to make that place Tennessee. Plus the local news for April 2, 2026 and Curious Nashville

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A lot of communities use the word Metro or Metropolitan, but it doesn’t always mean the same thing as it does here in Nashville. Plus the local news for April 1, 2026 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.

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Thousands of Black Civil War soldiers hoped for the chance to prove themselves. Few were given the chance. Nashville’s 14th Regiment didn’t just fight; they took an epic victory lap. Plus the local news for March 31, 2026 and the impact of hearing loss on musician John Anderson.

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There are a few telltale signs when state lawmakers are ready to wrap up and head home for the year. Plus the local news for March 30, 2026 and HealthQ takes on GLP1s.

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The most important thing on this somber anniversary is holding on to the memory of those who were lost. Plus the local news for March 27, 2026 and Rissi Palmer.

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As the Midstate grows, so does the need for more jail cells. Plus the local news for March 26, 2026 and Scott Hamilton.

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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 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.

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On the anniversary of a landmark voter registration case out of Tennessee, this state’s elections laws could be impacted by two other lawsuits currently moving through the federal judicial process. Plus the local news for March 24, 2026 and Ben Slinkard, AKA drag performer Kennedy Ann Scott

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The elevator unlocked the possibility of building structures that extended beyond the number of stairs people were willing to climb. WPLN is looking for the public service equivalent to that invention. Plus the local news for March 23, 2026 and the resilience of a local restaurateur who was victim of a mass shooting.

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