The Arnold Air Force base was started with equipment confiscated from German testing grounds and the dreams of an American scientist who pioneered the field of rocketry. Plus the local news for June 9, 2026 and family medical leave.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

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The fugitive imprisoned for killing a Civil Rights icon, the Nashville lawyer who made Congress reconsider, and a mountain of evidence. Plus the local news for June 8, 2026 and kudzu.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

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Many Nashvillians avoid downtown this week, but there’s an argument for giving it a chance once in a while. Plus the local news for June 5, 2026 and Ashley Monroe.

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Editor: LaTonya Turner

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Tennessee doesn’t have its own minimum wage. That means the base pay amount in this state hasn’t changed in almost two decades. Plus the local news for June 4, 2026 and second love.Plus the local news for June 4, 2026 and finding a second love.

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Tennessee communities are adopting new policies to deal with a new, power-hungry form of industrial development. Plus the local news for June 3, 2026 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.

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With Tennessee and the nation celebrating milestone anniversaries, a new WPLN project takes a curated look at the backstory to today’s news stories. Plus the local news for June 2, 2026 and bears.

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Becoming the 16th state was just the end of a long road of attempts at self-governance in Tennessee. Plus the local news for June 1, 2026 and saving native orchids.

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Who gets to decide what lawmakers can and can’t do on the House or Senate floor? 

With some Tennessee legislators facing sanctions for their actions during the recent special session, a look at how the rules apply to the people who make the laws.

Plus the local news for May 29, 2026, and Billy Hudson’s healing journey. 

What’s the origin story of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians?

Tens of thousands of Cherokee people were marched out of our region in the Trail of Tears. A handful managed to stay.

Plus the local news for May 28, 2026, and Healthcare Hollow looks at the fight for a hospital in Jellico, in East Tennessee.

Will Middle Tennessee ever get a theme park again?

Comedian Nate Bargatze hopes to build an amusement park in the Nashville area, but many have tried and failed in the years since Opryland closed.

Plus the local news for May 27, 2026, and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.

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