Mutual aid organizations used to be the only tool for minority groups to make sure the people most in need of help got assistance. Now, with the government handling things, tweaks to the food aid system are coming down the pike. Plus the local news for March 5, 2026 and property tax concerns boil over.

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Roughly a year and a half after devastating floods, two East Tennessee state parks continue to have significant closures. Plus the local news for March 4, 2026 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day

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Last year, the attention on a federal law enforcement rollout in Memphis was on the involvement of the National Guard. Perhaps we should have paid more attention to the Highway Patrol, instead. Plus the local news for March 3, 2026 and environmental reviews for Nashville’s tunnel project.

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Tennesine may not have any practical applications as an element, but it does have value. Plus the local news for March 2, 2026 and uranium enrichment.

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Aren't we all missing Mister Rogers? On this day in 2003, the world said goodbye to Fred Rogers. The beloved children’s TV host is also known in the public media world for his valiant effort to defend its educational mission.

Plus the local news for February 27, 2026, and insight into the WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month: Venus and the Flytraps.

When were streetcars desired in Nashville? There wasn't a streetcar named Desire in Nashville. But there was a time when streetcars were the most desired form of transit in the city. 

Back in the 19th century, public transit in Nashville was said to be among the finest in the nation, but it was kind of chaotic. 

That story, plus the local news for Feb. 26, 2026 and a look at efforts to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville. 

The murder of Marcia Trimble, as described by a police captain at the time, is when “Nashville lost its innocence.” Why that case still haunts the city to this day. Plus the local news for February 25, 2026 and this week’s What Where Whens-day.

Judicial review has been a part of the American legal process since 1803, but lawsuits challenging state measures have become particularly prevalent in Tennessee in recent years. Plus the local news for February 24, 2026 and housing more kids in jail-like facilities.

A landmark in Texas history is also a Tennessee story. Plus the local news for February 23, 2026, and Leonard Slatkin.

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When the Emergency Broadcast System was activated on this day in 1971, people thought all-out nuclear war had started. While the system is used more for weather emergencies these days, the FCC takes false alarms very seriously (even on public radio).

Plus, the local news for February 20, 2026 and a story about potentially funneling foster kids to jail-like facilities. 

 

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