Paige Pfleger
Criminal Justice Reporter at WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN)
Criminal justice reporter @WPLN • Investigating guns + juvenile justice with @ProPublica's Local Reporting Network • Tell me a secret: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
wkms.org | Paige Pfleger
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would add another, harsher penalty for people who make threats of mass violence at school. The measure would make it a felony for kids or adults to “knowingly” threaten four or more people at schools, places of worship, government offices or live events if others “reasonably” believe the threat will be carried out. A law already in statute charges people with a felony for threats of mass violence at schools, whether or not the threat is credible.
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Paige Pfleger
A Republican-backed bill to alter Tennessee’s firearms dispossession form was pushed to 2026 after opposition from the National Rifle Association. “I thought it was just a dunk, to tell you the truth. I did not see this coming,” said Rep. Kelly Keisling, R-Byrdstown, who was co-sponsor of the legislation.
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Paige Pfleger
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would add another, harsher penalty for people who make threats of mass violence at school. The measure would make it a felony for kids or adults to “knowingly” threaten four or more people at schools, places of worship, government offices or live events if others “reasonably” believe the threat will be carried out. A law already in statute charges people with a felony for threats of mass violence at schools, whether or not the threat is credible.
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2 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Paige Pfleger
Severe weather has plagued Tennessee for multiple days, bringing tornadoes, 75 mile per hour winds and flooding to much of the state. The death toll from the storms has risen to 10, according to Tennessee’s Department of Health. Five people have died in McNairy County, two in Fayette, and individuals in Carroll, Obion, and Tipton Counties. McNairy county saw an EF3 tornado, with 160 mile per hour winds that damaged more than 300 structures, according to the county’s emergency management agency.
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2 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Paige Pfleger
Rain and flooding didn’t stop Tennesseans from attending the “Hands Off” protest of the Trump administration’s policies at Centennial Park on Saturday. They carried signs that said: “Hands off science”, “Hands off schools”, and “Hands off clean energy.” The protests took place in cities across the country, with thousands turning out in Washington, D.C, New York, Boston and more. Lannie Glipp is one of several veterans who attended the rally in Nashville.
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