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06/19/2026

06/19/2026

What is a Death Midwife or a Death Doula?

In this clip from MorningLine, Nick Beres NC5 talks with Death Midwife, Jade Adgate from Farewell Fellowship about the difference between what she does as a Death Doula and hospice.

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06/19/2026

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06/19/2026

Hosts Mike Adams and Joy McNaughten invite Local Outdoorsmen Trent Johnson and Johnny Hamilton to talk about managing your private ponds and the importance of volunteering with veterans organizations. Mike joins Trent and Johnny as they take veterans from the Tennessee State Veterans Home catfishing. Watching these heroes smiling and laughing ...priceless.

Anthony Landreth has information about the Land Between the Lakes wild hog control program. Chad West ask us to support and lift each other instead of tearing each other down. And Joy McNaughten brings some caramel and chocolate covered popcorn that is pretty addicting.

06/18/2026

In his new book, "The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump", Alexander gives detailed stories and insight from working with 10 presidents during some of the most important moments in US History.
A traditional Republican, Alexander doesn't agree with the extreme right point of view, but he doesn't like being called a moderate. Alexander says, "Conservatism properly understood includes flexibility and patience... If you're elected, there will likely be people who disagree with you, so if you want a result, you have to adjust your position to deal with them. One of my principles is flexibility... How are you ever going to do anything unless you compromise? How did we get Medicaid? How did we get Medicare? How did we get the National Park System? How did we get this country?... The whole political process is to take principles we mostly agree with and try to fit them together in a way most people can live with the result. That's what you do in public life."

Other topics include President Obama, January 6 and rebuking the Far-Right, Education and Policy Reform, and the loss of a strong two party system in Tennessee.

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06/18/2026

WE'RE MOVING! Starting on June 29, the local content that you’re used to finding on NewsChannel 5+ will have a new home - on The Spot Nashville 28!

The Spot Nashville 28 will be the new television home of the Nashville Predators, airing 70+ Preds game per season. This is a great opportunity for us to bring more viewers to our local programming and continue the commitment to community connection that has defined NewsChannel 5+ for almost 30 years.

Shows like MorningLine, Inside Politics, Southern Woods & Waters, and more will move to a new home on The Spot Nashville 28, and will still be available on NewsChannel5.com and NewsChannel 5’s streaming app.

06/17/2026

Although the show began as information about a letter sent to families with children in the state's Children's Special Services, the conversation turned to Tennessee’s poor public health rankings, placing between 41st and 45th among states for overall health and health outcomes. Life expectancy, maternal mortality, and infant mortality metrics are among the worst in the nation. Contributing factors include healthcare deserts, where residents must travel 60–90 minutes to see a doctor and more than two hours to reach a hospital. Dr. Laura Andreson and TJC Exec. Dir. Michele Johnson are our guests.
You can view the show in its entirety at: newschannel5.com/plus/openline

06/17/2026

Tennessee children needing critical care are facing a devastating loss of medical services because of their immigration status. Families of children enrolled in the Children's Special Services state program were sent a letter giving them until June 30, 2026, to disenroll their child from life-saving care or risk being reported to ICE.

Tennessee Justice Center Executive Director Michele Johnson believes the state is applying a recently enacted law intended for adults, not children—especially since federal law requires that emergency care and life-saving treatment be made available to anyone, regardless of immigration status, insurance, or criminal history.

TJC is urging Tennesseans to call Governor Lee's office. Johnson says, "Any leader that calls themselves a person of faith would never have intended this for happen. Maybe they just didn't understand. We're asking people to call the governor 615-741-2001 and say, 'Surely you did not mean for toddlers to be disconnected from ventilators and for 8 year olds to be denied chemotherapy. Surely you did not mean this. You can stop this.'"

If the State Health Department continues this course of action, TJC says it will file a lawsuit challenging the parts of it that are illegal.

You can view the show in its entirety at: newschannel5.com/plus/openline

06/15/2026

Candidate for Congressional District 5, Chaz Molder is determined to keep his promise to defeat Andy Ogles in November. While traveling across the state, Molder hears the people's frustration with the incumbent, "Andy Ogles has betrayed us. He has not done what he said he would do. He spends more time on social media than he does helping the people back home. He's more concerned about making national headlines for the wrong reasons instead of local headlines for the right reasons. It's a serious time and we need serious people around the table for serious conversations."