Inside Edition for Wednesday Aug 26, 2026

New details are emerging about the death of Dolly Parton. The country music legend was hospitalized for four days, and we're now learning that doctors had diagnosed her with cancer, which she secretly battled. Megan Alexander begins our coverage from Dolly's home in Tennessee. And in a world without Dolly, things feel a little different today for the millions who loved her. Despite her known health issues, her death came as a shock to many, a moment Americans of all ages will remember, recalling where they were when they heard the news. Plus, it's the countdown to the end of the Lindsay Clancy trial. Testimony wrapped up today as the debate continues: was she in the midst of postpartum psychosis, or just a cold, calculating mother who killed her three children? Ann Mercogliano is at the courthouse. And she's done it again. The Little League phenom armed with her secret weapon, a white bow in her hair, wowed the crowd last night.