
'The Human Element'
UT receives Justice Department grants to fund forensics research, with crime victims and their families imprinted on the field’s DNA.
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- December 7, 2023As a second charter school prepares to open in Knox County, the school board is relearning what authority it has — and doesn’t have.
- December 7, 2023A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- December 6, 2023Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is bullish on the benefits of TVA’s next-generation nuclear power project.
- December 5, 2023The Knox Education Foundation launches a $4.5 million campaign to fund school playgrounds, taking the burden off individual schools.
- December 4, 2023Girl Talk Inc., which provides mentoring and other support services for girls in Knoxville, plans to build a dedicated facility for its programs.
- December 1, 2023As Tennessee’s uninsured population grows, a study shows that Medicaid expansion would make a big impact.
- November 30, 2023The city joined Knox County in arranging for the nonprofit animal center to begin enforcement duties countywide on April 1.
- November 30, 2023A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- November 29, 2023A new scholarship program for school-aged children could fundamentally reshape education in Tennessee.
- November 28, 2023With farmers seeking to preserve their way of life, Knox County’s mayor will mull possible tweaks to the proposed long-range development strategy.
Recent Highlights
All free to read and share.- Choice Health Network’s harm reduction efforts aim to keep drug users alive so they can eventually get treatment.
- We are looking for good writers with stories to tell.
- For decades, Head Start programs have prepared disadvantaged young Knoxvillians for school. But a staffing shortage is leaving classrooms empty.
- As Knox County prepares to bid out its ambulance contract for the first time in a decade, we look at two potential bidders.
- Hundreds gather as Knox Pride pushes the LGBTQ community and its allies to action over proposed state legislation.