Asserting the primacy of local control, Council votes unanimously to oppose legislation that would change Knoxville’s election system.

A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.

City Council OKs the construction of a Real Time Information Center for KPD in the Public Safety Complex.

Commissioner Dasha Lundy is seeking information about the department’s handling of an incident at McAlister’s Deli.

Rick Emmett is retiring as the city’s downtown coordinator, leaving behind a legacy of pragmatic solutions to urban problems large and small.

Every Monday, we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.

Though life has returned to normal in many ways, the pandemic hasn’t disappeared and the potential for a resurgence exists.

Tennessee state employees are likely to receive paid parental leave in next year’s budget. Will the private sector follow?

A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape. 

A bill with major Republican support would modify the third-grade retention law but still threaten many students with being held back.

As Knox County prepares to bid out its ambulance contract for the first time in a decade, we look at two potential bidders.

Sundress Academy for the Arts runs a working farm in Karns that provides a retreat — and free eggs — for visiting writers.

A talk with Adeem the Artist about recognition, representation, and why they might have to leave Knoxville.

In the wake of an encounter at McAlister’s Deli, community advocates ask County Commission for oversight of the Sheriff’s Office.

The FBI said the same man, who died after his arrest, was responsible for attacks on Planned Parenthood’s clinic and shooting at the federal building.