Featured Government Story
- November 10, 2026A Knoxville hairstylist says she was beaten after a confrontation with attendees of the anti-immigrant forum.
City News
- October 21, 2026Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon reviews the highs and lows of her tenure so far and previews her last 14 months in office.
- October 14, 2026A slim majority upheld an appeal that argued the 217-unit apartment development would not meet the spirit of the South Waterfront Vision Plan.
- September 25, 2026The retirement of the City’s ADA coordinator and the reorganization of compliance responsibilities was messier than it first appeared.
- September 18, 2026Another round of public-input sessions begins next week for the update to the city’s comprehensive plan for development.
- September 16, 2026Back from his suspension, Knoxville’s police chief offered apologies and took responsibility for behavior that he said was ‘not who I am.’
County News
- November 9, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
- November 9, 2026A weekly mystery photo to test your knowledge of the local landscape.
- November 6, 2026An analysis of the 2026 vote shows that the increase in turnout over the 2022 election swung almost entirely in the Democrats’ favor.
- November 3, 2026Reporter Phil Williams has spent the past three years tracking the influence of white Christian nationalism in Tennessee — including Knoxville.
- November 2, 2026Every Monday we run down the week’s public meetings and civic events.
State News
- November 4, 2026Democrats flipped the 18th District state House seat, while even victorious local Republicans saw a formidable blue wave erode their support.
- October 16, 2026A talk with death-penalty expert Corinna Barrett Lain about lethal injection and Christa Pike.
- October 14, 2026All of our legislative election coverage, free to read and share.
- October 8, 2026Two ensconced Republicans seeking their fifth terms face Democrats who say it’s time for a change.
- September 29, 2026In a rematch, Republican incumbent Elaine Davis again faces Democrat Bryan Goldberg.
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