State of Emergencies

AMR ambulance

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

Poetry, Prose and Poultry

Firefly Farms photo

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

Revelry With a Cause

Adeem the Artist

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

Calling for Accountability

Aniya Thompson speaking to County Commission, with Commissioner Dasha Lundy behind here.

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

Clinic Arsonist Identified

Planned Parenthood Fire

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.

Emerald’s Experience

Students in a math class at Emerald Academy

As more organizations look to start charter schools in Knox County, we take a look inside the only one currently operating.

PAC Men and Women

PAC Image

Local candidates from both parties benefit from political action committee donations, although with some differences in who’s writing the checks.

Election 2022: Amendment #1

Ava Marlow of Starbucks, Scott Arnwine of Teamsters Local 519 and Joseph Page of SEIU Local 205 at a union meeting Sept. 22.

On November’s ballot, voters will have the chance to add Tennessee’s ‘right to work’ law to the state constitution. Union members and organizers strongly oppose it.

The State of Cannabis

Cannabis products on display at the Holistic Connection

Marijuana is still prohibited in Tennessee. But as a new boutique on Gay Street demonstrates, people are getting high legally anyway.

‘I Couldn’t Bear It’

Door of Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health with sign saying they no longer provide abortions

As abortion becomes illegal in Tennessee from the point of fertilization, three women look back on their own experiences — and look ahead with foreboding.