School districts all across Tennessee are in need of teachers and support staff with over 1,200 openings across the state. The state blames the pandemic for limiting traditional recruiting methods. From teachers to substitutes, to bus drivers there’s a need. School Superintendents across the state are saying they are confident they can fill the…… MORE
The TBI is investigating after a man was shot and killed by police Saturday night. Oak Ridge Police got a call of a man in need of assistance around 9:30 p.m. at a home on the 100 block of Briar Road. Officers say they found 41-year-old Fred John Henry Arcera armed with two knifes. Officials…… MORE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed what is being called the “Heartbeat Bill” on Monday. The bill requires an ultrasound before an abortion and prevents abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. A heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Additionally, the bill denies abortions based on a child’s potential for…… MORE
Today’s Knox County Health Department briefing had a guest appearance from Dr. Keith Gray, the Chief Medical Officer at UT Medical. In Gray’s appearance, he gave an update on hospitals in Knoxville and across the state. “Over the last two weeks we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of hospitalizations with an increase…… MORE
Monday afternoon, the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) held their first press briefing since the Board of Health passed the face mask requirement. During the briefing, KCHD Director Martha Buchanan addressed how the Board of Health plans to enforce the new requirement. “The intent is to issue warnings and if possible provide facemasks to…… MORE
Governor Bill Lee announced the first steps to police reform in Tennessee at a press conference Thursday afternoon. The reform covered three primary issues. The first was reforms to police use of force. Lee announced there would be reviews made to the Use of Force Policy as well as the Duty to Intervene policy.…… MORE
UPDATE: The child has been found safe and the Amber Alert has been canceled. PREVIOUS STORY: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert early this morning after a nine-month-old Lawrenceburg girl went missing. Authorities say Braelee Rayne Trapp was forcibly taken by Tony Lynn Lanier, Sr. in Lawrenceburg…… MORE
Senator Lamar Alexander from Tennessee joined Hallerine Hilton Hill on NewsTalk 98.7 this afternoon and offered his opinions on statues and monuments being torn down across the United States. “I think we should be learning from history, not pretending it didn’t exist,” said Alexander. “I think it’s always appropriate to review the monuments and…… MORE
The Knox County Health Department has announced the county will be transitioning to the Tennessee Pledge Covid-19 guidelines. To this point, Knox County and other larger counties across the state have been taking on the reopening process on their own while other smaller counties have been following the state guidance. While other large counties…… MORE
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine released a study showing that hospitalizations from Covid-19 in Tennessee have hit an all-time high following a 30% increase in hospitalizations in the month of June. For, the state hospital system is capable of handling the hospitalizations without placing significant strain on hospitals. On Monday, there were 415…… MORE
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