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Tennessee Ranks Number One for its Maternal Mortality Rate
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Tennessee Ranks Number One for its Maternal Mortality Rate

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Tennessee number one for its maternal mortality rate. It’s a statistic several agencies and groups across the Volunteer State are trying to improve. From 2018 to 2022, the state’s rate was 41.1 per 100,000 births, with 166 maternal deaths. That includes women who were…MORE

Jury Delivers Verdict in Knoxville Bus Depot Murder Case

Jury Delivers Verdict in Knoxville Bus Depot Murder Case

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County jury delivers a guilty verdict Thursday afternoon in the Knoxville bus depot murder case. The jury finding Daniel Arwood guilty of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting death of his boss, 29-year-old Aaron Russell, at a school bus hub on Middlebrook Pike last year. The murder occurred…MORE

Zoo Knoxville to Unveil New Habitat, Two White Rhinos

Zoo Knoxville to Unveil New Habitat, Two White Rhinos

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville announcing Thursday the public debut of its newest additions, two Southern White Rhinos, Mylo and Ranger. The pair will start greeting zoo guests in their newly-constructed habitat, Rhino Reserve, on Memorial Day weekend with an official launch set for Friday, May 23. “We’re so excited to welcome Mylo and Ranger…MORE

KFD: Cigarette Butt Started Knoxville Apartment Fire that Displaced 20 People

KFD: Cigarette Butt Started Knoxville Apartment Fire that Displaced 20 People

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A cigarette butt is to blame for a fire over Mother’s Day weekend at a Knoxville apartment building. That, according to Knoxville Fire Department officials Thursday who say investigators determined the May 10 fire at Spring Meadow Apartments is the result of someone discarding the cigarette in a flower pot on the…MORE

Tennessee is Losing Hundreds of Acres of Farmland Each Day
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Tennessee is Losing Hundreds of Acres of Farmland Each Day

Tennessee is losing 200 acres of farmland a day, that’s according to a new UT study and this comes as more people are moving here with housing developments taking up some of that land. In Knox County more than 5,000 residential permits were approved in 2023, that was a record high. The increased demand for…MORE

An Investigation is Underway after a 3 Year-Old Drowns in West Knox County

An Investigation is Underway after a 3 Year-Old Drowns in West Knox County

An investigation is underway after a 3-year-old toddler drowns in West Knox County. Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro says fire crews went to an area off of Lake Arcas Way, which is near South Northshore Drive, for a reported drowning yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. The toddler was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where the…MORE

Knox County to Offer Free Dental Care for Kids and Teens This Summer

Knox County to Offer Free Dental Care for Kids and Teens This Summer

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Children and young adults in Knox County can receive free dental care this summer through the Knox County Health Department. Health department officials say several services will be offered in June and July at two locations, the KCHD West Clinic and Centro Hispano, to those ages 1 to 21. The free dental…MORE

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Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Nominate your favorite Non-profit organization to get a fresh coat of paint up to $10,000 provided by Sherwin Williams! Nominations for Painting With A Purpose 2025 open on April 28th, 2025 and ends the first week of June. The winner will be announced in July.