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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
A $22 million Chapman Highway redesign aims to make South Knoxville safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
Read at WATE 6 →KPD and TBI are searching for a missing 34-year-old woman last seen Friday in East Knoxville.
Read at WBIR 10News →Volunteers are sprucing up French Broad Veterans Memorial Park.
Read at WATE 6 →The 33rd annual Race Against Cancer moves to Covenant Health Park and honors Rick Russo.
Read at WVLT 8 →Knox County Criminal Court Judge Scott Green (Division III) has died, the DA's office confirmed.
Read at WATE 6 →Knox County Schools plans a $4M central-office cut and is weighing closing four small elementary schools.
Read at WVLT 8 →Arrest made in an Oct. 18 road-rage shooting on I-40 in Knoxville.
Read at WATE 6 →G10 garage demolition is complete as the Neyland entertainment district moves ahead.
Read at WATE 6 →Residents rallied against plans to redevelop Knoxville Municipal Golf Course.
Read at WATE 6 →Knoxville adds 98 affordable housing units at the Village at Inskip as demand keeps climbing.
Read at WATE 6 →How Knox County counts your vote after the polls close, plus what to know before Election Day.
Read at WATE 6 →KAT has temporarily closed the upstairs bus platform at Knoxville Station Transit Center for repairs.
Read at WBIR 10News →Long lines in Knoxville on the last day of early voting, with one official calling it the largest midterm turnout they’ve seen.
Read at WATE 6 →Knox County Schools is weighing cutting more than 70 bus routes to save over $2 million a year, which could shift start times.
Read at WVLT 8 →Knox County DA data shows overdose deaths continuing to decline in 2026.
Read at WATE 6 →Knox County Schools is weighing changes to school start times to cut bus routes.
Read at WVLT 8 →One of the last flying WWII-era B-29 bombers has stopped in Knoxville.
Read at WATE 6 →Covenant Health Park gets set for its first football game Friday, with nearby businesses planning a block party.
Read at WBIR 10News →Halloween-week things to do around Knoxville, Oct. 28 – Nov. 3.
Read at WBIR 10News →KUB’s water treatment plant marks 100 years of serving Knoxville.
Read at WBIR 10News →A North Knoxville church leans on its congregation after a devastating fire.
Read at WATE 6 →Knox County Schools is weighing $4 million in cuts; closing some small schools came up, but there’s no plan yet. The board meets Nov. 2.
Read at WVLT 8 →The FIA World Rally Championship returns to the U.S. in 2027 for the first time since 1988, with Knoxville as the drivers' base; routes come out in early 2027.
Read at WBIR 10News →Winter Jam 2027 comes to Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on March 5 with Crowder, Anne Wilson and more. Admission is a $15 donation at the door.
Read at WBIR 10News →City Council backed a $5 million package led by energy-saving lighting at city facilities and solar at five sites, plus sidewalk repairs and litter cleanup.
Read at City of Knoxville →Two Rural Metro firefighters are being honored for the quick care that saved a Carter-community man after a serious saw accident.
Read at Knox TN Today →More than 45,000 Knox County voters had cast ballots by the halfway point of early voting. Early voting ends Thursday, Oct. 29, and polls are open 8 a.m.–8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.
Read at WVLT 8 →Farragut's Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously picked Earle Lawrence Segrest to fill the open North Ward seat through August 2028.
Read at Farragut Press →KCDC and the City are asking East Knoxville neighbors what should go on the 14-acre former Public Safety Building site on Hill Avenue. Early ideas include housing, restaurants and open space.
Read at WBIR 10News →The James White Greenway along the Knoxville riverfront is open again after crews rebuilt an erosion-damaged stretch of the path.
Read at WATE 6 On Your Side →Headlines from local outlets · hand-checked Oct 28, 2026. Outlet or takedown requests: [email protected].