KNOXVILLE, TN (Story Courtesy of WVLT) - Tennessee's maternal mortality rate has slightly risen, according to the latest March of Dimes report card. The report lists the rate per 100,000 births was 42.1. That's up from 41.1 in the 2024 report and up from 41.7 in the 2023 report. The report tracks how many moms died fr...

NASHVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT / WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced that Tennesseans who rely on the government for food can expect their full benefits to return this week. The TDHS reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition sent out guidance to st...

KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) - More than a hundred people in Knox County are going to lose their jobs as a beauty and personal care product manufacturer closes shop. In a WARN Notice filed with the State of Tennessee, Edgewell Personal Care said 132 workers would be affected by its Knoxville plant location's...

Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) - The Gatlinburg Police Department is issuing a warning about a fraudulent telephone scam, where callers pose as employees with the Police Department, with the calls appearing to come from a Gatlinburg telephone number. The Gatlinburg Police Department is investigating these fraudulent telephone c...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - A woman was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash that happened Sunday evening on N. Broadway. At around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2025, KPD officers were dispatched to the crash, which occurred on N. Broadway between Haynes Pl and Caswell Avenue. The involved vehicle, a Ford Fusion...