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Pre-K funding is issue at TN governor candidates forum

Pre-K funding is issue at TN governor candidates forum

Gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons suggested reducing the amount of money that retailers get from the state lottery to pay for an expansion of pre-kindergarten education, pointing directly to companies like the truck stop chain owned by the family of one of his Republican rivals.

Tennessean: Vols make most of bad situation

Tennessean: Vols make most of bad situation

Since the incident where four players were arrested last year, everybody has been pulling in the same direction. Team unity grew. They proved they could grind out key victories.

New showdown brews over guns-in-bars

New showdown brews over guns-in-bars

A new bill that would let handgun owners take their weapons into any bar or restaurant in Tennessee has started to make its way through the legislature.

Update: Seven injured in single vehicle accident on I-75N

Update: Seven injured in single vehicle accident on I-75N

Seven people were sent to the hospital after a single vehicle rolled over seven times in an early morning accident on I-75N in Loudon County near mile marker 79.

Franklin man arraigned in slaying of wife at I-40 rest stop

Franklin man arraigned in slaying of wife at I-40 rest stop

A Franklin man was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he waited for his estranged wife to show up at an Interstate 40 rest stop just west of the Tennessee River, then shot and stabbed her to death.

TSU runs risk of losing its accreditation

TSU runs risk of losing its accreditation

Tennessee State University's accreditation is at risk this year unless it proves professors adequately test students, administrators make results-driven decisions and instructors have the right credentials to teach their subjects.

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National Headlines

ACLU sues private prison company

ACLU sues private prison company

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Idaho prison officials and a major private prison company for more than $155 million over high levels of inmate violence at the Idaho Correctional Center.

Sports Headlines

Vols knock off LSU, 59-49

Vols knock off LSU, 59-49

The win Thursday afternoon means the Vols will take on Ole Miss on Friday.

Watercooler Headlines

Rescued Grainger County cats prepping for new families

Rescued Grainger County cats prepping for new families

The more than 120 cats rescued from a Grainger County rental home over the weekend are now undergoing spay and neuter surgeries so that they can find new adoptive homes.

Green Headlines

Bottle bill supporters say trash turns treasure when garbage gets a price tag

Bottle bill supporters say trash turns treasure when garbage gets a price tag

To say Melvin Bryan's wife likes bottled water would be an understatement, and about every week, her taste becomes his chore.

Money Headlines

2009 proves profitable: U.S. millionaires up 16%

2009 proves profitable: U.S. millionaires up 16%

A report issued this week from a Chicago based marketing firm found the number of American millionaires rose 16% in 2009, despite the recession.

Regional Headlines

Franklin man arraigned in slaying of wife at I-40 rest stop

Franklin man arraigned in slaying of wife at I-40 rest stop

A Franklin man was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he waited for his estranged wife to show up at an Interstate 40 rest stop just west of the Tennessee River, then shot and stabbed her to death.

Health Headlines

New study shows benefits of moderate weight gain during pregnancy

New study shows benefits of moderate weight gain during pregnancy

In a new Kaiser study researchers found pregnancy weight gain in the first trimester may play a role in the health of mom and baby.

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