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'Why don't we just fix that?' How your student's design thinking class may save the world
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:18 +0000
Author: Kristi L. Nelson, Knoxville News Sentinel
A hands-on, STEM-based approach to teaching science gives students a problem to solve — and their ideas have been innovative.
Two died in a Knoxville duplex of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 02:24:48 +0000
Author: Sarah Riley, Knoxville News Sentinel
Firefighters entered with heavy protection and their tests showed an abnormally high level of carbon monoxide.
More details: Two died in a Knoxville duplex of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
Lee Hall burned his ex-girlfriend to death. But a juror's past trauma means he didn't get a fair trial, lawyers say
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:41:21 +0000
Author: Mariah Timms, Nashville Tennessean
Leroy Hall Jr. was sentenced to death for the 1991 slaying of Traci Crozier, but his lawyers argue a biased juror prevented a fair trial.
20 Under 20 honorees celebrated
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:48:33 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
20 Under 20 honorees were celebrated at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
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River & Rail Theatre to open new Old City Performing Arts Center on State Street
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:10 +0000
Author: Amy McRary, Knoxville News Sentinel
Four years after it was founded, Knoxville's River & Rail Theatre opens its permanent home, the Old City Performing Arts Center.
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Make your holiday season more rewarding by volunteering with our Empty Stocking Fund
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 02:28:33 +0000
Author: Sarah Riley, Knoxville News Sentinel
Hundreds of caring Knoxvillians make the entire program happen, from setting up tables to sorting toys and handing out meals.
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Here's why some KnoxNews stories are labeled 'For Subscribers'
Created: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:50:19 +0000
Author: Joel Christopher, Knoxville News Sentinel
We want to acknowledge readers' support more meaningfully, so we're making a significant amount of our work available to subscribers only.
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Chattanooga Volkswagen plant breaks ground on electric SUV expansion, to add 1,000 jobs
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:28:27 +0000
Author: Jim Gaines, Knoxville News Sentinel
VW's plant expansion broke ground Wednesday and should be in production in 2022.
University of Tennessee sets new fundraising record with $2.55 million raised in 24 hours
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:54:47 +0000
Author: Monica Kast, Knoxville News Sentinel
Dr. Richardi, a Knoxville oncologist, adn his wife, Mary, and The Regal Foundation provided a $1 million challenge gift that was met.
University of Tennessee Spirit Team mishandled money under former coordinator Joy Postell-Gee
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:52:55 +0000
Author: Monica Kast, Knoxville News Sentinel
At least $1,580 was not turned in to the UT Athletics' Business Office from cheer tryouts and a clinic in 2017 and 2018.
Oak Ridge leaders join fight against new coal ash dump at TVA's Bull Run plant
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:55:27 +0000
Author: Jamie Satterfield, Knoxville News Sentinel
TVA bought land to build a coal ash dump and filed a permit in 2015, but hasn't said what it will do with its coal ash once the Bull Run plant closes.
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Dip your toes into Wake Foot Sanctuary, now open in the Embassy Suites Downtown
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:42:38 +0000
Author: Brenna McDermott, Knoxville News Sentinel
What is a foot sanctuary, you ask? Wake Foot Sanctuary owner Ami Patel hopes the concept retains a little bit of its mystery.
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I-40 West will be closed at the North Carolina border and the detour is massive
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:18:08 +0000
Author: Elizabeth Anne Brown, Knoxville News Sentinel
The highway could remain closed for up to 5 days, according to N.C. Department of Transportation. Repairs will be to rapidly deteriorating concrete.
More details: I-40 West will be closed at the North Carolina border and the detour is massive
Dale Akins' new mobile commercial kitchen
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:02:37 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
The mobile commissary kitchen Dale Akins has worked on for months is ready for food entrepreneurs to rent.
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Look inside Dale Akins' mobile commercial kitchen
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:02:31 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
Take a look inside Dale Akins' new mobile commercial kitchen in West Knoxville
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Knoxville bartenders' guide to SEC fans: Who is the rowdiest, worst-tipping and heaviest-drinking?
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:50:51 +0000
Author: Ryan Wilusz, Knoxville News Sentinel
Experienced Knoxville bartenders share their stories about serving SEC fans — those who can't tip, can't keep quiet and can't handle their drinks.
Bearden Middle students use Design Thinking to solve problems
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:17 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
Bearden Middle students use Design Thinking to solve problems
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Bearden Middle students use design thinking in class
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:17 +0000
Author: Brianna Paciorka, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
'Design thinking' incorporates problem solving and modeling with STEM concepts. Bearden Middle School teacher Emily Butterfield says it helps her students get engaged with what they're learning about: "When there's a problem in the world, they're on it."
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Patricia Neal through the years
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:14 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
Patricia Neal through the years
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River & Rail Theatre to open Old City Performing Arts Center in Knoxville
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:10 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
River & Rail Theatre Company is opening Old City Performing Arts Center on State Street in Knoxville
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River & Rail Theatre's Joshua Peterson talks about the Old City Performing Arts Center
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:10 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
River & Rail Theatre's Joshua Peterson talks about the Old City Performing Arts Center
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Garth Brooks at Neyland could include special guests — we took a stab at who they might be
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:00:07 +0000
Author: Ryan Wilusz, Knoxville News Sentinel
Who will be Garth Brooks' special guests at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville? A pop star? A politician? A football player? Here's what we came up with.
UT spirit team mishandled money under former coordinator
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:49:01 +0000
Author: Angela M. Gosnell, Knoxville News Sentinel
The now-retired UT Spirit team coordinator Joy Postell-Gee told investigators she discovered $2,047 of the team's money at her home.
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Wake Foot Sanctuary spa now open in the Embassy Suites Downtown
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:42:36 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
What is a foot soak, you've wondered? Wake Foot Sanctuary is now open inside the new Embassy Suites downtown.
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Will Garth Brooks play your favorite song at Neyland? We looked at his past setlists
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:44:23 +0000
Author: Ryan Wilusz, Knoxville News Sentinel
If Garth Brooks' former setlists are any indication of what he could play at Neyland Stadium, then fans are in for a fun mix of covers and classics.
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Battlefield K9s and handlers step off to support Sharp's Ridge War Dog memorial
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:44:33 +0000
Author: Nancy Anderson, Shopper News
Park's focus on veterans will include animals who gave their all
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War Dog March raises funds for veterans park
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:43:44 +0000
Author: Wochit
War Dog March raises funds for veterans park
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Knoxville restaurant openings and closings you missed in October
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:11:51 +0000
Author: Brenna McDermott, Knoxville News Sentinel
Can we interest you in a boozy milkshake, perhaps? Here's a roundup of the food news you need to know.
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Sam Venable: A to Z, this homegrown job went full cycle
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:00:23 +0000
Author: Sam Venable, Knoxville News Sentinel
This man of the land planted some 6,000 white pine seedlings 30 years ago, and now hundreds of those trees have been ... repurposed.
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Former House Speaker Glen Casada has provided few receipts for audit, which could result in multi-million dollar fine
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:00:15 +0000
Author: Joel Ebert, Nashville Tennessean
Without receipts, officials would not be able to verify whether the Williamson County Republican's expenditures ran afoul of state campaign finance law.
Flashback to the times Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Kenny Chesney played Neyland Stadium
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:28:00 +0000
Author: Maggie Jones, Knoxville News Sentinel
We took a look back in the New Sentinel archives to see what it was like when Johnny Cash, the Jacksons and Kenny Chesney played at Neyland Stadium.
Mother will face trial after her infant died in a hot car at a Knoxville grocery store
Created: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:43:16 +0000
Author: Hayes Hickman, Knoxville News Sentinel
Chantae Monique Cabrera appeared at an arraignment on charges including first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated child neglect.
More details: Mother will face trial after her infant died in a hot car at a Knoxville grocery store
Sevier County Commission has no plan to rebuke Warren Hurst for homophobic rant
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:44:36 +0000
Author: Jamie Satterfield, Knoxville News Sentinel
Warren Hurst wasn't at Tuesday night's meeting of commissioners who gathered to finalize next week's agenda — and neither were his critics.
More details: Sevier County Commission has no plan to rebuke Warren Hurst for homophobic rant
AG: Expelling Rep. David Byrd over sex assault allegations legal, but 'constitutional restraints counsel against' it
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:03:25 +0000
Author: Natalie Allison, Nashville Tennessean
Attorney General Herbert Slatery says precedent and constitutional restraints "counsel against," but do not prohibit, expulsion for past conduct.
Amidst the swirl of impeachment, Burchett gets first bill through the House
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:54:49 +0000
Author: Tyler Whetstone, Knoxville News Sentinel
The bill supports small businesses that employ National Guard members and reservists. He worked with Democrat Andy Kim on the bill.
More details: Amidst the swirl of impeachment, Burchett gets first bill through the House
State panel questions recent ruling to lower Jeremy Durham's campaign finance penalty, calls for new hearing
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:28:42 +0000
Author: Joel Ebert, Nashville Tennessean
The issue dates back to a $465,000 fine the registry levied against Durham in 2017, after an audit found he violated the state's campaign finance law hundreds of times.
See Gatlinburg's SkyBridge turned into a stunning winter span worthy of the North Pole
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:47:54 +0000
Author: Brenna McDermott, Knoxville News Sentinel
Watch the camera turn from the SkyBridge for a stunning aerial view of downtown Gatlinburg as flakes continued to blanket the mountain town.
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Michael Bloomberg requests Tennessee presidential ballot petition
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:40:50 +0000
Author: Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
The billionaire former New York City mayor has said he's considering seeking the Democratic nomination but has not made a decision.
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Tennessee state board seeking comments on what students should know in math
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:27:51 +0000
Author: Jason Gonzales, Nashville Tennessean
Tennesseans have until Dec. 6 to comment on the K-12 math standards, which outline what students should know in each grade level.
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Jeremy Banks arrest video unleashed a flood of threats to boycott Tennessee football
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:04:23 +0000
Author: Monica Kast, Knoxville News Sentinel
UT administrators received more than 75 complaints about the football team, many of them from people with ties to law enforcement.
More details: Jeremy Banks arrest video unleashed a flood of threats to boycott Tennessee football
Bond reduced for woman charged with arson in West Knox apartment fire
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:00:08 +0000
Author: Hayes Hickman, Knoxville News Sentinel
Christina Waldman's attorney contends she was suffering an adverse, psychotic reaction to a clinical trial drug when she set fire to her apartment.
More details: Bond reduced for woman charged with arson in West Knox apartment fire
Best cookies in Tennessee? Google says Moonshine Mountain are tops
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:30:10 +0000
Author: Margie Hagen, Shopper News
Scrumptious cookies are kid-friendly and popular as gifts.
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Is your school opening late or not at all? Find out here
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:46:05 +0000
Author: News Sentinel, Knoxville News Sentinel
Here are schools closed for winter weather.
More details: Is your school opening late or not at all? Find out here
'Nightmare' scenario: Police radios don't work at some schools
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:27:21 +0000
Author: Tyler Whetstone, Knoxville News Sentinel
School-based officers had a hard time communicating with officers arriving outside after reports of possible gunfire outside Powell High School.
More details: 'Nightmare' scenario: Police radios don't work at some schools
Gay aspiring Methodist pastor brings his platform of LGBTQ inclusion to Church Street
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:21:55 +0000
Author: Amy McRary, Knoxville News Sentinel
Gay Methodist aspiring pastor J.J. Warren unexpectedly gained an international platform after his February speech at the UMC's 2019 General Conference in St. Louis.
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A WWJD 401(k)?| David Moon
Created: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:00:31 +0000
Author: David Moon, Knoxville News Sentinel
What's in the WWJD 401(k)? In practice, socially conscious mutual fund investing is (at best) impractical and (at worst) virtue signaling.
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3 judges drunkenly fight at an Indiana White Castle, leaving 2 shot. Now, they're suspended
Created: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:59:11 +0000
Author: Andrew Clark and Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star
Judges Bradley Jacobs, Andrew Adams and Sabrina Bell have been suspended without pay for being involved in a fight at an Indiana White Castle in May.
