‘Farmageddon’: Many US farmers are warning they are at a breaking point

If approved, 3.8 miles of railroad tracks from stretching from Kerns Food Hall to Ijams Nature Center would be converted into a greenway and 1.5-mile art walk. Gulf and Ohio Railways applied to abandon the tracks in December 2024 and donate the property to Legacy Parks Foundation.

City Council set to vote on South Knoxville rail-to-trail proposal

President Donald Trump announced that the National Guard is coming to Memphis during an interview with Fox and Friends on Friday morning.

Trump says he’s sending National Guard to Memphis

The cross-country move reverses former President Joe Biden’s decision not to relocate the command, which oversees military space operations and the defense of satellites. It also reinstates a plan Trump made in the final days of his first term.

Trump will move Space Command from Colorado to Alabama

This would have been a big loss. I have enjoyed the museum several times including the dinner train.

Chattanooga Knows: What Scenic City area attraction faced foreclosure in 1985?

According to the study, Memphis has the highest rate of traffic deaths with nearly 39 per 100,000 residents. ConsumerAffairs said it's more than triple the rate nation-wide.

Knoxville's fatal crash rate is nearly 14 per per 100,00 residents. The Scruffy City was ranked 25th worst in 2024. The study found the city ranks fifth in the nation for speeding-related deaths, with 9 deaths per 100,000.

Study finds 2 Tennessee cities have the worst drivers in America

Knoxville’s City Council voted unanimously to support a goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on city roads — known as Vision Zero — by 2040. Since then, some strategic steps have been completed: In 2023, the city mapped its high injury network (HIN) to identify the areas where a disproportionate number of fatal crashes occur.

Where are the worst drivers in America?

The documents, released late Tuesday, show that Trump began the bond-buying spree one day after he was sworn in on Jan. 20 and that it includes debt sold by companies, local governments and entities that could be directly affected by his sweeping agenda. All told, Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.

Trump’s net worth is around $5.5 billion, according to the Forbes Billionaires List, up a staggering $3.2 billion since last year.

Trump bought more than $100 million in bonds since January, filings show

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has ordered his attorneys to conduct a review of Smithsonian museums, calling their portrayal of U.S. history too negative and focused too much on “how bad Slavery was.”

Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was'

Trump and other Republicans have said they will not cut Social Security benefits. Yet the program remains far from the sound economic system that FDR envisioned 90 years ago, due to changes made — and not made — under both Democratic and Republican presidents.

Social Security's 90th anniversary is marked by funding threats and privatization talk

Increases are expected to mainly affect stand-alone Part D plans, not the drug coverage offered as part of Medicare Advantage, the private sector alternative to original Medicare...

Policy experts say premiums are likely to go up for several reasons, including increased use of some higher-cost prescription drugs; a law that capped out-of-pocket spending for enrollees; and changes in a program aimed at stabilizing price increases that the Trump administration has continued but made less generous.

Medicare Part D premiums are likely to go up next year. Here's why.

It’s a big win for the asset industry — giving financial managers access to some of the $12.2 trillion in Americans’ 401(k) and related retirement plans.

Knut Rostad, co-founder and president of the nonprofit Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, also fears private assets in 401(k)s could put retirement savers at risk of big losses.

“I think in practice, there’ll be many fiduciaries who ignore this directive because they understand precisely what will result from it,” he said, referring to Trump’s executive order. “The result will be a massive train wreck where many people are seriously hurt. Their retirement accounts will be annihilated.”

Trump paves path for private equity and crypto in retirement accounts

Mr. Long, a former Republican congressman and staunch ally of Mr. Trump, is expected to be nominated to an ambassadorship instead, the people said. It is unclear who will next lead the I.R.S., which has had six different people in charge this year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner until a permanent replacement takes office, a senior administration official said.

Like a monkey with a gun.

Trump Is Removing I.R.S. Chief 2 Months After He Was Confirmed

The Trump administration is planning to undo most of the cuts to the National Weather Service put in place earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received permission to fill 450 positions at the National Weather Service, roles that will include meteorologists, hydrologists and radar technicians, according to Reps. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., and Mike Flood, R-Neb.

NWS to rehire workers after deep DOGE cuts

Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety. Yet free-speech experts say the group's websites remain just outside the boundaries of violating personal privacy.

Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone continue their satirical takedown of the Trump administration with the newest episode taking aim at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

DHS chief slams 'South Park' takedown as 'petty' and 'lazy'

To me any politician that supports gerrymandering is no statesman with integrity.

Gerrymandering & Fair Representation

Redistricting

A South Knoxville couple is transforming a long-vacant church gym into a new bouldering facility they hope will become a hub for the outdoor community.

South Knoxville couple opening new bouldering gym in renovated church

Welcome to Knoxville's 1st BOULDERING GYM

The "Hey look over here, we are tough on crime, illegal immigrants, etc., don't pay any attention this, i. e. corporate crime." government

Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

DOJ confirms it has a deal with Boeing to drop prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes

`As Trump Administration Plans to Drop Criminal Charges Against Boeing, Warren and Blumenthal Call for Accountability of Boeing Executives

To determine where Americans receive the highest quality of health care, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 44 measures of cost, accessibility and outcome. Overall, the study found that Tennessee ranked toward the bottom of the list at No. 44. The Volunteer State was followed by Arkansas, West Virginia, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Alaska and Mississippi.

Tennessee among worst states in the US for health care, study finds

Republican lawmakers in nearly 20 state legislatures have proposed such legislation, with governors in Tennessee and Florida having signed bills into law. On the federal level, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., recently introduced the “Clear Skies Act,” which would outlaw forms of geoengineering and hit alleged weather modifiers with penalties of up to $100,000 for each violation and potential prison sentences of up to five years.

Tim Burchett and other Republicans across the country are pushing bills to stop government 'weather modification