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  • Work beginning on Civil War park in Knoxville

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Civil War landmark in East Tennessee will soon become a low-impact park that allows public access and preserves the area's historical ...

  • Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent

    Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...

  • Use of red-light cameras debated in Murfreesboro

    MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A group in Murfreesboro has started a petition to end the use of red-light cameras, but police say the traffic enforcement measure has improve safety. Middle Tennessee State University student Axl David, who heads Citizens Against Photo Enforcement, says he plans to submit the petition to City Council after 1,000 people have signed it. The group complains that the ...

  • TBI criticizes Nashville reports on Holly Bobo case

    The TBI is criticizing a series of reports by a Nashville TV station in the Holly Bobo disappearance case. News media statewide have reported extensively on the search for the 20-year-old, who went missing from her Decatur County home two years ago. The NBC station in Nashville, WSMV, recently aired a series of reports that appeared to update the investigation and the circumstances ...

  • Ky. veteran killed in Afghanistan blast

    FORT THOMAS, Ky. - A Kentucky veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan has died in an explosion in Kabul that killed at least 15 people including six Americans.The father of Michael Robert Bradford, 26, of Fort Thomas and Augusta, Ga., said his son was smart, good in different sports and about to become a father.Gary "Moose" Bradford, also of Fort Thomas, told ...

Movie Review

The Pornographers (Jinruigaku nyumon) [DVD]

The Pornographers (Jinruigaku nyumon) [DVD]

Director Shohei Imamura loved outcast characters, so its no surprise that he made a film like The Pornographers (Jinruigaku nyumon), which is about a man who makes illegal 8mm stag films for a living, but uses the money to support a widow and her weird family. Imamuras films are often dark, but funny, and he is fond of shining lights in the darkest corners of postwar Japanese societ ... ...

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  • Hollywood animator inspires kids in East Tennessee

    Some Scott County kids got a special treat on Friday, straight from Hollywood! The man behind a pretty well-known kids show visited students in Oneida, showing off his talents to an appreciative audience at both the high school and elementary school. Bob Boyle created Nickelodeon's animated series "Wow Wow Wubbzy". Boyle talked to the kids about his work, how he got into ...

  • Unlikely Big 3 has Memphis in 1st Western finals

    FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers guard Darius Morris, center, dives for a loose ball against Memphis Grizzlies defenders Marc Gasol (33), Mike Conley (11) and Zach Randolph during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn. Gasol, Conley and Randolph together may be the unlikeliest trio to lead a team, they have the Grizzlies in their first Western ...

  • One dead in pickup truck crash in North Knoxville

    The driver might have been suffering from a medical problem when the crash occurred, officials said. He was taken to Physicians Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced ...

  • Affidavit Army sex assault manager threatened ex

    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.According to the affidavit, obtained by WSMV-TV, Alissa Owen told police on Wednesday that Haas had been sending threatening text messages since Nov. 2011, shortly ...

  • Six new companies graduate Memphis startup accelerator Seed Hatchery

    From left: Andre Fowlkes, Richard Batt, Richard Billings, Kenn Gibbs, Pam and Tom Cooper, Scott Finney and Brittany Fitzpatrick For the six companies that recently completed the third Seed Hatchery class, the 90 days of the boot camp program for entrepreneurs represents what they hope is just the beginning. The latest group of companies presented for Seed Hatcherys Investor Day, which put them ...

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