http://www.wate.com/category/125211/state-tennessee-legislative-news-general en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WATE Station 14 15 state-tennessee-legislative-news-general http://www.wate.com/story/22620888/city-leaders-discuss-future-of-worlds-fair-park http://www.wate.com/story/22620888/city-leaders-discuss-future-of-worlds-fair-park?t=2013-06-19T12:10:19Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:00 EDT City of Knoxville and World's Fair Park leaders will meet Tuesday evening to discuss the future of Knoxville's most iconic park. World's Fair Park Station 6 http://www.wate.com/story/22633196/niota-loses-insurance-shuts-down-city-services http://www.wate.com/story/22633196/niota-loses-insurance-shuts-down-city-services?t=2013-06-19T12:04:13Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:00 EDT The city of Niota is again without insurance and has shut down most city services. Niota News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22631996/deputies-locate-missing-knox-county-14-year-old http://www.wate.com/story/22631996/deputies-locate-missing-knox-county-14-year-old?t=2013-06-19T11:45:10Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:00 EDT A missing 14-year-old boy from Knox County was tracked down by officials in Sevier County. Luke Bindner runaway Station 6 http://www.wate.com/story/22633101/supreme-court-justice-to-speak-at-belmont http://www.wate.com/story/22633101/supreme-court-justice-to-speak-at-belmont?t=2013-06-19T11:41:00Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:00 EDT The Belmont University College of Law has announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will speak at the school's first graduation next year. Belmont University Justice Samuel Alito News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22621850/fifth-pilot-employee-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges http://www.wate.com/story/22621850/fifth-pilot-employee-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges?t=2013-06-19T10:07:31Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:00 EDT Three Pilot Flying J employees pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. Kevin Wallace Clark, Jay Stinnett, and Holly Radford pleaded guilty in exchange for providing information in the case. Pilot Flying J Station 6 http://www.wate.com/story/22630399/workers-compensation-changes-focus-of-conference http://www.wate.com/story/22630399/workers-compensation-changes-focus-of-conference?t=2013-06-19T07:41:13Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:41:00 EDT Changes to the state's workers' compensation system will be the focus of the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Educational Conference this week. Tennessee Workers' Compensation Educational Conference Department of Labor and Workforce Development Workers' compensation News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22630007/man-arrested-at-scene-of-west-knoxville-apartment-fire http://www.wate.com/story/22630007/man-arrested-at-scene-of-west-knoxville-apartment-fire?t=2013-06-19T07:36:05Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:36:00 EDT A small fire broke out early Wednesday morning inside a West Knoxville apartment complex. apartment fire sprinklers Cagle Terrace Station 6 http://www.wate.com/story/22630321/best-may-ever-for-smokies-visits http://www.wate.com/story/22630321/best-may-ever-for-smokies-visits?t=2013-06-19T07:26:01Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:26:00 EDT The mountains were a popular destination last month. Radio 14 http://www.wate.com/story/22627153/excitement-already-cooking-for-upcoming-vol-football-season http://www.wate.com/story/22627153/excitement-already-cooking-for-upcoming-vol-football-season?t=2013-06-19T07:09:55Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:09:00 EDT We're just a few months away from football season. But already there's been a lot of interest in season tickets and Vol memorabilia. The idea of a new coach has injected a renewed optimism for the future of UT football. Station 6 http://www.wate.com/story/22626129/campbell-county-animal-control-board-meets-for-first-time http://www.wate.com/story/22626129/campbell-county-animal-control-board-meets-for-first-time?t=2013-06-19T07:00:36Z WATE Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:00 EDT Members of the Animal Control Advisory Board in Campbell County met for the first time Tuesday night since closing the county's only shelter amid scandal. CAMPBELL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER BETTY CRUMLEY Station 26 http://www.wate.com/story/22627288/fans-pack-bridgestone-arena-for-new-kids-on-the-block http://www.wate.com/story/22627288/fans-pack-bridgestone-arena-for-new-kids-on-the-block?t=2013-06-18T23:48:51Z WKRN Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:48:00 EDT The boy band made a stop in Music City on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. Nick Caloway News http://www.wate.com/story/22626571/thp-records-17-bonnaroo-related-crashes-this-year http://www.wate.com/story/22626571/thp-records-17-bonnaroo-related-crashes-this-year?t=2013-06-18T19:14:14Z WATE Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:14:00 EDT The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has come to a close and the Tennessee Highway Patrol has released numbers on its enforcement efforts around the site. Bonnaroo News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22618541/tenn-to-review-proof-of-citizenship-ruling http://www.wate.com/story/22618541/tenn-to-review-proof-of-citizenship-ruling?t=2013-06-18T07:53:39Z WATE Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:53:00 EDT Tennessee election officials plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says states can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to... News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22618510/new-technology-saves-twra-money-in-trapping-hogs http://www.wate.com/story/22618510/new-technology-saves-twra-money-in-trapping-hogs?t=2013-06-18T07:47:24Z WATE Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:00 EDT How many wildlife agents does it take to catch a wild hog? One, under a new remote system in use by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency TWRA wild hog News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22612196/man-facing-extradition-for-murder-claims-innocence http://www.wate.com/story/22612196/man-facing-extradition-for-murder-claims-innocence?t=2013-06-17T14:38:52Z WATE Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:38:00 EDT A former U.S. Marine facing extradition to the Philippines on double murder charges says he is innocent. Station 6 http://www.wate.com/story/22611351/tn-officials-hope-to-lure-fiat-chrysler-to-state http://www.wate.com/story/22611351/tn-officials-hope-to-lure-fiat-chrysler-to-state?t=2013-06-17T12:49:33Z WATE Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:49:00 EDT State officials are making the case to Fiat head Sergio Marchionne to select Tennessee for the Italian automaker's joint headquarters with Chrysler Group LLC. Fiat-Chrysler News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22611326/agriculture-officials-on-watch-for-aggressive-bees http://www.wate.com/story/22611326/agriculture-officials-on-watch-for-aggressive-bees?t=2013-06-17T12:46:54Z WATE Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:46:00 EDT The migration of Africanized bees into Tennessee has state agriculture officials and beekeepers on alert. killer bees Africanized bees News - AP-State http://www.wate.com/story/22609858/tennessee-labor-chief-says-job-searches-should-be-easier http://www.wate.com/story/22609858/tennessee-labor-chief-says-job-searches-should-be-easier?t=2013-06-17T10:36:37Z WATE Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:36:00 EDT The state labor chief says cutting services at state jobless service centers shouldn't make it harder for out-of-work Tennesseans to find jobs. Burns Phillips News - AP-State