REOPENING: A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding will reopen to traffic by March 1.

FLU SPIKE: The flu virus is at an all time high in the state of Tennessee, being described as "very high" by the CDC.

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SWASTIKA SHIRT: Kanye West is currently selling T-shirts with swastikas on his website, capping off a wild, hate-filled week for the rapper highlighted by posts on his X account.

PEDESTRIAN HIT: Highway 27 at Harrell Street in Trion, Georgia, temporarily shut down Monday night due to a car hitting a pedestrian, the Trion Fire Department confirmed.

UPDATE: The passenger and driver involved in a car crash on Rossville Boulevard Saturday both died from their injuries.

PREDATOR CAUGHT: A 43-year-old Smyrna, Tennessee, man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of distribution of child pornography.

ANOTHER BUSINESS VENTURE? Elon Musk is leading a group of investors that have offered to buy OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, for $97.4 billion.

JUST IN: At least one person is dead and several injured after a midsized business jet crashed into another jet as it arrived at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday afternoon.

GETTING CLOSER: North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says that a section of Interstate 40, seriously damaged by Hurricane Helen flooding, will reopen by March 1. Traffic speed will be limited and it will remain a construction zone.

NEW: President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions.

CHECK YOUR CHILD'S PHONE: A local expert discusses the importance of monitoring your child's phone after a parent potentially stopped an attack at a McMinn County school by going through his child's phone.

"SPRING" PRACTICE: @GoMocsFB is getting a jump on their spring workouts for a third straight year. The team was back on the practice field Monday morning.

APPLE'S NEW APP: Apple Invites is a user-friendly app that makes it easy to create and send beautiful e-vites. Here are the pros and cons as well as how it stacks up against the competition.

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HAVE YOU SEEN HER? On #MissingMonday, TBI is searching for Qhiniya Hester, 17, who has been missing from Clarksville since June 18, 2024.

WATCH LIVE: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivers his annual State of State address at the House Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol.

EGG LIMIT: Costco and Trader Joe’s are limiting the number of eggs customers can buy because of a shortage caused by the avian flu.

It was a cool, breezy one today with the high in Chatt only reaching 52. Our Sky Watchers stayed for the most part in the upper 40s and low 50s as well which is not strange for this time of year. Flooding rains this week! Tonight at 11 on @Local3Weather . @DavidKarnes3

ANOTHER CLOSE ONE: Playing its fourth contest in a five-game span against top-five ranked teams, #19 Tennessee went toe-to-toe with #6 LSU and grabbed a fourth-quarter lead before the Tigers prevailed, 82-7.