DAYTON, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Madisonville woman is dead after being struck by a freight train over the weekend in Dayton. On ...

A freight train struck and killed a woman in Dayton, Tennessee late Saturday night, according to police.The incident happened ...

Dayton, Tennessee, business leaders in 1925 recognized that a hot-button trial could put their small town on the map. They recruited teacher John Thomas Scopes to challenge the state's Butler Act ...

In a world conditioned by evolutionary advantage, Christians are called to welcome those who seem naturally selected for ...

One hundred years ago, the controversial court case State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes unfolded in Dayton, Tennessee. Locals in Dayton now mark that history with a festival and reenactment ...

For a century, Dayton has been known as “Monkey Town USA” in reference to the famous 1925 Scopes trial.

Patience and persistence are two important qualities when it comes to men’s basketball scheduling for the Dayton Flyers, UD Athletic Director Neil Sullivan said.

But is that really the case? Popular history tells us that science teacher John Thomas Scopes was put on trial for daring to teach evolution in his classroom in Dayton, Tennessee — an act ...

Religious conservatives' fight over schooling in America has seen recent, rare gains in a shift for the movement.

One hundred years ago, Tennessee passed a law that forbade teachers to teach evolution. What happened next is well known: Teacher John Scopes, over by the mountains in Dayton, Tennessee, taught it ...

Judge John T. Raulston holds the decision in the Scopes Trial at the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, July 17, 1925. John Scopes, a biology teacher, was on trial for violating a ...

The Dayton Flyers volleyball program starts the season ranked 24th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. That’s a sign of respect for a consistent winner coming off one of its greatest ...