The Knoxville Fire department says an improper heating device inside a home is the cause of a house fire in South Knoxville that causes moderate damage to the home. Crews called to Skyline Drive yesterday not long after responding to another fire in the area. They found the fire in the living room and say…… MORE
The 313 initiative leads Knoxville Police to more fentanyl arrests in the on-going operation to stop drugs believed to be coming from Detroit to Knoxville. KPD officers stopped a car with expired Illinois tags on Martin Luther King Drive Friday which led to the seizure of over 80 grams of suspected fentanyl packaged for resale,…… MORE
A man wanted for questioning in a missing person case by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is found. Investigators say Lee Denton, who was wanted for questioning connection to the March 1 disappearance of a missing man, was found in Hamblen County after being arrested there on an unrelated charge. The missing person investigation is…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation wants motorists to be aware of upcoming road construction on I-275 that will have an impact on traffic over the next few months. Beginning on Sunday night, there will be lane closures on I-275 between the I-40 split and the I-640 split. These lane closures will be in place to…… MORE
A teen is facing charges after an accident involving three cars that injured three people in West Knoxville. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 19 year-old Johnathan Williams was driving north on Pellissippi Parkway on March 2nd and reportedly hit a vehicle making a left turn onto Horseshoe Bend Lane which caused that vehicle to hit…… MORE
The evacuation order is lifted for Parrottsville in Cocke County following a propane leak caused by an overturned propane truck which closed State Route 340 for hours at Allen Chapel Road. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says a one mile evacuation was ordered yesterday for homes on South Highway 340 and lasted for several hours.…… MORE
A bill adding a firing squad as a means of execution for death row inmates in Tennessee passed the House Criminal Justice Committee and is now heading to the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee. If the bill is passed, it would allow death row inmates to choose dying by a firing squad rather than lethal…… MORE
A Florida man indicted in Tennessee on murder charge in connection to the overdose death of his son. The investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the White Pine Police Department began in September 2021, when they were looking into the death of then 39 year-old Jason Imler after he was found dead at…… MORE
Authorities say a semi-truck overturned on Newport Highway, spilling thousands of cans of Bush’s Baked Beans into the road and someone’s yard. That wreck happened yesterday (Monday) morning in the 7200 block of Newport Highway. A power line was also cut in half as a result of that crash. Officials say there were no injuries.… MORE
Updated Story: The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office says Highway 70 West is back open at Highway 321 following a large gas leak in Lenior City earlier today. Lenoir City Utilities Board officials say electric crews hit a six-inch gas line. The leak in the area of Highway 321 and Old America Road. Officials were monitoring…… MORE
