An investigation is underway following a shooting in Blount County. Authorities called to at a home on Mentor Road and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital; his condition has not been released. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say the suspect is not in custody and investigators…… MORE
An investigation is underway in Oak Ridge following a fatal accident. It happened Saturday night on the Oak Ridge Turnpike when a vehicle left the road and hit the historic Turnpike Gatehouse also known as the West End Guard shack. Both people in the vehicle died at the scene.… MORE
Knoxville Police say a man and woman charged with murder are arrested in Mobile, Alabama Ronald and Carissa Rogers were arrested this morning in Mobile, Alabama for the March 11th murder of 25 year-old Artimeyo Folks. Ronald is charged with second-degree murder and Carissa with accessory after the fact. Folks was found shot outside of…… MORE
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is asking for help finding a missing Knoxville teen. 17 year-old Shaun Sullivan was last seen on May 1 by his mother leaving their house on Rocky View Way on foot. He has a tattoo above his right eyebrow that reads “LL Granny.” Sullivan has not been in contact with…… MORE
Knoxville Police have obtained a warrant charging a man with 2nd-degree murder in the death of a man found dead on the Broadway bridge. Investigators say Travis Brown died as a result of a gunshot wound and they now have a warrant for the arrest of Jayshawn Williams. The investigation remains on-going in Wednesday’s shooting.…… MORE
Knoxville Police say several schools in the Cedar Bluff area put on lockdown this morning after a threat is posted on social media. KPD says School Resource and Security Officers are following up and conducting safety sweeps where calls are received out of an abundance of caution. At this time, there are no known credible…… MORE
A man is charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving after crashing into a Knox County Sheriff’s Cruiser. KCSO says it happened Monday when two deputies were working traffic on I-275 at the I-640 ramp and had two cruisers blocking a ramp with their blue lights on. That’s when the suspect, identified as…… MORE
A homicide investigation is underway after Knoxville Police respond to a suspicious death on the Broadway bridge. Officers called to the Broadway bridge, between W. Depot Avenue and W. Jackson Avenue yesterday afternoon when a man, identified as 35-year-old Travis Brown, was found laying unresponsive on the sidewalk. Even though a cause of death has…… MORE
Yee-Haw brewing is one of Knoxville’s busiest bars and now a certified Safe Bar. The Safe Bar certification offers businesses the opportunity to train employees how to spot and treat possible sexual assault. It’s a two-hour training and costs the business nothing to have the Health Department come and perform Safe Bar training. Charles Ellis…… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is currently working with state and federal partners to determine the source of several hoax calls, placed to local law enforcement agencies, reporting an active shooter at several high schools in the state. At this time, none of these reports has proven credible and there is no known immediate threat…… MORE
