The Kingston Police Department is asking for information related to a string of car burglaries. The break-ins happening in the areas of First Street, Roane Street and Spencer Street. The car pictured above is the vehicle suspected in these burglaries. Anyone with information or who sees any suspicious activity is asked to call 911 immediately.…… MORE
A missing University of Tennessee student is found safe. 17 year-old Samuel Chugg was reported missing on Friday. UT Police say he was found today (Sunday).… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/3: The Knoxville Police Department has identified the officers involved in a fatal shooting on April 27 in West Knoxville. KPD says officers Hunter Powers and Cayden Riddle responded to reports of a domestic situation at a home in the 4700 block of Santala Drive involving 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin who had…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County teacher is arrested and charged with multiple child sex crimes. Sevier County Schools says 32-year-old Nathan McKinley Maples was placed on indefinite suspension in February pending the results of this investigation. Administrators say they learned from a parent that Maples may have been engaged in inappropriate activity with a…… MORE
A nurse facing possible jail time is set to be arraigned in court this morning. Police say she stole medication from her patient in Jefferson County. The patient says her nurse, Sally Hensley took more than a dozen hydrocodone pills from her. Hensley faces several charges including neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult. The…… MORE
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states on Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing a new rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms. “The epidemic of violent crime means every level of government needs to work together to keep…… MORE
The University of Tennessee Police Department is asking for help to find a missing 17 year-old. Samuel Chugg was last seen yesterday (Thursday) leaving his West Knoxville home in a silver Toyota Yaris. He was may have been spotted around 7:45 yesterday morning near the 2200 block of Cumberland Avenue heading toward campus where he…… MORE
Townsend, TN (WOKI / WVLT) After just two years of service, the city manager of Townsend has been placed on administrative leave. WVLT news reporting Thursday afternoon that Townsend City Manager Danny Williamson was placed on administrative leave with pay. Previously, Williamson served as the city recorder for Townsend. He was appointed in February 2022…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Knox County Board of Education appears united across the aisle in pushing back against a bill Gov. Bill Lee signed last month creating a pathway to arming teachers and staff inside Tennessee schools. Two resolutions in the board’s May 9 meeting agenda call for rejecting the notion of arming teachers…… MORE
The Morristown Police Department (MPD) is aware of a current scam in which the caller is identifying himself as being MPD Chief Overholt or another member from the department. The caller is demanding a payment utilizing cash and/or gift cards. Members from the Morristown Police Department will never call you requesting money, and no government…… MORE
