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Things to Know About Today’s Eclipse, View in East Tennessee, School Closures, etc.
A rare, total solar eclipse is expected to bring darkness to cities across the United States on Monday, April 8. While Knoxville is not in the path of totality, the excitement for the phenomenon is still palpable in East Tennessee. At the peak eclipse, scientists tell WVLT News about 90% of the sun will be covered in…… MORE
TBI Silver Alert for Missing 77 Year-Old from Kingsport
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert for a missing East Tennessee man. 77 year-old Robert Stallings is missing from Kingsport, he was last seen on April 4th. Stallings is described as being 5′8″ tall and 210 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. We have his photo on our website, newstalk987.com. Anyone…… MORE
Fentress County Child Abuse Case Moves to Grand Jury
Fentress County, TN (WOKI) The case of a Fentress County mother and father accused of abusing their adopted children was moved to the grand jury Thursday, April 4. Jessica and Jason Klimp are suspected of abusing two of their four adopted children. One of those children, who is 12 years old, reportedly appeared so malnourished…… MORE
TBI: 13 Charged, 5 Pounds of Meth Seized in Blount County
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Thirteen people from Blount County are indicted after an undercover investigation into methamphetamine distribution. According to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the investigation was part of the 313 Initiative and focused on those trafficking illicit drugs into Blount and Knox Counties from Detroit, Michigan. TBI says numerous search warrants…… MORE
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An Investigation is Underway Following a Knox County School Bus Crash
An investigation is underway following a Knox County School bus crash. Knoxville Police responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Tazewell Pike Thursday afternoon. Representatives from Knox County Schools say there were 20 students on the bus, and they were taken by another bus through the rest of their route. No injuries were reported.… MORE
A Fatal Train Crash is Under Investigation in Sweetwater
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Knoxville Police are Investigating a Murder in South Knoxville
A murder investigation is underway after Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives responded to a home in south Knoxville early Friday morning. At around 1:15 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched to a home in the 3200 block of Gilbert Lane. Officers arrived on scene and found a 22-year-old woman dead…… MORE
A TBI Silver Alert has been Issued for a Missing Woman from Hamilton County
A TBI SilverAlert has been issued for 80 year-old Donna Tripp, missing out of Hamilton County. Donna was last seen April 4 in Chattanooga, wearing a pink plaid shirt, blue jeans.Donna is 5’4”, weighs 155, with grey hair, brown eyes. She has a medical condition that may impair her ability to return safely without assistance.…… MORE
Escaped Cocke County Inmate Back in Custody, Sheriff Says
Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An inmate who escaped from the Cocke County detention center late Wednesday night is now back in custody. Cocke County Sheriff’s Office officials say 37-year-old Stephen Jones was taken into custody Thursday afternoon on Shalebark Road in Newport after deputies received a complaint about a man in a hoodie matching Jones’s…… MORE
