COCKE COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Newport man. In September 2023, TBI received information from the Department of Intellectual Development and Disabilities regarding fraudulent billing for TennCare services by a care provider. During the course of…… MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivers his sixth State of the State address on Monday and presented budget and legislative priorities for the upcoming year to a joint session of the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans. Key highlights are noted below, and the full speech as prepared for delivery can be found here. A Fiscal…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are investigating after a woman is struck and killed Saturday night by a firearm discharged in a neighboring apartment. KPD officials say 40-year-old Cynthia Brown was pronounced dead at UT Medical Center early Sunday morning from a gunshot wound to the head. KPD says the incident occurred around 9:45 p.m.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man has now been formally charged in connection to Monday morning’s fatal shooting in West Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say 38-year-old Daniel Arwood has been charged with first-degree murder following the deadly shooting behind the NAPA AutoCare Center on Middlebrook Pike. KPD says the shooting occurred following a dispute between…… MORE
Updated story: KPD NEWS RELEASE: Suspect Captured from Deadly Middlebrook Shooting (February 5, 2024) The suspect from a deadly shooting that happened on Monday morning in West Knoxville was taken into custody after Knoxville Police Department officers quickly responded to the area. At around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched…… MORE
Updated Story: KPD NEWS RELEASE: KPD Investigating Armed Carjacking Near UT Campus The Knoxville Police Department is investigating an armed carjacking that happened early Monday morning and was the subject of a UT campus alert. At around 3:20 a.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched to the area of 14th Street and Laurel…… MORE
An Amber Alert remains active for now 8 year-old Summer Wells out of Hawkins County. Then five year-old Summer Wells went missing on June 15, 2021 from her home in rural Hawkins County and her disappearance gained national attention. Yesterday was her eighth birthday, and she has now been missing for almost three years and…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a serious car crash which shut down a busy North Knoxville and critically injured four people. Rural Metro Fire says the crash happened on E. Emory Road near Bell Road yesterday (Sunday) afternoon when two cars hit “almost directly head on. All four people were taken to the University of…… MORE
UPDATE: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old Paul Blythe has been found safe. He was last seen at the Speedway gas station in Dandridge and suffers from PTSD, depression, Bipolar disorder, and Schizophrenia. Original Story: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to find a missing Dandridge man. 57-year-old Paul Blythe…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is sentenced Friday to 31 years in prison for multiple child sex crimes. Officials with District Attorney Charme Allen’s office say 40-year-old Carl Richard Chesney was convicted of rape of a child, sexual activity involving a minor and two counts of sexual battery and rape. During the trial, attorneys said…… MORE
