Officials are still searching Fort Dickerson Quarry for a man who is presumed to have drowned. Rescue crews were called to the quarry around 6:30 Sunday night. Authorities have identified the man as 29-year-old Porfirio Ruiz. Witnesses say he was on a float when he fell in the water and resurfaced. There was an announcement…… MORE
The Southeastern Conference has established September 26 as the new kickoff for its 2020 football season to allow its universities to focus on the healthy return of their campus communities and the gradual re-introduction of athletics, as the 14 members of the SEC continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19. The 2020 SEC football season…… MORE
Dollywood is celebrating it’s 35th anniversary and being named one of the top ten theme parks in the world. Tripadvisor recently included it in the top-10 of its “Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards” for worldwide theme parks. Dollywood ranked number eight on their list and placed number six on the Travelers’ Choice Top…… MORE
A missing Monroe County toddler is safe. An Amber Alert was issued for 1-year-old Caylen Williams Thursday morning. He was believed to be taken by his non-custodial mother. Caylen was found safe over 200 miles away in Evans Georgia. The mother, 22-year-old Lakeisha Williams, is in cusodty. She was said to be facing charges of…… MORE
The Knoxville City Council has approved a pilot program to send social workers with KPD officers responding to drug and mental health calls. The partnership is with the Helen Ross McNabb Center. Candace Allen with the Center says they’ve been looking at a plan like this for years and have been training officers in crisis…… MORE
Governor Bill Lee says he is adjusting the no contact restriction which will allow for the High School Football season to take place with some changes. He says TSSAA guidelines will have to be followed and practical approaches will need to be made due to the COVID-19 pandemic but he expects everything to move along…… MORE
Tennessee officials are expanding the Tax Free Weekend this year. They’ve doubled the price you can pay for a single item. The limit before was $100 on back to school items and clothes, it’s now $200. Electronic devices are now up to $3000. Tax Free Weekend Website Tax Free Weekend starts just after midnight Friday…… MORE
The suspect wanted in a deadly shooting in Knoxville was arrested in Michigan. 24-year-old Vondre Lamar Allen was arrested in Detroit. KPD responded to a shooting on Oak Hill Avenue Tuesday night. Phillip Sneed from Michigan was found in the road with multiple gunshot wounds. Later pronounced dead. Allen is facing a charge of First…… MORE
Bystanders stepped up and a Knoxville man is now facing Attempted Kidnapping charges. Officials say the man was trying to take a two-week-old infant from her mother outside of Fort Sanders Hospital Thursday afternoon. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Laurel Avenue near 20th Street. Bystanders intervened and stopped the suspect, who fled. KPD officers…… MORE
Zoo Knoxville has canceled their popular “Feast with the Beasts” fundraiser for 2020. Each year the fundraiser is held in early August and brings food, drink and live music into the zoo. … MORE
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