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TN Promise Applications Now Open for Class of 2026
(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Nashville, TN (WVLT) The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced the opening of the TN Promise Application for the high school graduating class of 2026.TN P...
Aug 01, 2025
Three People Arrested Following Road Rage Shooting Incident in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
An investigation is on-going in a road rage incident involving a gun in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which leads to the arrest of three people.Authorities say the incident involved a firear...
Aug 01, 2025
The Bomb Squad Called in After Oliver Springs Police Find Suspected Explosives in a Vehicle at a Convenience Store
A man in Oliver Springs is facing charges after police say they found suspected explosives in his car.Officials with the Oliver Springs Police Department say that just after midnight today (Friday), o...
Aug 01, 2025
Knoxville Police say the Teen Charged with Multiple Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder has Turned Himself In to Police
UPDATE 2 : Demetrius Johnson turned himself in this evening and is now in custody. UPDATE 1: KPD officers are actively attempting to find Demetrius Johnson, 17. Johnson was identified as a suspect in ...
Aug 01, 2025
Man Wanted in Connection to Quadruple Murder Involving Abandoned Infant in TN
Tiptonville, TN (WOKI) A manhunt is now underway for a suspected quadruple murderer wanted out of Lake County in Northwest Tennessee.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has obtained warrants for 28-...
Jul 31, 2025
KPD: 11 Arrested During Joint Property Crime Crackdown
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Eleven people with outstanding warrants are arrested this week during a property crime crackdown operation in Knoxville and Knox County.Knoxville Police Department officials annou...
Jul 31, 2025
Election Commission News and Notes as City of Knoxville Primary Election Early Voting Approaches
Knoxville – As of Wednesday, July 30, 2025, there are 82,848 active registered voters in the city of Knoxville that are eligible to vote in the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election. ...
Jul 31, 2025
TBI Seeking Suspect(s) after Four Family Members of Abandoned Baby Discovered Dead
LAKE COUNTY, TN (WMC – Story Courtesy of WVLT) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says one or more suspects are being sought after the overnight discovery of four bodies in Northwest ...
Jul 31, 2025
An Investigation is Underway After a Child Claims to get Locked in Dog Kennel at Knox County Home, Multiple Children are Removed from the Home
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Two people have been charged after a child told authorities he would allegedly get locked in a dog kennel for misbehaving and get hit with a metal pole.T...
Jul 31, 2025
TBI Silver Alert for Missing Middle Tennessee Man Ends, Found Safe in East Tennessee
UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Silver Alert for missing Middle Tennessee man 83-year-old Robert Stidham has ended.He has been found safe in Sevier County.ORIGINAL STORY: #TNSilverAlert ...
Jul 31, 2025
