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Knox County Schools Bus Driver Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Police Say

Knox County Schools Bus Driver Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Schools bus driver was arrested this (Thursday) morning, suspected of driving under the influence. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to Holston Middle School around 9:00 a.m. after being told about “potential issues” by a KCS security staff member. They say the officers conducted a field sobriety test…MORE

A Morristown Company is Ordered to Pay Penalties in Child Labor Case

The U.S. Department of Labor said a federal consent judgement has been obtained that requires a Morristown company to stop employing children and to follow federal labor laws. The judgement comes after the Department of Labor found several children employed in dangerous jobs at Tuff Torq, a manufacturer of outdoor power equipment components for several…MORE

Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett is Being Sued Over Social Media Posts

Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett is Being Sued Over Social Media Posts

A Kansas man filed a defamation lawsuit against Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett over social media posts about a shooting in Kansas City following the Chief’s Super Bowl parade. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court in Kansas on Monday by Denton Loudermill, Jr., alleges Burchett shared photos of Loudermill on X, formerly known…MORE

GPD: Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle while Crossing Road

GPD: Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle while Crossing Road

Greeneville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after a pedestrian is hit by a vehicle in Greeneville. Greeneville Police say a woman is in the hospital after being hit early Saturday morning on Industrial Road while trying to cross the road near Rockwell Drive. The driver stayed at the scene, and no alcohol or drug…MORE

An Investigation is Underway in Jefferson County After a Toddler Almost Drowns

An Investigation is Underway in Jefferson County After a Toddler Almost Drowns

An investigation is underway after a near drowning. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies were dispatched to Mountain Meadows Drive in New Market Friday and were told a 23-month-old child had gone missing and was found in a swimming pool. Family members were performing CPR, when deputies arrived and took over until Jefferson County…MORE

Search for Missing Autistic Teen Expanding to West Tennessee

Search for Missing Autistic Teen Expanding to West Tennessee

Sumner County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) It’s been nearly a month since an autistic teen disappeared from his Sumner County home, and now the search area is expanding to include West Tennessee. The father of missing 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers tells our news partner WVLT he is searching Natchez Trace State Park as it is a…MORE

Middlesboro PD Releases ‘Significant Development’ in Death of Elena Hembree

Middlesboro PD Releases ‘Significant Development’ in Death of Elena Hembree

Middlesboro, KY (WOKI) The Middlesboro Kentucky Police Department says there is a “significant development” in the death of 17-month-old Elena Hembree. The MPD says an extensive investigation and a DNA result showing a lack of male DNA confirm their findings that the girl’s mother, Erica Lawson, is responsible for the little girl’s death. She is…MORE

Nothing Found During Search for Riley Strain at Cheatham Dam

Nothing Found During Search for Riley Strain at Cheatham Dam

Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT / WSMV) The search for Riley Strain Wednesday at the Cheatham Dam yields no clues in the disappearance of the 22-year-old University of Missouri student. Officials with the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office say crews were burping — closing and opening — the dam as part of the search efforts but…MORE

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