The Tennessee Senate passes the bill that would arm teachers with concealed guns in schools. It passed yesterday (Tuesday) on the Senate floor with 26 votes for and five votes against. The bill does not require but would allow people who work at schools to carry concealed guns on school property. Teachers who decide to…… MORE
A man from Jacksboro who was charged with illegally killing two elk on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) last November, entered a plea agreement in court last week. In a plea agreement, Preston William Douglas, 34, of Jacksboro, appeared in Campbell County General Sessions Court on April 4 and was found guilty on two…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is on the scene of a fire in the 300 block of East Caldwell Ave in North Knoxville. (Wednesday morning) The fire is contained to the outbuilding with only minor damage. KFD says it is under control.… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing Morristown man. HCSO officials say Anthony “Tony” Williams was last seen around 11:30 p.m. on March 30 at the Loc Bar on Buffalo Trail in Morristown. Anyone who knows Williams’ whereabouts is asked to contact Det. Kitts with the HCSO…… MORE
UPDATE: The man missing is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is found. Jacob Riggs was found this morning in the Tremont area of the park by a visitor who saw he needed help. The visitor brought him to the Incident Command Post near the Townsend Wye. Riggs had minor injuries and exposure to weather.…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa are searching for suspects after a second vandalism incident at an apartment complex. Alcoa Police Department officials say officers responded to a report of vandalism Monday, April 8 involving multiple buildings at the Topside 333 Apartments construction site. APD reports the vandalism discovered included the destruction of appliances, light…… MORE
New Tazewell, TN (WOKI) A New Tazewell man is being charged with killing his wife. An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office which began on April 2nd into the death of 49-year-old Lori Ann Hopson found that her husband, 37-year-old Benjamin Wayne Hopson, was responsible…… MORE
Since 1988, Todd Giles has been a paramedic at Morristown-Hamblen EMS, where he’s gotten the reputation of being a dependable employee. On Friday, Giles, along with two others, responded to a call of a person with a leg injury. When Giles got there, he began to walk up a very steep hill when he suddenly…… MORE
An investigation is underway after an auto parts store in Dandridge is destroyed by fire. Media outlets reporting that a fire broke out at Jasper Jones Auto Parts yesterday (Monday) afternoon. Officials with the Dandridge Fire Department says one building was completely on fire and flames had spread to a few vehicles when crews arrived.…… MORE
A dog dies but an elderly woman and man are rescued, along with a six-foot-long python from an early morning (Tuesday) Cocke County house fire. The Parrottsville Fire Department responding to a single-wide trailer on Ray’s Loop Road along with the Cocke County Fire Department. Damage was contained to the home’s kitchen and living room…… MORE
