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Pedestrian Deaths are Up and Knoxville Police are Working with Another Agency to Help Change that Increase
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is joining the Knoxville Police Department to keep pedestrians safe on the road.So far this year there have been 28 pedestrian involved crashes in Knoxville, killin...
Apr 19, 2023
Several Tennessee Mayors Urging Governor Bill Lee to Make Major Changes to the State’s Gun Laws Following Deadly Tennessee School Shooting
Photo courtesy of WVLTMayor John Cooper and the mayors from three other major Tennessee cities are urging Governor Bill Lee to consider enacting major changes to the state's gun laws following the dea...
Apr 19, 2023
Knoxville Police Release Preliminary Crime Numbers for First-Quarter of 2023 with a Decrease Being Seen
The Knoxville Police Department has released the preliminary crime numbers for the first-quarter of 2023, which are continuing to trend in the right direction after significant decreases were reported...
Apr 18, 2023
Two Men are Freed After Being Trapped in Trench Collapse at a Construction Site
Photo courtesy of WVLTTwo men trapped in a trench collapse are both freed and one man remains hospitalized.Officials with the Knoxville Fire Department are still investigating yesterday’s incide...
Apr 18, 2023
One Person is Dead, Multiple Medical Helicopters Called to Monroe County Head-On Accident
Update: A head-on crash in Monroe County leaves one person dead, others flown to hospital by helicopter.This morning’s accident happened on Highway 68 near Frontier Road in the Christianburg nei...
Apr 18, 2023
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is Investigation a Crash Involving a Train and Semi-Truck
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a train and a semi-truck which closed Harriman Highway in Roane County over the weekend.According to THP, the driv...
Apr 17, 2023
A Suspicious Package is Found in Downtown Knoxville Bring Out the Bomb Squad
Knoxville Police along with the bomb squad investigate a possible suspicious package.Yesterday ( Sunday) morning KPD's Explosive Ordinance Detail unit and the FBI were sent to the 500 block of West Vi...
Apr 17, 2023
Shooting Suspect Turns Himself into Knoxville Police
Photo courtesy of WVLTKnoxville police say the suspect in a weekend shooting in the Old City has turned himself in.27 year-old Walter Hill wanted for attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault...
Apr 17, 2023
Knoxville Police Identify Victim in West Knoxville Fatal Accident
Knoxville Police have identified the victim in a fatal accident on Pellissippi Parkway.Police say 29 year-old Anett Williams was riding an electric scooter in a travel lane when she was struck by a Fo...
Apr 13, 2023
Deadline Extended for Advance Knox Public Input
Knox County is in its final round of community input for Advance Knox. Those interested in participating should fill out the online survey before April 23.Additional resources including the proposed l...
Apr 12, 2023
