An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Kingsport man in connection to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in April of last year. At the request of 2nd Judicial District Attorney General Barry Staubus, TBI special agents assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division began investigating an…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after finding two people dead during a welfare check in Powell. KCSO deputies entered the home on Chambord Way and found the people dead from what appeared to be a murder-suicide. Both were transported to the Knox County Regional Forensics Center for autopsies.… MORE
University of Tennessee Police say a man is charged after breaking into a Fraternity House on campus. WVLT reporting Justin Hopkins was reportedly charged with reckless threatening an act of mass violence on school property, aggravated burglary, carrying a weapon on school property and aggravated criminal trespass after UT Police responded to a break-in call…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire department says an improper heating device inside a home is the cause of a house fire in South Knoxville that causes moderate damage to the home. Crews called to Skyline Drive yesterday not long after responding to another fire in the area. They found the fire in the living room and say…… MORE
Update: Knoxville Police say the truck pulled out of the Holston River was reported stolen and they are still searching for a suspect. Knoxville Fire Department crews and KPD responded to Holston River Park in East Knoxville yesterday to remove the truck from the river and no one was found in the vehicle. KPD says…… MORE
Tennessee lawmakers looking at many bills this session they expect will help keep children and the community safe. Many bills involve more driving regulations for distracted drivers, harsher penalties for suspects accused of harming children and a new approach to informing youth about voting. Some of those include: Bill: SB0531 Goal: Requires the Department of…… MORE
A two-day undercover operation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, the Bristol Police Department, the 2nd Judicial District Drug Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the 2nd Judicial District Attorney General’s Office has resulted in the arrest of eleven men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. Over a two-day period beginning…… MORE
Knoxville Police are searching for two people in connection to a fatal shooting in Western Heights. Police asking for help to find 26 year-old Ronald Rogers and 28 year-old Carissa Rogers for questioning in the shooting death of a 25 year-old victim of Detroit, Michigan. The victim was found Saturday afternoon outside of an apartment…… MORE
The 313 initiative leads Knoxville Police to more fentanyl arrests in the on-going operation to stop drugs believed to be coming from Detroit to Knoxville. KPD officers stopped a car with expired Illinois tags on Martin Luther King Drive Friday which led to the seizure of over 80 grams of suspected fentanyl packaged for resale,…… MORE
A man wanted for questioning in a missing person case by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is found. Investigators say Lee Denton, who was wanted for questioning connection to the March 1 disappearance of a missing man, was found in Hamblen County after being arrested there on an unrelated charge. The missing person investigation is…… MORE
