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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Knox County Board of Education appears united across the aisle in pushing back against a bill Gov. Bill Lee signed last month creating a pathway to arming teachers ...

The Morristown Police Department (MPD) is aware of a current scam in which the caller is identifying himself as being MPD Chief Overholt or another member from the department. The caller is demanding ...

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is ramping up its pavement repair efforts to address those lingering potholes from January's record winter storm. T...

TWRA Wildlife Officer Justin Pinkston has been honored with the Shikar-Safari Club International 2023 Tennessee Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. Pinkston is assigned to Jefferson Co...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The Knoxville Police Department releases body camera footage Wednesday showing a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in mid-April.KPD officials say Officer Seth ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/2/24: Knoxville police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting late Tuesday night in the Morningside area.Officers responded to the 1800 block of Prospect Place wh...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 17-year-old is facing an attempted first degree murder charge after firing shots into a North Knox County home.Knox County Sheriff's Office officials say deputies responded to t...

Multiple bills cracking down on street racing now sit on Governor Bill Lee’s desk and may soon become law here in Tennessee.The first one makes street racing a more severe felony. A second would...

Carrie Matthews, the girlfriend of Kenneth DeHart, Jr. has been indicted by the Sevier County Grand Jury on an accessory after the fact charge.DeHart is charged in the death of Blount County Sheriff's...

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A grand jury Monday indicts the girlfriend of the man accused of killing a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy during a traffic stop in February.Carrie Matthews, the g...