(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) We’re just over a month into Knox County’s school year, and the number of people facing charges for threatening schools is steadily growing. Wednesday, District Attorney Charme Allen said 17 people in Knox County were being charged in connection to school threats. Thursday morning, that total had…… MORE
(Knoxville, TN – WOKI) An investigation is underway following a school bus crash in South Knoxville. Knoxville Police say no one was injured after the school bus crash on Chapman Highway at Dick Ford Lane this morning, one lane of the road was closed. KPD says there were 15 elementary school students on the bus…… MORE
(Knoxville, TN – WOKI) An investigation is underway following a school bus crash in South Knoxville. Knoxville Police say no one was injured after the school bus crash on Chapman Highway at Dick Ford Lane this morning, one lane of the road was closed. KPD says there were 15 elementary school students on the bus…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department announcing Wednesday afternoon an increased police presence at Knoxville schools in response to the recent wave of school threats. KPD says officers will have increased visibility at area schools, particularly when students and staff arrive for the day and as they are leaving school grounds. An officer and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for help finding a suspect it says vandalized Austin-East Magnet High School overnight Tuesday. KPD says security footage shows an unidentified white male walking up to the front door around midnight and striking it with what appears to be a child’s scooter. The man did not…… MORE
UPDATE: (9/10/24 9:48 p.m.) Today (Tuesday), the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit responded to multiple reports of school threats- The first threat came this morning at approximately 0815 from Carter Middle School. It involved a student threatening to shoot up the school. It resulted in the arrest of a 13-year-old, 8th-grade student.…… MORE
Fox news reporting the suspect in the Kentucky I-75 mass shooting sent this disturbing text “I’m going to kill a lot of people” shortly before Saturday’s attack that wounded five people. The manhunt for 32-year-old Joseph Couch, who served in the Army Reserve for over five years, is entering its fourth day. He also sent…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, along with various other agencies, has responded to Sunnyview Elementary School in East Knox County. KCSO officials, in a release to media this (Monday) afternoon just before 3:30, say a child told a teacher they thought they saw someone in the woods near the playground. As a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 12:12 p.m.: Two people are dead and an investigation is underway following a crash Monday morning on I-40 East in West Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say the single-vehicle crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. near the I-640 East ramp. KPD says evidence from the scene indicates the involved vehicle was traveling…… MORE
Update (9/7/24): The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detectives, Major Crimes Detectives, and Patrol Officers responded to various threats Friday at Halls Middle and High Schools in North Knox County. The following arrests have been made as a result – A 14-year-old Halls High School Student was arrested around noon this afternoon for threats of…… MORE
