The man accused of killing a Blount County deputy and injuring another has filed a lawsuit against the county, the sheriff and deputies for excessive use of force. Kenneth DeHart filed the lawsuit on Friday, one day before the one year anniversary of the deadly shooting when police say he shot and killed Deputy Greg…… MORE
Story courtesy of our news partner WVLT UPDATE: SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) Megan Boswell’s murder trial began on Wednesday, Feb. 5 in Sullivan County. Boswell is accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter, Evelyn Boswell, in December 2019. She was reported missing in February 2020 and found dead the following month. Day Six Day six of…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are investigating after a man is taken to UT Medical Center Sunday, the victim of an alleged assault near a downtown bar. KPD officials say they received a report of a 21-year-old man who said he was assaulted after he and another man left Southbound Bar and Nightclub. The report…… MORE
Dandridge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2/10: Sad news out of Jefferson County. A man missing since Thursday has been found dead. Investigators with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office had been searching for 68-year-old Randy Foland who was last seen walking on Scarlett Road in Dandridge on Thursday. JCSO officials say Foland was found deceased in a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a now-fatal hit-and-run crash after a woman who was struck by a vehicle on Walker Boulevard has passed away. On February 3, Officers were called to Walker Boulevard near Northgate Terrace, where a 75-year-old woman had been struck by a vehicle that left the scene. She was taken…… MORE
Some Tennessee Lawmakers are making another push to raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $20 an hour. A Memphis Democratic Representative and Senator are behind a renewed push to raise minimum wage. Tennessee is one of 20 states that have a minimum wage set at the federal minimum, according to the…… MORE
The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes hit East Tennessee. An EF-1 tornado formed in Fentress County Thursday night and was on the ground for 22 miles. This tornado then strengthened into an EF-2 tornado in Morgan County, where it was on the ground for nearly 14 miles and proved deadly in Deer Lodge…… MORE
Two juveniles are charged after a “possible planned attack” on McMinn County High School students. McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy says he received a phone call from a parent of one of the juveniles Thursday night after finding something disturbing, a video made in November by his son and another student that implied their planning…… MORE
An escaped Roane County inmate is back in custody and charges are pending. The Roane County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate, 29 year-old Benjamin Johnson, at the Roane County Detention Facility escaped on Saturday. Officials say Johnson escaped by climbing over the facility’s recreation yard fence, which resulted in injury due to the razor wire.…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Deer Lodge, TN (WOKI) The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office is reporting storm damage in Deer Lodge after a major system moved through the area. WVLT News spoke with a representative for the office, who said several houses were damaged or destroyed. The office also said emergency crews are working to…… MORE
