A missing University of Tennessee student is found safe. 17 year-old Samuel Chugg was reported missing on Friday. UT Police say he was found today (Sunday).… MORE
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Knoxville Police Identify Officers in Officer-Involved Shooting in West Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/3: The Knoxville Police Department has identified the officers involved in a fatal shooting on April 27 in West Knoxville. KPD says officers Hunter Powers and Cayden Riddle responded to reports of a domestic situation at a home in the 4700 block of Santala Drive involving 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin who had…… MORE
Indictment: Sevier County Teacher Faces Multiple Child Sex Crime Charges
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County teacher is arrested and charged with multiple child sex crimes. Sevier County Schools says 32-year-old Nathan McKinley Maples was placed on indefinite suspension in February pending the results of this investigation. Administrators say they learned from a parent that Maples may have been engaged in inappropriate activity with a…… MORE
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A Nurse Accused of Stealing Pain Pills from a Patient is Due in a Jefferson County Court
A nurse facing possible jail time is set to be arraigned in court this morning. Police say she stole medication from her patient in Jefferson County. The patient says her nurse, Sally Hensley took more than a dozen hydrocodone pills from her. Hensley faces several charges including neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult. The…… MORE
TENNESSEE JOINS 21-STATE COALITION IN LAWSUIT AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL ATF RULE
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states on Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing a new rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would prevent law-abiding Americans from privately selling firearms. “The epidemic of violent crime means every level of government needs to work together to keep…… MORE
UT Police Asking for Help to Find a Missing 17 Year-Old Student
The University of Tennessee Police Department is asking for help to find a missing 17 year-old. Samuel Chugg was last seen yesterday (Thursday) leaving his West Knoxville home in a silver Toyota Yaris. He was may have been spotted around 7:45 yesterday morning near the 2200 block of Cumberland Avenue heading toward campus where he…… MORE
Townsend City Manager Placed on Administrative Leave, City Officials Say
Townsend, TN (WOKI / WVLT) After just two years of service, the city manager of Townsend has been placed on administrative leave. WVLT news reporting Thursday afternoon that Townsend City Manager Danny Williamson was placed on administrative leave with pay. Previously, Williamson served as the city recorder for Townsend. He was appointed in February 2022…… MORE
Knox County School Board Could Push Back on Arming Teachers Law
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 and staff inside Tennessee schools. Two resolutions in the board’s May 9 meeting agenda call for rejecting the notion of arming teachers…… MORE
Morristown Police Warning Residents of a Phone Scam in the Area
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 a payment utilizing cash and/or gift cards. Members from the Morristown Police Department will never call you requesting money, and no government…… MORE
TDOT Ramping Up Repaving Efforts Statewide
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. The department is investing an additional $15 million in a total of 121 various projects statewide over and above our annual work program. We accelerated Transportation Modernization Act dollars to supplement our…… MORE
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