Three men are arrested for stealing phones from a Walmart. It happened Wednesday at the Chapman Highway store. Kurt Johnson and Antoine McGee of Texas and Kilvaris Downing of Alabama were taken into custody and charged with theft after employees noticed 10 cell phones missing while auditing inventory. The three suspects reportedly work for a…… MORE
Two people are arrested after a baby’s death in Jefferson County. Nick Lay and Chelsea Marsh are charged with Aggravated Child Neglect and Abuse along with drug charges in the death of a two-month-old boy. Firefighters responding to a home on Lowery Loop Road last (Monday) night where they found the baby not breathing. He…… MORE
Update (10:52 a.m. 10/26/23) I 75 South has re-opened OriginaI: -75 South is closed at MM 60 in Monroe County due to an overturned tractor-trailer. That’s near the Sweetwater exit. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says this is a Haz-Mat situation. Traffic is being diverted in the area. UPDATE (10:33 a.m. 10/26/23) : All lanes…… MORE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a poacher. A bull elk carcass was found in Anderson County on October 8th and TWRA says poaching is a serious offense. The previous reward of $3,000 increased to $5,000. Anyone with information on the poacher should call…… MORE
Knoxville Police arrest a woman on numerous charges following a suspected carjacking, break-in, motor vehicle theft and assault. Police arrested 26-year-old Tesia Taylor following incidents that happened in West Knoxville Friday night. KPD first responding to The Abigail apartments after Taylor reportedly entered an apartment, demanded money and assaulted a resident, a 38-year-old man who…… MORE
Voter Registration Deadline – the deadline to register to vote, as well as to register as a property qualified voter, in the November 7th, 2023 City of Knoxville Regular Election is Tuesday, October 10th, 2023. Individuals wishing to register to vote can visit or https://ovr.govote.tn.gov/visit either of the two Knox County Election Commission offices. 3rd Quarter Campaign Financial Disclosures…… MORE
East Tennessee is mourning the loss of Knox County Sheriff’s deputy 29 year-old Tucker Blakely who lost his life after being shot in the line of duty. Last (Tuesday) night, a group of University of Tennessee students honoing Blakely by painting the Rock on campus. The students spent around two hours and about $100 worth…… MORE
At the halfway mark (seven days of fourteen) of early voting for the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election, a total of 2,831 early votes have been cast, with an additional 590 votes cast by absentee ballot. STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN AT THE HALFWAY POINT EARLY VOTES CAST AT THE MIDWAY POINT COMPARED TO OTHER MAYORAL CITY ELECTIONS EARLY…… MORE
People across the country have a chance to vote for the nation’s best-looking police cruiser in the 2023 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest and the Tennessee Highway Patrol would like your vote. THP’s entry features a trooper, a 2021 Ford Explorer cruiser and a 2022 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Motorcycle center stage on the Grand Ole…… MORE
Strawberry Plains Pike in Knox County is closed after a tractor-trailer crashed, leaving boxes and debris covering the road.
Mark Nagi says that Strawberry Plains Pike was closed at Wayland due to a commercial vehicle crash.
Nagi says the truck went off the road, which caused boxes and other debris to be blown across the road into some brush on the roadside.
There is signage in place to warn trucks that there is not a turnaround in the area. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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