Decision To Strip Knoxville Cop Of Immunity In Shooting Upheld

The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals turned aside an appeal by KPD Officer Dylan Williams, who shot an unarmed man in the back in 2019.

Unsealed Documents ID Man Behind Arson At Knoxville Planned Parenthood

The suspect, the now-deceased Mark Reno, also participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection and a shooting at a federal building.

Henderson's Attorneys Say He's Not Mentally Competent To Stand Trial

The ex-chief of KCSO’s narcotics unit is accused of using the agency’s drug fund and a county credit card as a piggy bank.

Tennessee Judge Must Turn Trial Recordings Over To Convicted Killer

The judge claimed the release of recordings from a Knoxville area man's murder trial would give the defendant the ability to alter them.

Man Who Fired Shots On Federal Building Dies After “Medical Episode”

The 63-year-old's cause of death has not been disclosed.

Judge Rules To Unseal Videos In 2018 TN Slaughterhouse Raid

U.S. Magistrate Chris Steger: The public has a “strong interest” in seeing actions by federal agents.

Judge OKs Class Action Status For Slaughterhouse Workers

Federal agents are accused of targeting Southeastern Provision's Hispanic employees because of their race and ethnicity.

Records: DOJ Nixed Civil Rights Investigation In Grainger County Case

Federal officials refused to probe the actions of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Agent in an April 2018 raid on a slaughterhouse.

Grand Jury Indicts TN Man For Assault On Knoxville Federal Building

He was arrested by the FBI earlier this month on a warrant alleging he fired several rounds from a .22-caliber rifle at the building.

Grainger County Slaughterhouse Workers Push Back On Claims From Feds

Attorneys for agents accused of brutalizing Latino employees want to block from public view a portion of a video from an immigration raid.

Tennessee Man Charged With Shooting At Knoxville Federal Building

Mark Thomas Reno of Jefferson City also traveled to the U.S. Capitol Building during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

Federal Agents Fight Release Of Video In TN Slaughterhouse Raid

Court records: Video shows agent with boot on worker’s neck; agents say its release could endanger them.

Third East Tennessean Charged With Fraud For Misuse Of COVID Funds

A Maryville woman claimed she needed the funds for a non-existent Christian ministry and used the money on herself, court records state.

Knoxville’s New Top Cop Aims To Break The ‘Blue Wall Of Silence’

Police Chief Paul Noel wants the department to participate in the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) program.

Documentary Examines Tennessee’s Harsh Sentences For Juveniles

The short film focuses on a case in Knoxville where a 16-year-old defendant received a 51-year prison sentence.

Warrantless Searches Target Poor, Minority TN Communities

“A whole heck of a lot of cops are going to say today, ‘I smell marijuana,’ ” Knoxville criminal defense attorney Mike Whalen said.

Suit Alleges Female Detainees Forced To Put On “Sex Shows”

A former Grainger County corrections officer allegedly ordered jailed women to strip naked or perform sex acts with each other.

Knoxville Hospital Uses COVID As Shield Against Suit Over Fatal Error

A nurse crushed up medications meant to be taken orally and pumped them through an intravenous tube, resulting in a patient's death.

Appeal Denied In 2007 Knox County Torture Slayings

The Tennessee Supreme Court's decision ends a 12-year quest by the families of the victims to put Eric Boyd behind bars.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Man Found Dead From Gunshot Wound Near Humes Street

KPD Violent Crimes Unit investigators are continuing their investigation into the shooting.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: KPD Investigating Fatal Montgomery Village Shooting

The body was transported to the Regional Forensic Center for identification and further examination.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Man Found Dead From Gunshot Wound Near Humes Street

The victim, who has not yet been identified and believed to be homeless at this time, was pronounced dead on the scene.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Two Arrested, Drugs And Gun Confiscated After Officers Respond To LPR Alert For Stolen Vehicle

Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of Peyton’s Place on Schubert Road and detained a man and woman as they approached the car.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Nine Guns, Drugs And Drug Paraphernalia Seized After Shots Fired Incident On McCalla Avenue

The home owner was found to have a loaded 40 caliber handgun in his possession as well as pills believed to be hydrocodone.

Remembering Knoxville's Pioneering Black Baseball Players

Southpaw Knoxville Giants hurler Walter Claude "Steel Arm" Dickey threw with such velocity, he was virtually unhittable.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Kevin Garner, 32, Arrested After Firing Gun In Strawberry Plains Pike Gas Station

Garner was charged with four counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and multiple weapon charges.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Fatal Sunday Morning Crash On Central Avenue Pike

The victim was transported to the Regional Forensic Center for further examination.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Woman Suffers Critical Injuries In I-40 West Crash

Due to the severity of the crash, KPD Crash Reconstruction investigators were requested to the scene.

Knoxville Police Department Investigating Fatal Shooting At Vista Apartments

No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting and the investigation remains ongoing.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Investigation Underway After Gunshot Victim Dropped Off At UT Medical Center

The incident remains under active investigation by the KPD Violent Crimes Unit.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Info Still Sought In Murder Of Janaria Muhammad, Reward For Info Increased To $3,000

East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is now offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information regarding Janaria’s murder.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Four Charged With Maintaining A Dwelling For Drug Purposes After Search Warrant At Dandyline Drive H

The search warrant was the result of a lengthy Organized Crime Unit investigation.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Drug And Guns Arrests For Week Of February 7

KPD incident reports submitted between Monday, February 7 and Sunday, February 13.

'90 Day Fiancé' Star Geoffrey Paschel Sentenced To 18 Years: DA

Paschel was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and domestic assault in October, according to the Knox County District Attorney's Office.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: KPD Investigating Fatal Shooting On Atlantic Avenue

The investigation, which is being led by Violent Crimes Unit investigators, is in the preliminary stages.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Three Loaded Handguns, Including Stolen Firearm, Recovered After Pursuit Of Shooting Suspect Vehicle

All three occupants, men between the ages of 18 and 20, were arrested and charges are pending on all three.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers Increases Reward For Info On Double Homicide To $5,000

Both Jonah and Marquis’s families and friends continue to grieve the sudden loss of these two young men.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Escaped Morgan County Correctional Facility Inmate Taken Into Custody After Successful Negotiations

KPD & THP officers checked numerous possible locations in an effort to locate Copley, who was eventually found in a home in the 2800 block.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Suspects From Hook And Chain ATM Theft

Officers searched the area and found an ATM that had been broken into at the Citizens Bank on Homberg Drive.

City Of Knoxville - Blog: Drug And Weapon Arrests For Week Of January 3

The ages of those arrested or charged during that stretch ranged from the youngest at 20 years of age to the oldest at 58 years old.