A Blount County commissioner was charged with DUI after crashing through a fence into a Maryville backyard, where police say they found a loaded handgun in his vehicle.

A student at Homestead Elementary in Crossville was charged after reported threats prompted a district and law‑enforcement probe; officials say no weapons were found.

A former youth deacon in Blount County was arrested and faces felony charges alleging years-long abuse of a teenager.

TBI and Meigs County deputies say a Decatur man was arrested after a Saturday-night shooting death; authorities released few details and the investigation is ongoing.

Sheriffs in McMinn and Roane counties say a bogus "Notice of Hearing" with a QR code is circulating — don’t scan or pay; verify alleged citations directly with courts.

Former assessor candidate Jackie Raley filed suit in Knox County alleging a 2025 Tazewell Pike crash by a deputy left her injured.

A resident was burned and hospitalized after a small Saturday morning blaze at Morningside Garden Apartments on Linden Avenue, officials say.

A memorial stone behind Newport’s National Guard armory was knocked over and later tossed down an embankment, the sheriff’s office says. Deputies are asking residents to submit tips and check cameras.

A 24-year-old was arrested after a downtown Knoxville stabbing; the 34-year-old victim remains hospitalized but is expected to survive. Police say the suspect faces an attempted second-degree murder charge.

A 75-year-old Sevierville man died after his Can‑Am Spyder hit a pickup on Dolly Parton Parkway, police say.

Jason Dobbins pleaded guilty to official misconduct and was placed on judicial diversion after a state audit found he used a county vehicle and profited from tax‑sale deals. The case follows a broader probe of the trustee’s office.

The West Tennessee Drug Task Force posted that daycare centers were fronts for selling diapers made from the coca plant and that thousands of diapers were seized; those claims currently exist only on the agency's Facebook post.

Knoxville police arrested 23-year-old Tristan Weatherspoon after investigators linked him to an assault outside Peyton's Place that left a 19-year-old woman injured.